Sgt. Benjamin Butterfield, of Chelmsford

Benjamin Butterfield

• Birth Date 24 Feb 1678/1679
• Birth Place Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
• Death Date 24 Jul 1715 Age: 37
• Death Place Woburn, Middlesex, MA
• Father Nathaniel Butterfield , M (1642-1719)
• Mother Deborah Underwood , F (1652-1691)
• Spouse: Sarah Bates, F

Children

1. John , M (1697-)
2.  Sarah , F (1701-)
3.  Mary , F (1706-)
4.  Lydia , F (1711-1796)
5.  Abiel , F (1716-)

Links

• http://www.cyberancestors.com/cummins/ps10/ps10_413.htm

12. BENJAMIN5 BUTTERFIELD (NATHANIEL4, BENJAMIN3, BENJAMIN2, BENJAMIN1) was born 24 February 1678/79 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA129,130, and died 24 July 1715 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA131,132. He married SARAH BATES 16 February 1696/97 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA133,134, daughter of JOHN BATES and MARY FARWELL. She was born 1678 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA135, and died 5 April 1735 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA135.

More About BENJAMIN BUTTERFIELD: Cause of Death: Fell out of his cart

More About SARAH BATES: Date born 2: 16 February 1676/77, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA

Date/ID Problem: 14 January 1721/22, Show Sarah Butterfield d/o Nathaniel & Deborah Underwood, marrying David Carver

Spouse: m. Richard Hildreth; ?14 Jan 1721 m.3 David Carver

Children of BENJAMIN BUTTERFIELD and SARAH BATES are:

18. i. JOHN6 BUTTERFIELD, b. 12 January 1697/98, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA; d. 8 January 1766, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA.

ii. SARAH BUTTERFIELD, b. 23 September 1701, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA136; d. 11 August 1788, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA137; m. ZACHARIAH RICHARDSON; b. February 1695/96, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA.

More About SARAH BUTTERFIELD: Date born 2: 23 September 1698, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA

iii. MARY BUTTERFIELD, b. 25 August 1706, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA138; d. 26 January 1770, Westford, Middlesex Co, MA.

More About MARY BUTTERFIELD: Date/ID Problem: Query: Who was her spouse? Dates don't work out for her to have had both spouses, could one of these be the husband of Mary/Mercy d/o Benjamin & Elizabeth Fletcher?

Spouse 1: January 1736/37, ?m. Samuel Searles/Sarles--or is this another Mary?

Spouse 2: 4 January 1722/23, ?m. Ephraim Hildreth--or is this another Mary?

iv. LYDIA BUTTERFIELD, b. 11 November 1711, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA138,139; d. 29 August 1796, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA139,140; m. (1) UNKNOWN BLODGETT; m. (2) EPHRAIM SPALDING, March 1729/30, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA141; b. 8 August 1708, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA142,143; d. 28 December 1791, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA144,145.

More About EPHRAIM SPALDING and LYDIA BUTTERFIELD:

Marriage Intent: 31 March 1730, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA146,147

v. ABIEL BUTTERFIELD, b. 2 April 1716, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA148; d. Aft. 1785, Westford, Middlesex Co, MA; m. JOHN REED, JR., 3 February 1736/37, Westford, Middlesex Co, MA149; d. 1783, Westford, Middlesex Co, MA.

More About JOHN REED, JR.: Parentage/Ancestry 1: s/o John Reed/Read

Parentage/Ancestry 2: Query: ?s/o John Reed (b. 1660, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA) & Abigail Baldwin (1667-1769)

Benjamin was one of the original founders of Chelmsford Ma.

Links

• http://www.usgennet.org/family/butterfield/families/franke3.htm

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Sep 21 2018, 15:52:58 UTC