When Abel Butterfield III was born on 1 December 1811, in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States, his father, Abel Butterfield II, was 44 and his mother, Persis Kemp, was 44. He married Caroline Sprout on 27 August 1840, in Ripley, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 23 February 1886, in Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Santaquin City Cemetery, Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historical Boundaries 1816: Ripley, Indiana, United States
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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.
By daughter Olive Jane Butterfield Brown. Notes on the name Butterfield and the first American ancestry: We find the name Butterfield in the Battle Abbey Rolls, though at that time it was spelled a b …
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