Sarah Butterfield

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Butterfield was born on 13 March 1849, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, her father, Thomas Jefferson Butterfield, was 37 and her mother, Mary Jane Parker, was 32. She married William Hamblin Freeman Sr on 9 February 1867, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 30 years. She died on 25 November 1915, in Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Herriman Cemetery, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Hamblin Freeman Sr
1833–1912
Sarah Butterfield
1849–1915
Marriage: 9 February 1867
Nancy Jane Freeman
1868–1929
Thomas Freeman
1869–1951
Ann Eliza Freeman
1871–1924
George Woodruff Freeman
1873–1891
Adeline Freeman
1874–1959
Orson Freeman
1876–1947
Sarah Emily Freeman
1878–1956
Olive Freeman
1880–1965
Arthur Freeman
1882–1882
Joseph Hamblin Freeman
1885–1929
Malinda Mae Freeman
1889–1971

Sources (38)

  • Sarah Freeman, "United States, Census, 1880"
  • 1915 Utah Death Certificate for Sarah Mary Butterfield Freeman
  • Sarah Butterfield in entry for Jos Hamlin Freeman, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1851

Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1852: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1856: Cedar, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

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.

Story Highlight

Sarah Butterfield

SARAH BUTTERFIELD FREEMAN Sarah Butterfield Freeman, daughter of Thomas and Mary Jane Parker Butterfield, was born March 13, 1849, at Kanesville Potowatoma CO., Iowa. Her parents, heeding the cal …

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