William George Butler

15 August 1825–30 May 1905 (Age 79)
Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland

The Life Summary of William George

When William George Butler was born on 15 August 1825, in Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland, his father, George Butler, was 39 and his mother, Anne Colburne, was 30. He married Emma Harvey on 23 January 1856, in Cradley, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 30 May 1905, in Marriott, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William George Butler
1825–1905
Emma Harvey
1833–1907
Marriage: 23 January 1856
William Harvey Butler
1857–1882
George Harvey Butler
1858–1936
Henry Harvey Butler
1861–1925
Edward Harvey Butler
1862–
Jonathan Harvey Butler
1863–1896
Emma Jane Butler
1865–1927
Brigham Harvey Butler
1868–1944
Sarah Elizabeth Butler
1870–1870
Susan Harvey Butler
1870–1870
Joseph Harvey Butler
1871–1879
Sarah Elizabeth Butler
1874–1877

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 January 1856Cradley, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

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    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1830
    Age 5
    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 5
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1846
    Age 21
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    English: 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. As well as being widespread in England, this is also the surname of an important Irish family, descended from Theobald FitzWalter, who was appointed Chief Butler of Ireland by King Henry II in 1177. It is Gaelicized as de Buitléir.English: occasionally perhaps an occupational name from Middle English boteler ‘maker of bottles (usually of leather)’, a derivative of Middle English botel, Old French bo(u)teille ‘bottle’ and synonymous with Botelmaker.Americanized form of French Bouthillier (see Bouteiller ).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Buttler
    Bouthillier

    Story Highlight

    ELLEN CLOSE BUTLER 1839-1873

    ELLEN CLOSE BUTLER 1839 - 1873 Ellen Close was born 19 March 1839 at Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, the second child of George Close and Mary Ann Pegler. Ellen’s mother died in November of 1841, …

    Sources (87)

    • William Butler, "United States Census, 1880"
    • William Butler in entry for Joe Marshall and Hazel Mullen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
    • Geo. Butler in entry for Elizabeth Beaman, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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