Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Butler was born on 10 January 1743, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States, her father, Thomas Butler II, was 31 and her mother, Abigail Craft, was 34. She married Stephen Downing on 17 November 1763, in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died after 1790, in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Abigail Butler, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Abigail, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Abigail in entry for Kezia Downing, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Spouse and Children
1737–1790 Male
1743–1790 Female
Children (8)
1764– Female
1767– Female
1769–1860 Male
1771–1860 Female
1773–1781 Female
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1711–1764 Male
1708–1744 Female
Siblings (4)
1734– Male
1736–1789 Male
1739–1787 Male
1743–1790 Female
World Events (4)
1776
Age 33
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 33
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 38
Name Meaning
English: from a word that originally denoted a wine steward, usually the chief servant of a medieval household, from Norman French butuiller (Old French bouteillier, Latin buticularius, from buticula ‘bottle’). In the large households of royalty and the most powerful nobility, the title came to denote an officer of high rank and responsibility, only nominally concerned with the supply of wine, if at all. As well as being widespread in England, this is also the surname of an important Irish family, descended from Theobald FitzWalter, who was appointed Chief Butler of Ireland by King Henry II in 1177. It is Gaelicized as de Buitléir.
English: occasionally perhaps an occupational name from Middle English boteler ‘maker of bottles (usually of leather)’, a derivative of Middle English botel, Old French bo(u)teille ‘bottle’ and synonymous with Botelmaker.
Americanized form of French Bouthillier (see Bouteiller ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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