Dean Benson Boutilier

19 April 1904–16 April 2002 (Age 98)
Head Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada

The Life of Dean Benson

When Dean Benson Boutilier was born on 19 April 1904, in Head Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada, his father, Isaac Joseph Boutilier Jr, was 39 and his mother, Janet D. Mason, was 40. He married Lilly Field in 1928, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He died on 16 April 2002, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 97.

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Family Time Line

Dean Benson Boutilier
1904–2002
Lilly Field
1908–
Marriage: 1928

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
1928
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents and Siblings

    Isaac Joseph Boutilier Jr

    Male1864–1939Male

    Janet D. Mason

    Female1863–1958Female

siblings

(9)

    Selena Louisa Boutilier

    Female1888–1933Female

    Norman Gordon Boutilier

    Male1890–1974Male

    Harrison Garfield Boutilier

    Male1891–1917Male

    Morton Sinclair Boutilier

    Male1895–1975Male

    Francis Isaac Boutilier

    Male1897–1917Male

+4 More Children

World Events (6)

1909 · First Canadian Flight

Age 5

The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
1921 · Racing Schooner Launched

Age 17

The Bluenose racing schooner was launched on March 26, 1921, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It was evident that the ship was nothing like other ships that had been launched.
1945 · HMCS Esquimalt Torpedoed

Age 41

On April 16, 1945, the HMCS Esquimalt was torpedoed by German U-Boats. Thirty-nine men died, some due to the attack others to exposure to cold. Those that survived were rescued by the Sarnia.

Name Meaning

French: occupational name for a wine steward or butler, usually the chief servant of a medieval household, from Old French bouteillier, ‘butler’. This name is often Americanized as Butler .

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (2)

  • Dean Benson Boutilier, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1907-1932"
  • Dean B. Boutilier, "Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957"

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