John Butterfield

1731 - 1765  (33 years)

• Name	John Butterfield
  Birth	20 Feb 1731	Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate birth	of Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire   [3]
  Death	1765	Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire   [2]
  Burial	Old Goffstown Cemetery, Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire   [2]
  Person ID	I33451	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DK
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Capt. John Butterfield,   b. 12 Jan 1698, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 8 Jan 1766, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Anna Hildreth,   b. 3 Sep 1705, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. Feb 1784 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Aft 10 Dec 1721	Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F19739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phebe Russell,   b. 1736, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts d. Abt Nov 1836, Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (Age 100 years)
  Marriage	3 Jan 1753	Litchfield, Hillsborough, New Hampshire   [2]
  Children	+ 1. John Butterfield,   b. 7 Sep 1753, Litchfield, Hillsborough, New Hampshire d. 10 Oct 1828, New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F19730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2021

  
  

• Notes

  He died of an accidental shooting in a blacksmith shop.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1844] Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1914. [S5300] Find a Grave page for John Butterfield Jr.. [S5293] Find a Grave page for Maj John Butterfield III. [S1844] Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1914., date of intention. [S141] The Farwell Family: A History of Henry Farwell and His Wife Olive (Welby) Farwell of Boston, England, and Concord and Chelmsford, Mass by John Dennis Farwell, Jane Harter Abbott, and Lillian M. Wilson. Orange, Texas: Frederick Henry Farwell and Fanny (Barber) Farwell, 1929.