John Butler, Jr

1700 - 1747  (46 years)

• Name	John Butler  [1]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	1 Mar 1700	Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	shoemaker  [1]
  Military Service	16 Feb 1744	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  	British American Army - War of the Austrian Succession (King George's War); Appointed First Lieutenant in the 2nd Company of the First Regiment of Massachusetts Troops commanded by Colonel John Bradstreet; Later fought at Siege of Louisbourg
  		War-Siege of Louisbourg (French-Indian) The Siege of Louisbourg took place in 1745 when a New England colonial force aided by a British fleet captured Louisbourg, the capital of the French province of Île-Royale (present-day Cape Breton Island) during the War of the Austrian Succession, known as King George's War in the British colonies. Although the Fortress of Louisbourg's…
  		War-Siege of Louisbourg-British Landing (French-Indian) View of the English landing on the island of Cape Breton to attack the fortress of Louisbourg. 1745.
  Death	25 Jan 1747	Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I9656	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Butler, Sr,   b. 1663, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 26 Mar 1733, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Katherine Haughton,   b. 1661, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 24 Jan 1728, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1680	New London, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F2963	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Howe,   b. 24 Jul 1702, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 Apr 1740, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	1726	Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Captain Joseph Butler,   b. 15 Aug 1734, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 Feb 1784, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Perkins,   b. 1709, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 1740, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1730	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F3364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Mar 1700 - Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 1726 - Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 16 Apr 1730 - Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Military Service - British American Army - War of the Austrian Succession (King George's War); Appointed First Lieutenant in the 2nd Company of the First Regiment of Massachusetts Troops commanded by Colonel John Bradstreet; Later fought at Siege of Louisbourg - 16 Feb 1744 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death - 25 Jan 1747 - Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~d Gott-M (Vet) Gott Ancestor (Veteran)

  
  

  Wars & Battles		War-Siege of Louisbourg (French-Indian) The Siege of Louisbourg took place in 1745 when a New England colonial force aided by a British fleet captured Louisbourg, the capital of the French province of Île-Royale (present-day Cape Breton Island) during the War of the Austrian Succession, known as King George's War in the British colonies. Although the Fortress of Louisbourg's…
  		War-Siege of Louisbourg-British Landing (French-Indian) View of the English landing on the island of Cape Breton to attack the fortress of Louisbourg. 1745.

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.