Benjamin Butler
about 1835–
Oldbury, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
The Life of Benjamin
Benjamin Butler was born about 1835, in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. He had at least 1 daughter with Susan Butler.
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Family Time Line
Benjamin Butler
1835–
Susan Butler
1835–
Fanny Butler
1856–
Spouse and Children
1835–Male
1835–Female
children
(1)
1856–Female
World Events (3)
1843
Age 8
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 19
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1884
Age 49
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
1 English and Irish: 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.2 Anglicized form of French Boutilier .3 Jewish (from Poland and Ukraine): occupational name for a bottle maker, from Yiddish butl ‘bottle’ + the agent suffix -er.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Benjamin Butler in entry for Fanny Butler, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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