Brief Life History of William Allen
When William Allen Butler was born on 14 July 1853, in Albany, Albany, New York, United States, his father, William Allen Butler, was 28 and his mother, Mary Russell Marshall, was 24. He married Louisa Terry Collins on 1 October 1884, in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1915 and Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1920. He died on 1 July 1923, in Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States.
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- William Butler, "United States Census, 1910"
- William Allen Butler, "Find A Grave Index"
- Wm Allen Jr. in entry for Louise Collins Butler, "New York, Yonkers, Birth and Death Registration and Indexes, 1875-1916"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
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.
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