Zachariah Butterfield

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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Family Time Line

Zachariah Butterfield
1864–1963
Isabella Jane Dansie
1869–1937
Marriage: 24 November 1897
Robert Butterfield
1898–1898
Bernice Butterfield
1899–1900
Zelma Butterfield
1900–1984
Phyllis Butterfield
1903–2003
Morris Butterfield
1904–1990
Rheabel Butterfield
1906–1980
Luvera Butterfield
1908–1924
Lavelle Butterfield
1913–1994

Sources (62)

  • Zach Butterfield, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Zachariah Butterfield, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Zachariah Butterfield, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

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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