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Thomas Jefferson Butterfield

Thomas Jefferson Butterfield

Male 1811 - 1890  (78 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Thomas Jefferson Butterfield 
    Born 17 Jun 1811  Farmington, Franklin, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850 
    1850 Butterfield.
    1850 Butterfield.
    1850 US census, Great Salt Lake county, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Family Number 538, Butterfield.
    Census 1860 
    1860 Butterfield.
    1860 Butterfield.
    1860 US census, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Family Number 423, Butterfield.

    This census counts both of Thomas' wives.
    Census 1880 
    1880 Butterfield.
    1880 Butterfield.
    1880 US census, Fort Harriman, Salt Lake, Utah, enumeration district 60, Family Number 20, Butterfield.

    Thomas had two wives both named Mary Jane. While the children counted in this census all belong to Mary Jane Farmer the age and birth place would point to Mary Jane Parker. Both wives were likely present but, by now societal pressures would have meant he had to hide his relationship to the all but one wife.
    Biographical Information 1887 
    Butterfield Unlawful Cohabitation. This article shows that in April 1887 a large number of unnamed people indited on charges related to plural marriage. Thomas Jefferson Butterfield (typo says T K Butterfield) and his sons had charges of 'unlawful cohabitation' dropped.
    Butterfield Unlawful Cohabitation. This article shows that in April 1887 a large number of unnamed people indited on charges related to plural marriage. Thomas Jefferson Butterfield (typo says T K Butterfield) and his sons had charges of "unlawful cohabitation" dropped.
    The Salt Lake City Herald, Wednesday, June 15, 1887 page 8.
    Died 2 Apr 1890  Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Herriman Cemetery, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings
    1. Hannah Butterfield,   b. 22 Apr 1823, Farmington, Franklin, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1846, Hancock County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     
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    Person ID I29707  Nagel
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2017 

    Father Zachariah Butterfield,   b. 7 Oct 1782, Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1866, Farmington, Franklin, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Martha Hiscock,   b. 14 May 1788, Farmington, Franklin, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1843, Farmington, Franklin, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F9533  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Jane Parker,   b. 21 Jan 1817, Parsonsfield, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1901, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane Butterfield,   b. 18 Jan 1836,   d. 18 Feb 1915  (Age 79 years)  [Birth]
     2. Eliza Ann Butterfield,   b. 4 Aug 1839, Hancock County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1841  (Age 1 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Almon Butterfield,   b. 14 Jul 1844, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1926, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
    +4. George Butterfield,   b. 23 Mar 1847, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1871, Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)  [Birth]
     5. Sarah Butterfield,   b. 13 Mar 1849, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1915, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
     6. Olive Butterfield,   b. Abt 1850, West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1936, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years)  [Birth]
    +7. Thomas Butterfield, Jr,   b. 23 Apr 1853, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1926, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [Birth]
    +8. Samuel Butterfield,   b. 27 Feb 1855, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1930, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [Birth]
    +9. Hannah Butterfield,   b. 1 Feb 1858, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1945, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2017 
    Family ID F9534  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Jane Farmer,   b. 12 Oct 1829, Preston Wynne, Hereford, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1890, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Children 
    +1. John Morris Butterfield,   b. 11 Jul 1859, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1861, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)  [Birth]
     2. Elizabeth Morris Butterfield,   b. 20 Jul 1861, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1931, Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Zachariah Butterfield,   b. 4 Jan 1864, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1963, Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)  [Birth]
     4. Emma Eliza Butterfield,   b. 4 Jun 1866,   d. 4 Jul 1875  (Age 9 years)  [Birth]
    +5. Edwin James Butterfield,   b. 4 Mar 1868, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1921, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)  [Birth]
    +6. Lyman Thomas Butterfield,   b. 28 Dec 1872, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1967, Bluffdale, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2017 
    Family ID F9535  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart