When Samuel Butler was born on 18 December 1806, in Bath, Steuben, New York, United States, his father, Joseph Butler, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Harding, was 22. He married Samantha Hicks on 8 May 1832, in Cameron, Steuben, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Jackson Township, Miami, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Placerville, El Dorado, California, United States in 1870. He died on 12 December 1879, in Pollock Pines, El Dorado, California, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Blairs-Winkelman Cemetery, Camino, El Dorado, California, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Historical Boundaries 1818: Randolph, Indiana, United States
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.
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 NamesSamuel Butler was born December 18th 1806 in Steuben County, New York as recorded by himself in his family bible. Although some give Samuel the middle name “Phinehas” Samuel never uses this name in …
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