Samuel Butterfield and his wife Rachel were residents of Chelmsford, and there their second son, Ebenezer, was born, July 13, 1706.
Ebenezer Butterfield's name appears on the list of taxpayers in Dunstable in 1744, the date of the earliest tax records. He was also a member of the church in 1757 with his wife Alice, and served in the Continental Army. He was twice married.
The name of his first wife was Sarah, and that of his second, Alice. He d. in 1795.
The Dunstable records show nine children:
1. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 26. 1732.
2. Samuel, b. Feb. 24, 1738.
3. Leonard, b. Nov. 17, 1740; md., about 1767, Joanna, who d. May 26, 1771; md. (2) about 1771, Olive; d. Nov. 17, 1800. He was among the most patriotic of the citizens of Dunstable, and his name frequently appears on its military record as captain of the "alarm list." 6 chil.
4. Jonas, b. Sept. 12, 1742.
5. Sarah, b. June 23, 1746; d. unmd.
6. Mary, b. Occt. 3, 1748; md. Peter Parker; md. (2) Oct. 28, 1778, John F. Woods, q.v.; d. Oct. 16, 1844.
Second marriage:
7. Jesse, b. April 28, 1752.
8. Rachel, b. Oct. 8, 1754.
9. Philip, b. Oct. 8, 1757; md., about 1778, Mary, who d. Jan. 16, 1801. He was a member of the Continental army. Married a second time and removed to Wilton. 8 chil.
[A History of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine; by Francis Gould Butler. Pub. 1885.]
Ebenezer Butterfield's name appears on the list of taxpayers in Dunstable in 1744, the date of the earliest tax records. He was also a member of the church in 1757 with his wife Alice, and served in the Continental Army. He was twice married.
The name of his first wife was Sarah, and that of his second, Alice. He d. in 1795.
The Dunstable records show nine children:
1. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 26. 1732.
2. Samuel, b. Feb. 24, 1738.
3. Leonard, b. Nov. 17, 1740; md., about 1767, Joanna, who d. May 26, 1771; md. (2) about 1771, Olive; d. Nov. 17, 1800. He was among the most patriotic of the citizens of Dunstable, and his name frequently appears on its military record as captain of the "alarm list." 6 chil.
4. Jonas, b. Sept. 12, 1742.
5. Sarah, b. June 23, 1746; d. unmd.
6. Mary, b. Occt. 3, 1748; md. Peter Parker; md. (2) Oct. 28, 1778, John F. Woods, q.v.; d. Oct. 16, 1844.
Second marriage:
7. Jesse, b. April 28, 1752.
8. Rachel, b. Oct. 8, 1754.
9. Philip, b. Oct. 8, 1757; md., about 1778, Mary, who d. Jan. 16, 1801. He was a member of the Continental army. Married a second time and removed to Wilton. 8 chil.
[A History of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine; by Francis Gould Butler. Pub. 1885.]
Samuel Butterfield and his wife Rachel were residents of Chelmsford, and there their second son, Ebenezer, was born, July 13, 1706.
Ebenezer Butterfield's name appears on the list of taxpayers in Dunstable in 1744, the date of the earliest tax records. He was also a member of the church in 1757 with his wife Alice, and served in the Continental Army. He was twice married.
The name of his first wife was Sarah, and that of his second, Alice. He d. in 1795.
The Dunstable records show nine children:
1. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 26. 1732.
2. Samuel, b. Feb. 24, 1738.
3. Leonard, b. Nov. 17, 1740; md., about 1767, Joanna, who d. May 26, 1771; md. (2) about 1771, Olive; d. Nov. 17, 1800. He was among the most patriotic of the citizens of Dunstable, and his name frequently appears on its military record as captain of the "alarm list." 6 chil.
4. Jonas, b. Sept. 12, 1742.
5. Sarah, b. June 23, 1746; d. unmd.
6. Mary, b. Occt. 3, 1748; md. Peter Parker; md. (2) Oct. 28, 1778, John F. Woods, q.v.; d. Oct. 16, 1844.
Second marriage:
7. Jesse, b. April 28, 1752.
8. Rachel, b. Oct. 8, 1754.
9. Philip, b. Oct. 8, 1757; md., about 1778, Mary, who d. Jan. 16, 1801. He was a member of the Continental army. Married a second time and removed to Wilton. 8 chil.
[A History of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine; by Francis Gould Butler. Pub. 1885.]
Ebenezer Butterfield's name appears on the list of taxpayers in Dunstable in 1744, the date of the earliest tax records. He was also a member of the church in 1757 with his wife Alice, and served in the Continental Army. He was twice married.
The name of his first wife was Sarah, and that of his second, Alice. He d. in 1795.
The Dunstable records show nine children:
1. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 26. 1732.
2. Samuel, b. Feb. 24, 1738.
3. Leonard, b. Nov. 17, 1740; md., about 1767, Joanna, who d. May 26, 1771; md. (2) about 1771, Olive; d. Nov. 17, 1800. He was among the most patriotic of the citizens of Dunstable, and his name frequently appears on its military record as captain of the "alarm list." 6 chil.
4. Jonas, b. Sept. 12, 1742.
5. Sarah, b. June 23, 1746; d. unmd.
6. Mary, b. Occt. 3, 1748; md. Peter Parker; md. (2) Oct. 28, 1778, John F. Woods, q.v.; d. Oct. 16, 1844.
Second marriage:
7. Jesse, b. April 28, 1752.
8. Rachel, b. Oct. 8, 1754.
9. Philip, b. Oct. 8, 1757; md., about 1778, Mary, who d. Jan. 16, 1801. He was a member of the Continental army. Married a second time and removed to Wilton. 8 chil.
[A History of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine; by Francis Gould Butler. Pub. 1885.]
