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Richard Butler 1610 – 1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 AUG 1610

Birth Location: Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 AUG 1684

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Father: Steven Butler

Mother: Sarah Elliott

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bigelow

Children(s): Thomas Butler, Mary Butler, Samuel Butler, Phoebe Butler, Nathaniel Butler, Joseph Butler, Daniel Butler, Abigail Butler, Elizabeth Butler, Hannah Butler

Richard Butler was born in Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom in 1610, to Steven Butler and Sarah Elliott. Later in life, Richard Butler married Elizabeth Bigelow; among their children were Thomas Butler, Mary Butler, Samuel Butler, Phoebe Butler, Nathaniel Butler, Joseph Butler, Daniel Butler, Abigail Butler, Elizabeth Butler and Hannah Butler. Richard Butler died in Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America, 1684.

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Parents

Steven Butler
1580 – 1633
Birth Location: Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
SB
Sarah Elliott
1580 – 1662
Birth Location: Essex, England, United Kingdom
SE

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bigelow
1616 – 1691
Birth Location: Wrentham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
EB

Children(s)

Thomas Butler
1636 – 1688
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
TB
Mary Butler
1637 – 1689
Birth Location: Cambridge City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
MB
Samuel Butler
1639 – 1692
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
SB
Phoebe Butler
1642 – 1704
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
PB
Nathaniel Butler
1642 – 1697
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
NB
Joseph Butler
1648 – 1732
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
JB
Daniel Butler
1651 – 1692
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
DB
Abigail Butler
1654 –
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
AB
Elizabeth Butler
1654 – 1729
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
EB
Hannah Butler
1656 – 1690
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
HB

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 AUG 1610
    Event Place: Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 AUG 1684
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ancient Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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