Michael Butler1

#31599, (circa 1788 - 20 May 1866)

Family

Sarah Fillmore b. c 1805, d. 1853
Children 1.Thomas Butler+3 (c 1825 - 1900)
 2.Eliza Butler7 (c 1829 - )
 3.Hannah Butler7 (c 1833 - )
 4.Mary Ann Butler+7 (c 1834 - )
 5.Sarah Butler7 (c 1837 - )
 6.Margaret Butler7 (1839 - )
 7.Elizabeth Butler+7 (1841 - 1881)
 8.Michael Butler7 (c 1844 - )
Poss. related, though Robert is not named in The Story of Melrose.2 
"Michael Butler immigrated from Tipperary, Ireland in 1835 and secured from the government a grant of a lot of land at Malden. He first located at Fort Lawrence and then at Sackville. Later, he removed to Malden and married Sarah Fillmore. Their family consisted of two sons, Thomas and Michael, and five daughters, Sarah, Mary, Catherine, Elizabeth, and Eliza. Michael went to California and Thomas settled on the homestead. He married Catherine Sweeney and reared five sons , C. L. Butler, Joseph M. Butler, T. W Butler, Fred Butler, James R. Butler, and one daughter who married James Bailey. C. L. Butler lived in Pennsylvania and was for upwards of 15 years a member of the council of the city of Eporium. Joseph M. Butler removed to Port Alleghany, Philadelphia where he was proprietor of the Butler Hotel. T. W Butler was a barrister and for a number of years practiced law at Newcastle. He died in 1914. Fred Butler was a teacher by profession and died at Malden in 1891. James Butler resides on the old homestead at Malden. The Butlers have proved themselves to be very worthy citizens and have occupied an important place in the life of the communities where they have resided."3 
Birth*circa 1788He was born circa 1788 at Co. Tipperary, IrelandG.1 
1822He migrated to CanadaG (but see citation) in 1822.4 
Marriage*circa 1824He married Sarah Fillmore circa 1824.3 
1851He and Sarah Fillmore appeared on the census of 1851 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Denis and Mary Mahoney; Margaret Cluney; Bartholomew and Margaret Hennessy.)5 
Death*20 May 1866He died on 20 May 1866 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
Burial*May 1866He was buried in May 1866 at St. Bartholomew Church Cemetery, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 

Citations

  1. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). p. 6. Michael (63), b. NB, Irish descent, farmer; Sarah (48), b. NB, Irish descent.
  2. [S520] VWH.
  3. [S2682] W. M. Burns, A History and Story of Botsford (Sackville, New Brunswick: The Tribune Printing Co., 1933), p. 59.
  4. [S2682] W. M. Burns, A History and Story of Botsford, p. 59, has 1835, but his first child was born about 1825.
  5. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Michael (63), b. NB, Irish descent, farmer; Sarah (48), b. NB, Irish descent.
  6. [S557] New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Cemeteries (Acadian) (index and images), online acadian-cemeteries.acadian-home.org, Img. row 21, no. 3. Michael Butler, d. 20 May 1866, age 82.
  7. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia).