General Henry Butler

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General Henry Butler

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Colonial America
Death: July 20, 1813 (58)
Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Benjamin Butler and Dorcas Butler
Husband of Isabella Butler
Brother of Benjamin Butler; Benjamin Butler; Mary Brown; Elizabeth Butler; Dorcas Cilley and 12 others

Managed by: Gerard John Hughes
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About General Henry Butler

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/aBirthsB.shtml "(Butler) Henery, s. Mr. Benjamin and Dorcas, Nov. 27, 1754."

History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood,....., pages 172 - 173, has his birth and death. It also has his marriage to Isabella Fisk. <archive.org>

History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood,....., page 174 and forward lists his children:

  • Elizabeth b. July 29, 1777; d. July 12, 1808. married William Norris in March 1799. They lived in Nottingham and had children.
  • Benjamin b. April 11, 1779; d. October 1, 1851. married Hannah Hilton of Deerfield on July 6, 1806. Removed to Cornville, Maine, and had children.
  • Ebenezer b. March 13, 1781; d. December 25, 1850. married Sarah Hersey of Sanbornton on October 19, 1809. They had children. They lived in the family home in Nottingham.
  • Henry, jr., b. June 30, 1783. married (1) Abigail Lord on October 1, 1806. (2) Nancy Hersey of Sanbornton on March 12, 1818. He removed to Bangor, Maine. He had children by both wives.
  • Sarah Cotta b. August 12, 1785. married John Haley of Lee on September 18, 1808. She died January 17, 1872. They had children.
  • Dorcas b. April 15, 1787; d. November 8, 1755. married William Furber of Nottingham on February 11, 1812.
  • Samuel Abbot b. July 19, 1789; d. January 16, 1814. He fought in the War of 1812. He is buried in Burlington, Vermont.
  • unnamed twins, son and daughter, b. June 16, 1793. They died young.
  • Ward Cotton b. January 22, 1795; d. December 2, 1861. married Margaret Anderson of Philadelphia (PA) on September 29, 1820. They lived in Philadelphia and had three children.
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General Henry Butler's Timeline

1754
November 27, 1754
Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Colonial America
1813
July 20, 1813
Age 58
Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States