Brief Life History of Lucilda
When Lucilda Butler was born on 3 August 1771, in Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Isaiah Butler III, was 20 and her mother, Elizabeth Barber, was 23. She died about 1786, at the age of 16.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Lucylda Butler, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Lucylda Butler, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1750–1831 Male
1749–1789 Female
Siblings (14)
1753–1840 Female
1771–1786 Female
1773– Male
1774–1850 Male
1775– Male
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World Events (3)
1776
Age 5
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 5
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
Age 10
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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