Brief Life History of Zachariah
When Zachariah Butterfield was born on 4 January 1864, in Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Thomas Jefferson Butterfield, was 52 and his mother, Mary Farmer, was 34. He married Crilla Marie Wardle on 31 October 1884, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 31 December 1963, in Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 99, and was buried in Riverton City Cemetery, Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Zach Butterfield, "United States 1950 Census"
- Zachariah Butterfield, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Zachariah Butterfield, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1874
Earliest dated memorial marker: Ida Bates BIRTH unknown DEATH 1874 BURIAL Riverton City Cemetery, Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA PLOT 13-15-6 MEMORIAL ID 31041269
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
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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Annotated Bibliography: Richard Farmer and Elizabeth Morris Family Stories
This research grew out of a project on my line. I realized there were many connections between my family in Herriman (Crane's) and the Farmer/Trussler family. I made this document to help me understan …
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