Elizabeth McCune

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth McCune was born on 12 April 1752, in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, William McCune, was 22 and her mother, Elizabeth Whitney, was 21. She married Benjamin Butterfield IVa in 1769, in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1788, at the age of 36.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Butterfield IVa
1749–1787
Elizabeth McCune
1752–1788
Marriage: 1769
Mabel Butterfield
1764–
Zimri Butterfield Sr.
1770–1850
Benjamin Butterfield V
1776–
Betsy Butterfield
1781–
Hannah Butterfield
1785–1846
Susannah Butterfield
1785–
Morari Whitney Butterfield
1774–1823

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  • Elizabeth Mc Cune, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth McCune - Published information: birth-name: Elizabeth McCune

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1776

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

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"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 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

Irish (northern): variant of McEwen 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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