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John Button

Birth
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
14 Dec 1846 (aged 89–90)
Brookfield, Madison County, New York, USA
Burial
Five Corners, Madison County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather

He was the son of Daniel Button and Elizabeth Palmetter.

Button Families of America by Robert Nye, published 1971.
John Button, born 1749 or 1756 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died December 14, 1846 in Brookfield, Madison County, New York and is buried on the old Button Farm on Button Hill. He married Betsey Palamatter or Anna Palmer, born 1747; died 1840, age 93. He moved with his bachelor brother from Rhode Island to Brookfield, New York in 1792, locating there on lot 82.

The Brookfield Courier July 27, 1921
John Button and family and Master Elias, as his brother was commonly called, lived and died on the farm now owned by Mr. Gilbert on Button Hill. They were buried on the hillside above the house, but that cemetery has been ploughed over and nothing remains to mark their burial place.
Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather

He was the son of Daniel Button and Elizabeth Palmetter.

Button Families of America by Robert Nye, published 1971.
John Button, born 1749 or 1756 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died December 14, 1846 in Brookfield, Madison County, New York and is buried on the old Button Farm on Button Hill. He married Betsey Palamatter or Anna Palmer, born 1747; died 1840, age 93. He moved with his bachelor brother from Rhode Island to Brookfield, New York in 1792, locating there on lot 82.

The Brookfield Courier July 27, 1921
John Button and family and Master Elias, as his brother was commonly called, lived and died on the farm now owned by Mr. Gilbert on Button Hill. They were buried on the hillside above the house, but that cemetery has been ploughed over and nothing remains to mark their burial place.

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