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A Geneology Collection by Debbie Mills
Luke Butterfield
Born: 1796, Vermont
Parents: Jesse Butterfield (1756-1830) and Betsey Knight (1759-1813)
Siblings: Jesse, Polly, Levi, Amory, Betsey, Emma
Marriage: 5/25/1821 Marsena Alexander (1798-1867), Battlebro, Windham Co, VT
Children: Mila Ellen (1822), Lucinda (1824), *Adeline (1827), Curtis (circa 1829/30) , Bradley (1829/30), Lavele (1832), Warren (1834), Julia (1836), Catherine (1838), Caroline (1842)
*note: these names were found in the census living with Luke and Marsena, relationships to the head of household are not indicated until the 1880 census, so actual relationships are speculative. Some of the females could represent daughters-in-law.
Death: 20 Jun 1861, Burke, Dane Co., WI
Census:
1860 US. Censu, Dane Co. WI, Town of Burke:
Luke Butterfield, age 74 farmer, born Vermont
Marcena, age 63, born Vermont
Warren A. , age 25, born NY
Catherine, age 22, born NY
Caroline, age 19, born NY
Julia A., Age 24 born NY
(lives next door to daughter Mila Gleason)
1850 US Census WI , Dane Co, Town of Windsor:
Luke Butterfield, age 64, farmer born VT
Marcia, age 53, born Mass
Curtis, age 22 born NY (married within past year)
?ovel?? male, age 18 NY
Warren age 16 NY
Catherine age 12 NY
Adeline 23 NY (is this daughter or perhaps Curtis’s wife?)
1840, unable to locate
1830 US Census, NY, Oswego, Mexico township
Luke Butterfield: 2 males <5 (Bradley & ?), 1 male 40-50 (Luke), 2 females 5-10 (Mila & Lucinda), 1 female 10-15 (?), 1 female 30-40 (Marsena)
Land Grant:
LUKE BUTTERFIELD
Land Office: MILWAUKEE
Sequence #: 1
Document Number: 16651
Total Acres: 80
Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No
Issue Date: February 01, 1848
Mineral Rights Reserved: No
Metes and Bounds: No
Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No
Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No
Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Land Description: 1 E½SE 4TH PM - 1831 MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN
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