Robert Butler1

#8218, (circa 1786 - )

Family

Johanna Kelly b. s 1790
Children 1.Catherine Butler11 (c 1810 - )
 2.John Butler11 (c 1812 - )
 3.Eleanora Butler+12 (c 1814 - b 1869)
 4.Mary Butler+4 (c 1816 - 1846)
 5.Robert Butler Jr.+13 (c 1818 - )
 6.Jeanne Butler14 (1829 - )
 7.Anne Butler15 (1832 - )
 8.Jane Butler16 (c 1834 - )
Poss. related, though Robert is not named in The Story of Melrose.2 
Birth*circa 1786He was born circa 1786 at IrelandG.3 
Marriage*say 1809He married Johanna Kelly say 1809 at IrelandG.4 
before 1830He and Johanna Kelly migrated to New BrunswickG before 1830.5 
Marriage12 April 1830He witnessed the marriage of Patrick Mahon and Eleanora Butler on 12 April 1830 at Chapelle de la baie du Chimougoui, Shemogue, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
Baptism31 October 1830He sponsored the baptism of Joseph Blanch on 31 October 1830 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.7 
Burial Rites2 September 1832He witnessed the burial rites of Patrick Mahon on 2 September 1832 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.8 
Marriage25 August 1833He witnessed the marriage of Mary Butler and Daniel Mahoney on 25 August 1833.9 
Marriage9 February 1835He, as the father of the bride, attended the wedding of Eleanora Butler and William Hartnett on 9 February 1835.1
1861He and Johanna Kelly appeared on the census of 1861 at Palmerston, Kent Co., New BrunswickG; (also William (11) and Marguerite (6), grandchildren; nei. Robert Jr. and Catherine Butler.)3 
1871He and Johanna Kelly appeared on the census of 1871 at St-Louis Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG; (nei. Robert Butler Jr., fam. 35; also Anny Buckly, age 16; Margery Butler, age 24; William Butler; age 20; Daniel Wood, age 24.)10 

Citations

  1. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Henri, Barachois, Cte Westmorland, 1812-1899, Vols. 1 and 2 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), 1835, sh 121, img 35/155, M4; William Harnett, forger, of this parish; and Eleanora Butler, widow of Patrick Mahon, of Ste Therese in Botsford; witnesses Patrick Hennebury, friend of the groom, and Robert Butler, father of the bride.
  2. [S520] VWH.
  3. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. Robert Sr. (75), b. Ireland, farmer; Johana (66), b. NB.
  4. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Henri, Barachois, 1812-1899 1 & 2, Marr. rec. of Mary Butler, daughter of Robert Butler and of Johanna Kelly, 1833, q.v.
  5. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). census record for Eleanora Butler, dau. of Robert and Johanna and wife of William Hartnett, has Jun 1824 for both William and Eleanora, but the entry for William may have just been copied to his wif; first records in NB are Apr 1830.
  6. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), sh. 33, img. 34/150. Patrick Mahon, farmer of this village, son of Thomas Mahon and Jeanne[?] Martin of Co. Meath in Ireland; and Helene Butler, dau. of Robert Butler and Johanna Kelly of this parish; marr. 12 Apr 1830 by J M Pâquet, witn. Robert Butler, father of the dau. [sic], Joseph Burk, friend of the parties, and Lazare Guthro. Online Ancestry.com.
  7. [S1980] Auguste Daigle (transcriber), Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée [i.e. Ste-Thérèse-d'Avila] de Shemogue, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, online FamilySearch.org, p. 59. Joseph Blanch, son of Patrick Blanch and Mary Bird, bapt. 31 Oct 1830 by J M Pâquet; sponsors Robert Butler and Johanna Kelly [no birth date given]. See also Drouin Shemogue, p. 35, img. 36/150.
  8. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Henri, Barachois, 1812-1899 1 & 2, sh. 38, S-1, img. 39/150. Patrick Mahon, husb. of Eleanora Butler, d. 6 Aug 1832, age 38; burial rites 2 Sep 1832 by Ant. Gagnon, witn. Robert Butler amd John Whalen.
  9. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Henri, Barachois, 1812-1899 1 & 2, Barachois 1812-1838, St-Henri, img. 52/155. 25 Aug 1833; Daniel Mahoney, farmer of St-Bartholomi parish in Botsford, son of John Mahoney and Catherine Harnet of St-Bartholomi; and Mary Butler of Ste-Therese in Botsford, daughter of Robert Butler, farmer, and of Johanna Kelly, of Ste-Therese. Married by Ant. Gagnon, priest; witnesses Thomas Long and William Power, friends of the groom, and Robert Butler, father of the bride.
  10. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Robert (79), b. Ireland, farmer; Johanna (79), b. Ireland.
  11. [S520] VWH.
  12. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Shemogue, 1813-1899, Marr. rec. of Helene Butler, dau. of Robert Butler and Johanna Kelly, 1830, q,v.
  13. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. Robert Jr., nei. of Robert and Johanna.
  14. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Shemogue, 1813-1899, p. 31, img. 33/150, B-6. Jeanne Butler, dau. of Robert Butler and Johanna Kelley, b. 24 Aug 1829, bapt. 26 Mar 1830 by J M Paquet; sponsors Charles Kelley and Isabelle Druin.
  15. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. age 30.
  16. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. age 27.