Brief Life History of Elizabeth Ann
When Elizabeth Ann Butterfield was born about 1742, in Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Ephraim Butterfield, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Davis, was 25. She married Joseph Gordon on 30 November 1769, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Anne Butterfield, "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976"
- Anne Butterfield, "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Butterfield (Yorkshire) or from any of several other minor places with the same name. The name is derived from Old English butere ‘butter’ + feld ‘field’ or ‘open country’.
History: Benjamin Butterfield came to Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638. John Butterfield (1801–69) was born in Berne, NY, and founded an express company that merged with other companies to form the American Express Company (1850).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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