Brief Life History of Don Carlos
When Don Carlos Butterfield was born on 23 August 1842, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Josiah Butterfield, was 47 and his mother, Margaret Major, was 41. He married Mary Burke before 28 March 1867. He lived in Napa, California, United States in 1860. He died on 8 November 1906, in Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States.
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- Don C Butterfield in household of Josep Butterfield, "United States Census, 1860"
- Don Carlos Butterfield Obituary
- Don Carlos Butterfield, "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
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1845 · Oh My Father
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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