Brief Life History of Lucius Pelly
When Lucius Pelly Button was born on 16 August 1813, in Rutland, Vermont, United States, his father, Joseph Button Jr., was 31 and his mother, Mary "Polly" Gifford, was 30. He married Almira Lamb on 20 January 1835, in Wells, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Harmony, Chautauqua, New York, United States for about 40 years. He died on 2 February 1899, in Panama, Harmony, Chautauqua, New York, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Panama Union Cemetery, Panama, Harmony, Chautauqua, New York, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Lucius Button, "United States Census, 1870"
- Lucius Button, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Lucuis Button, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
Spouse and Children
1813–1899 Male
1813–1860 Female
Children (4)
1836– Male
1842–1865 Male
1844–1929 Female
1847–1931 Female
Parents and Siblings
1782–1859 Male
1783–1867 Female
Siblings (8)
1803–1886 Male
1805–1836 Male
1806–1889 Male
1807–1869 Female
1811–1902 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 14
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
Age 21
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 23
Name Meaning
metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of buttons, from Old French bo(u)ton ‘knob, lump’, specialized to mean ‘button’. Compare Butner .
habitational name from Booton in Norfolk, named with either the Old English personal name Bōta or the Old Norse personal name Bō + tūn ‘settlement’.
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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