Aged 90Y 9M
Susannah Butterfield was originally from New Hampshire, born in 1776. In 1850 she was living in Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, a widow aged 73 yrs., with a granddaughter, Mary Gleason, age 20 yrs., a grandson, Quartus Gleason, age 18 yrs., both born in New Hampshire, and a daughter, Susan Reed, b.1809, also in N.H., the former wife of her son-in-law, Thomas Micah Read (1812-1892), who had emigrated to Oregon in 1845 with his three children, Edward, Martha and Nancy Read. Thomas went on to remarry in 1846 to Nancy (White) Hawkins, a widow who had been in the same wagon train with him in 1845 with her husband, Zachariah Hawkins, and six children. Her husband and youngest daughter, Laura Emily, had both died during the trip and had been buried near the Oregon Trail in unmarked graves. She, with her five remaining children and her eldest son's family had settled in Benton County in the Oregon Territory. Six children were borne of the marriage of Nancy (White) Hawkins and Thomas Micah Read.
Susannah Butterfield was still living in New Hampshire when the 1850 Census was conducted on Oct 27, 1850. She was a widow by this time and the value of the land was listed at $800. Her daughters, Susan Reed, age 41, and Mary Gleason, age 20, and Mary's husband, Quartus Gleason, age 18, were also in the home. By the time the 1860 Census was conducted at Soap Creek, Benton County, Oregon, Susannah had relocated to Oregon and was living with her former son-in-law, his 2nd wife, Nancy, two of her three grandchildren, Edward, now 19 yrs. of age, and Nancy, now 16 years old, and Thomas and Nancy's six children from their marriage who were ranging in age from one year old to eleven years old. I searched a wonderfully complete web site for anyone seeking to find when most emigrants came to Oregon during the 1840's and 1850's, researched quite thoroughly by Stephenie Flora. I searched the years 1850 thru 1855 without any luck, so cannot readily determine when Susannah Butterfield made the arduous trip from New Hampshire to Oregon. She was in very advanced age when she made the trip across the Oregon Trail, at least into her 70's as she wouldn't have left until after the 1850 Census was taken and there were no wagons leaving in the Winter, 1850, so the earliest she could have left would have been early 1851. I did not find her in any of the listings from 1851-1855, however, so she most likely made the trip between 1855 and before 1860, when records are incomplete. [Note: There is an emigrant to Oregon listed as "Mrs. Butterfield", mother of David Butterfield (1818-1889) and a widow, who came to the Oregon Territory in 1846, but I doubt this is the same person]. It would have been a very hard trip for a woman of her advanced age. The only other way she could have arrived would have been to board a ship and sail around the Horn, then up the Columbia River to Portland, and down the Willamette River into the Valley. Thomas Read had operated a flat boat on the Mississippi River for a number of years before coming West and I believe he may have done so again as a side venture in addition to farming. If not, there were others who operated ferries at different places along the Willamette River between Portland and Salem (Reason Bowie Hall, after 1850, near Buena Vista). I was unable to find when Susannah's daughter, Susan, died, as I believe it would have been the main [if only] reason she would have made such a drastic move at her age. Susan may also have remarried and then have died within that ten year period. Either way, I cannot find what happened to her at this point or what was the deciding factor in Susannah's relocation. But I can also not think of a better place to relocate to than Oregon, especially when she was going to be close to her grandchildren. She must have been welcomed and she had a home with food and shelter in her final days. She lived the last six years with her former son-in-law, from the information I have available. She died when she had been living almost 91 years, which is quite a long time for a woman in the 1800's. She was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. May she Rest in Peace for Eternity, welcoming her descendants as they pass on, one by one.
Susannah Butterfield was originally from New Hampshire, born in 1776. In 1850 she was living in Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, a widow aged 73 yrs., with a granddaughter, Mary Gleason, age 20 yrs., a grandson, Quartus Gleason, age 18 yrs., both born in New Hampshire, and a daughter, Susan Reed, b.1809, also in N.H., the former wife of her son-in-law, Thomas Micah Read (1812-1892), who had emigrated to Oregon in 1845 with his three children, Edward, Martha and Nancy Read. Thomas went on to remarry in 1846 to Nancy (White) Hawkins, a widow who had been in the same wagon train with him in 1845 with her husband, Zachariah Hawkins, and six children. Her husband and youngest daughter, Laura Emily, had both died during the trip and had been buried near the Oregon Trail in unmarked graves. She, with her five remaining children and her eldest son's family had settled in Benton County in the Oregon Territory. Six children were borne of the marriage of Nancy (White) Hawkins and Thomas Micah Read.
Susannah Butterfield was still living in New Hampshire when the 1850 Census was conducted on Oct 27, 1850. She was a widow by this time and the value of the land was listed at $800. Her daughters, Susan Reed, age 41, and Mary Gleason, age 20, and Mary's husband, Quartus Gleason, age 18, were also in the home. By the time the 1860 Census was conducted at Soap Creek, Benton County, Oregon, Susannah had relocated to Oregon and was living with her former son-in-law, his 2nd wife, Nancy, two of her three grandchildren, Edward, now 19 yrs. of age, and Nancy, now 16 years old, and Thomas and Nancy's six children from their marriage who were ranging in age from one year old to eleven years old. I searched a wonderfully complete web site for anyone seeking to find when most emigrants came to Oregon during the 1840's and 1850's, researched quite thoroughly by Stephenie Flora. I searched the years 1850 thru 1855 without any luck, so cannot readily determine when Susannah Butterfield made the arduous trip from New Hampshire to Oregon. She was in very advanced age when she made the trip across the Oregon Trail, at least into her 70's as she wouldn't have left until after the 1850 Census was taken and there were no wagons leaving in the Winter, 1850, so the earliest she could have left would have been early 1851. I did not find her in any of the listings from 1851-1855, however, so she most likely made the trip between 1855 and before 1860, when records are incomplete. [Note: There is an emigrant to Oregon listed as "Mrs. Butterfield", mother of David Butterfield (1818-1889) and a widow, who came to the Oregon Territory in 1846, but I doubt this is the same person]. It would have been a very hard trip for a woman of her advanced age. The only other way she could have arrived would have been to board a ship and sail around the Horn, then up the Columbia River to Portland, and down the Willamette River into the Valley. Thomas Read had operated a flat boat on the Mississippi River for a number of years before coming West and I believe he may have done so again as a side venture in addition to farming. If not, there were others who operated ferries at different places along the Willamette River between Portland and Salem (Reason Bowie Hall, after 1850, near Buena Vista). I was unable to find when Susannah's daughter, Susan, died, as I believe it would have been the main [if only] reason she would have made such a drastic move at her age. Susan may also have remarried and then have died within that ten year period. Either way, I cannot find what happened to her at this point or what was the deciding factor in Susannah's relocation. But I can also not think of a better place to relocate to than Oregon, especially when she was going to be close to her grandchildren. She must have been welcomed and she had a home with food and shelter in her final days. She lived the last six years with her former son-in-law, from the information I have available. She died when she had been living almost 91 years, which is quite a long time for a woman in the 1800's. She was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. May she Rest in Peace for Eternity, welcoming her descendants as they pass on, one by one.
Aged 90Y 9M
Susannah Butterfield was originally from New Hampshire, born in 1776. In 1850 she was living in Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, a widow aged 73 yrs., with a granddaughter, Mary Gleason, age 20 yrs., a grandson, Quartus Gleason, age 18 yrs., both born in New Hampshire, and a daughter, Susan Reed, b.1809, also in N.H., the former wife of her son-in-law, Thomas Micah Read (1812-1892), who had emigrated to Oregon in 1845 with his three children, Edward, Martha and Nancy Read. Thomas went on to remarry in 1846 to Nancy (White) Hawkins, a widow who had been in the same wagon train with him in 1845 with her husband, Zachariah Hawkins, and six children. Her husband and youngest daughter, Laura Emily, had both died during the trip and had been buried near the Oregon Trail in unmarked graves. She, with her five remaining children and her eldest son's family had settled in Benton County in the Oregon Territory. Six children were borne of the marriage of Nancy (White) Hawkins and Thomas Micah Read.
Susannah Butterfield was still living in New Hampshire when the 1850 Census was conducted on Oct 27, 1850. She was a widow by this time and the value of the land was listed at $800. Her daughters, Susan Reed, age 41, and Mary Gleason, age 20, and Mary's husband, Quartus Gleason, age 18, were also in the home. By the time the 1860 Census was conducted at Soap Creek, Benton County, Oregon, Susannah had relocated to Oregon and was living with her former son-in-law, his 2nd wife, Nancy, two of her three grandchildren, Edward, now 19 yrs. of age, and Nancy, now 16 years old, and Thomas and Nancy's six children from their marriage who were ranging in age from one year old to eleven years old. I searched a wonderfully complete web site for anyone seeking to find when most emigrants came to Oregon during the 1840's and 1850's, researched quite thoroughly by Stephenie Flora. I searched the years 1850 thru 1855 without any luck, so cannot readily determine when Susannah Butterfield made the arduous trip from New Hampshire to Oregon. She was in very advanced age when she made the trip across the Oregon Trail, at least into her 70's as she wouldn't have left until after the 1850 Census was taken and there were no wagons leaving in the Winter, 1850, so the earliest she could have left would have been early 1851. I did not find her in any of the listings from 1851-1855, however, so she most likely made the trip between 1855 and before 1860, when records are incomplete. [Note: There is an emigrant to Oregon listed as "Mrs. Butterfield", mother of David Butterfield (1818-1889) and a widow, who came to the Oregon Territory in 1846, but I doubt this is the same person]. It would have been a very hard trip for a woman of her advanced age. The only other way she could have arrived would have been to board a ship and sail around the Horn, then up the Columbia River to Portland, and down the Willamette River into the Valley. Thomas Read had operated a flat boat on the Mississippi River for a number of years before coming West and I believe he may have done so again as a side venture in addition to farming. If not, there were others who operated ferries at different places along the Willamette River between Portland and Salem (Reason Bowie Hall, after 1850, near Buena Vista). I was unable to find when Susannah's daughter, Susan, died, as I believe it would have been the main [if only] reason she would have made such a drastic move at her age. Susan may also have remarried and then have died within that ten year period. Either way, I cannot find what happened to her at this point or what was the deciding factor in Susannah's relocation. But I can also not think of a better place to relocate to than Oregon, especially when she was going to be close to her grandchildren. She must have been welcomed and she had a home with food and shelter in her final days. She lived the last six years with her former son-in-law, from the information I have available. She died when she had been living almost 91 years, which is quite a long time for a woman in the 1800's. She was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. May she Rest in Peace for Eternity, welcoming her descendants as they pass on, one by one.
Susannah Butterfield was originally from New Hampshire, born in 1776. In 1850 she was living in Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, a widow aged 73 yrs., with a granddaughter, Mary Gleason, age 20 yrs., a grandson, Quartus Gleason, age 18 yrs., both born in New Hampshire, and a daughter, Susan Reed, b.1809, also in N.H., the former wife of her son-in-law, Thomas Micah Read (1812-1892), who had emigrated to Oregon in 1845 with his three children, Edward, Martha and Nancy Read. Thomas went on to remarry in 1846 to Nancy (White) Hawkins, a widow who had been in the same wagon train with him in 1845 with her husband, Zachariah Hawkins, and six children. Her husband and youngest daughter, Laura Emily, had both died during the trip and had been buried near the Oregon Trail in unmarked graves. She, with her five remaining children and her eldest son's family had settled in Benton County in the Oregon Territory. Six children were borne of the marriage of Nancy (White) Hawkins and Thomas Micah Read.
Susannah Butterfield was still living in New Hampshire when the 1850 Census was conducted on Oct 27, 1850. She was a widow by this time and the value of the land was listed at $800. Her daughters, Susan Reed, age 41, and Mary Gleason, age 20, and Mary's husband, Quartus Gleason, age 18, were also in the home. By the time the 1860 Census was conducted at Soap Creek, Benton County, Oregon, Susannah had relocated to Oregon and was living with her former son-in-law, his 2nd wife, Nancy, two of her three grandchildren, Edward, now 19 yrs. of age, and Nancy, now 16 years old, and Thomas and Nancy's six children from their marriage who were ranging in age from one year old to eleven years old. I searched a wonderfully complete web site for anyone seeking to find when most emigrants came to Oregon during the 1840's and 1850's, researched quite thoroughly by Stephenie Flora. I searched the years 1850 thru 1855 without any luck, so cannot readily determine when Susannah Butterfield made the arduous trip from New Hampshire to Oregon. She was in very advanced age when she made the trip across the Oregon Trail, at least into her 70's as she wouldn't have left until after the 1850 Census was taken and there were no wagons leaving in the Winter, 1850, so the earliest she could have left would have been early 1851. I did not find her in any of the listings from 1851-1855, however, so she most likely made the trip between 1855 and before 1860, when records are incomplete. [Note: There is an emigrant to Oregon listed as "Mrs. Butterfield", mother of David Butterfield (1818-1889) and a widow, who came to the Oregon Territory in 1846, but I doubt this is the same person]. It would have been a very hard trip for a woman of her advanced age. The only other way she could have arrived would have been to board a ship and sail around the Horn, then up the Columbia River to Portland, and down the Willamette River into the Valley. Thomas Read had operated a flat boat on the Mississippi River for a number of years before coming West and I believe he may have done so again as a side venture in addition to farming. If not, there were others who operated ferries at different places along the Willamette River between Portland and Salem (Reason Bowie Hall, after 1850, near Buena Vista). I was unable to find when Susannah's daughter, Susan, died, as I believe it would have been the main [if only] reason she would have made such a drastic move at her age. Susan may also have remarried and then have died within that ten year period. Either way, I cannot find what happened to her at this point or what was the deciding factor in Susannah's relocation. But I can also not think of a better place to relocate to than Oregon, especially when she was going to be close to her grandchildren. She must have been welcomed and she had a home with food and shelter in her final days. She lived the last six years with her former son-in-law, from the information I have available. She died when she had been living almost 91 years, which is quite a long time for a woman in the 1800's. She was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. May she Rest in Peace for Eternity, welcoming her descendants as they pass on, one by one.
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