Person:William Butler (155)

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Col. William Butler
b.6 Jan 1745 St. Andrews Parish, Holborn, London, England
d.16 May 1789 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Parents and Siblings
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m. 26 Oct 1741
  1. Maj. Gen. Richard Butler1743 - 1791
  2. Col. William Butler1745 - 1789
  3. Mary Butler1749 -
  4. Rebecca Butler1751 -
  5. Col. Thomas Butler1756 - 1805
  6. Gen. Percival Butler1760 - 1821
  7. Gen. Edward Butler1762 - 1803
  8. Eleanor Butler1763 -
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1775
  1. Col. Richard Butler1777 - 1820
  2. Rebecca Butler1782 - 1844
  3. Harriet ButlerAbt 1787 - 1830
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Facts and Events
Name[3][4] Col. William Butler
Gender Male
Birth[1][4] 6 Jan 1745 St. Andrews Parish, Holborn, London, England
Baptism[6] 13 Jan 1745 St. Andrews Church, Holborn, London, England
Marriage Abt 1775 Cumberland County, Pennsylvaniato Jane Carmichael
Military[4] 5 Jan 1776 Pennsylvania
Death[3][4] 16 May 1789 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Burial[3] Trinity Church Graveyard, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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Historical marker at his gravesite
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Historical marker at his gravesite
References
  1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution. American monthly magazine. (Washington, D.C.: The National Society)
    Vol. 2, pp. 200, 201, January 1893.

    HEROES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. The Five Butler Brothers of the Pennsylvania Line. By C. W. Chancellor, M. D., Baltimore, Maryland

  2.   Butler, William David. The Butler family in America. (St. Louis, Mo.: Shallcross Print. Co., 1909).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Find A Grave.

    Colonel William Butler

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Daughters of the American Revolution. Lineage book of the Daughters of the American Revolution. (Washington, District of Columbia: Daughters of the American Revolution, 1891-1939)
    vol. 9, p. 282.

    Commanded a company under Col Arthur St. Clair. Promoted to rank of major. Aide-de-camp to Lord Stirling in 1778 and served to the close of the war.

    Butler County, Pennsylvania, was named for him.

  5.   Heitman, Francis Bernard. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution, April, 1775, to December, 1783
    p. 112.

    BUTLER, WILLIAM .
    Captain, 2d Pennsylvania Battalion, 5th January, 1776.
    Major, 7th September, 1776;
    Lieutenant-Colonel 4th Pennsylvania, 30th September 1776.
    Aide-de-Camp to General Alexander, 7th May, 1778.
    Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant, 4th Pennsylvania, 22d January, 1779.
    Retired, 1st January, 1783.

  6. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).
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