Lois Button

Femaleabout 1723–

Brief Life History of Lois

When Lois Button was born about 1723, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Samuel Button, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Lamb, was -14.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Button
1697–1778
Sarah Lamb
1738–1778
Mary Button
1713–
Anna Button
1715–
Susan Button
1717–
Sally Button
1719–
Eunice Button
1721–
Lois Button
1723–
Joshua Button
1725–
Joseph Button
1727–
Nathan Button
1729–
Percy Button
1731–
Amos Button
1760–
Isaiah Button
1733–1851
Nathan Burton
1735–1818
Rufus Button
1738–1799

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    Siblings (14)

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    World Events (3)

    1776

    Age 53

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 53

    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

    1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

    Age 58

    The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.

    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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