Brief Life History of Edward Lawrence
When Edward Lawrence Butterfield was born on 9 November 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Josiah Butterfield, was 51 and his mother, Margaret Major, was 45. He married Annie Moseley on 28 September 1876, in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1906. He died on 13 April 1924, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Edward Butterfield, "United States Census, 1880"
- Edward Butterfield, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915" Entry for Clara Alice Butterfield
- Edward Lawrence Butterfield, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
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 The Amendment was later repealed.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.
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