Benjamin Butler and Unknown
Husband Benjamin Butler 1 2 3 4 5
Born: - Chester Co, PA Christened: Died: Oct 1805 - Monongahela City, Washington Co, PA 6 Buried: - Wickerham Cemetery
Father: Noble Butler ( -1804) 1 2 4 5 Mother: Rachel Jones ( - ) 1 4 5
Marriage: - Chester Co, PA
Wife Unknown
Born: Christened: Died: - Monongahela City, Washington Co, PA Buried:
Children
1 M David Butler 4
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2 M Jonathan Butler 2 3 4
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3 F Elizabeth Butler 4
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4 M Abner Butler 2 3 4
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5 F Eunice Butler 2 3 4 7
Born: Abt 1778 Christened: Died: Mar 1872 7 Buried:Spouse: David Woodward ( -1848) 2 8 9 10 Marr: 1805 - Chester Co, PA 7
6 M Noble Butler 2 3 4
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7 M Isaac Butler 2 3 4
Born: Christened: Died: Oct 1805 - Monongahela, Washington Co, PA 6 Buried: - Wickerham Cemetery
8 M Benjamin Butler 2 3 4
Born: Christened: Died: Abt 1822 - near Washington, Washington Co, PA Buried:
9 M Joel Butler 2 3 4
Born: Christened: Died: 1845 - Monongahela City, Washington Co, PA 11 Buried:Spouse: Betsy Irwin ( - ) 8
10 M Joseph Butler 2 3 4
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11 F Rachel Butler 8
Born: Christened: Died: 13 Oct 1822 8 Buried:
12 M Capt. Ira Reese Butler 2 4 12 13
Born: 15 Nov 1792 - Chester Co, PA 3 8 13 Christened: Died: 18 Jul 1884 - Carroll Twp, Washington Co, PA 13 14 Buried:Spouse: Mary A. Boyd (1801-1874) 8 11 12 13 Marr: 4 Jun or 14 Jun 1822 3 8 11 13
General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Butler
He was a native of Wales. A Quaker in religious faith, in 1776 he accompanied his parents to America. The Butler family settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and there secured 1,000 acres of land, part of which was in Chester county. Benjamin Butler was married in America, and reared his family on the farm. [CBRWC, 814]
His large family growing rapidly toward maturity, although surrounded by every comfort that wealth and opportunity could afford, began about the beginning of the 1800s, to show a disposition to try his fortunes in the wilds of the Ohio. This increased after the death of his father. To carry out his desires in a satisfactory way, he sent two of his sons on horseback to spy out the new country, with instructions to purchase one well improved farm, and to secure enough in the neighhorhood to furnish the family a farm each. They in due time returned with glowing accounts of the Ohio valley, and reported in favor of a section near North Bend on the Ohio river, some distance below Cincinnati. In a short time he sent the same sons back to secure the property by absolute purchase. On their return to the homestead in the spring of 1805, the old gentleman sold all he had except such things as were determined to be taken along. After harvest they all bid adieu to the old homestead with its magnificent stone mansion, and with a six-horse wagon, a five-horse wagon, a two-horse carriage and two extra horses the family set out on their journey to Ohio. They traveled by the way of Lancaster, Harrisburg and Bedford, and crossed the Monongahela river at Parkison's Ferry on Sabbath evening the 6th of October, 1805; put up at the tavern of George Trout, long known as the Caldwell stand, on Main street. Next morning the father arose from bed; went to feed the horses so as to be ready for an early start; returned to the house, laid down to await breakfast; when called he was speechless; died before midnight of palsy. Doctors at that time were not convenient, none nearer than Greensburg or the Upper Forks. In the midst of this sudden affliction to the newcomers, it was suggested to send up the country a short distance for a man the name of Miller, who made pretentious to be a general doctor in all things, especially in cows and other animals. He arrived in due time, and with no little degree of pomp and self assurance, pronounced the old gentleman's disease to be yellow fever, supplementing his decisions with the remark that he had powders "for fifty cents each, which, if taken promptly, would prevent the rest of the family, and citizens generally, from taking the disease." Many powders were no doubt disposed of to the credulous. Most of the family were in a short time taken unwell, and within two weeks Isaac died. In the meantime Dr. Marchand, of Greensburg, was called. The history of the case of the old gentleman was related, and he declared it to be a stroke of the palsy; that the rest of the family, from exposure on the journey, had malarial fever. He denounced the cow doctor in severest terms, and on examination found his powders to be made of brick dust and some other as inert substance. He declared he would not hesitate to cowhide such a man.
General Notes: Wife - Unknown
She died at the age of eighty-two years.
1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 492.
2 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 569.
3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 814.
4 John S. Van Voorhis, The Old and New Monongahela (Pittsburgh, PA: Nicholson, Printer and Binder, 1893), Pg 137.
5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1183.
6 John S. Van Voorhis, The Old and New Monongahela (Pittsburgh, PA: Nicholson, Printer and Binder, 1893), Pg 138.
7 Lewis Woodward, M. D, Genealogy of the Woodward Family of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Wilmington, DE: Ferris Brothers, 1879), Pg 79.
8 John S. Van Voorhis, The Old and New Monongahela (Pittsburgh, PA: Nicholson, Printer and Binder, 1893), Pg 140.
9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 218.
10 Lewis Woodward, M. D, Genealogy of the Woodward Family of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Wilmington, DE: Ferris Brothers, 1879), Pg 48, 79.
11 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 570.
12 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 814, 957.
13 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1184.
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John S. Van Voorhis, The Old and New Monongahela (Pittsburgh, PA: Nicholson, Printer and Binder, 1893), Pg 143.
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