Benjamin Butterfield was the son of Benjamin (1702 MA - 1748) & Kezia (Patterson) (1703 MA - 1781 Cheshire Co, NH) Butterfield.
He served in the Revolutionary War as a Lieut. in Col. Warner's regt. 1777.["Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots of The Revolutionary War - Vermont," pg.90. Fisher]
He was married to 1st in 1748 to Susannah Spaulding and then Lois Herrick (1753 NH - 1794 VT) d/o Joseph Herrick #10203888. Benjamin & Susannah had: Benjamin b. 1749; Susanna b. 1753; Jessie b. 1756; Ezra b. 1758; Luke b. 1760; Levi b. 1763; Zeri b. 1765; Cyrus b. 1767; and Sebel b. 1770. Sebel is also buried in Locust Ridge as #10203820 .
Thede Butterfield, dau of Benjamin & Lois (Herrick) [his 2nd wife] Butterfield died Oct 2, 1794, ae 10 weeks, 5 dys. She is buried next to her half-sister Sebel and is #10203819.
Locust Ridge Cemetery is located on land originally owned by Benjamin Butterfield. The first recorded burial in what was then called "Old Sargent Burying Ground" appears to have been in 1776 when Susannah (Spaulding) Butterfield was interred.
On March 24, 1804, Benjamin Butterfield for $1 gave this burying ground to the School District No. 1 in Brattleboro and it was given in trust to Elihu Sargent. This was approximately 3/4 of an acre of his land. Brattleboro Land Records.
SOURCES: History Of Westmorland, NH
Rev. Soldier's Vermont. Fisher
Brattleboro Land Records
Brattleboro Vital Records
Annals of Brattleboro
George Lindsey Notebooks -Brooks Memorial Library,Brattleboro, VT
He served in the Revolutionary War as a Lieut. in Col. Warner's regt. 1777.["Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots of The Revolutionary War - Vermont," pg.90. Fisher]
He was married to 1st in 1748 to Susannah Spaulding and then Lois Herrick (1753 NH - 1794 VT) d/o Joseph Herrick #10203888. Benjamin & Susannah had: Benjamin b. 1749; Susanna b. 1753; Jessie b. 1756; Ezra b. 1758; Luke b. 1760; Levi b. 1763; Zeri b. 1765; Cyrus b. 1767; and Sebel b. 1770. Sebel is also buried in Locust Ridge as #10203820 .
Thede Butterfield, dau of Benjamin & Lois (Herrick) [his 2nd wife] Butterfield died Oct 2, 1794, ae 10 weeks, 5 dys. She is buried next to her half-sister Sebel and is #10203819.
Locust Ridge Cemetery is located on land originally owned by Benjamin Butterfield. The first recorded burial in what was then called "Old Sargent Burying Ground" appears to have been in 1776 when Susannah (Spaulding) Butterfield was interred.
On March 24, 1804, Benjamin Butterfield for $1 gave this burying ground to the School District No. 1 in Brattleboro and it was given in trust to Elihu Sargent. This was approximately 3/4 of an acre of his land. Brattleboro Land Records.
SOURCES: History Of Westmorland, NH
Rev. Soldier's Vermont. Fisher
Brattleboro Land Records
Brattleboro Vital Records
Annals of Brattleboro
George Lindsey Notebooks -Brooks Memorial Library,Brattleboro, VT
Benjamin Butterfield was the son of Benjamin (1702 MA - 1748) & Kezia (Patterson) (1703 MA - 1781 Cheshire Co, NH) Butterfield.
He served in the Revolutionary War as a Lieut. in Col. Warner's regt. 1777.["Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots of The Revolutionary War - Vermont," pg.90. Fisher]
He was married to 1st in 1748 to Susannah Spaulding and then Lois Herrick (1753 NH - 1794 VT) d/o Joseph Herrick #10203888. Benjamin & Susannah had: Benjamin b. 1749; Susanna b. 1753; Jessie b. 1756; Ezra b. 1758; Luke b. 1760; Levi b. 1763; Zeri b. 1765; Cyrus b. 1767; and Sebel b. 1770. Sebel is also buried in Locust Ridge as #10203820 .
Thede Butterfield, dau of Benjamin & Lois (Herrick) [his 2nd wife] Butterfield died Oct 2, 1794, ae 10 weeks, 5 dys. She is buried next to her half-sister Sebel and is #10203819.
Locust Ridge Cemetery is located on land originally owned by Benjamin Butterfield. The first recorded burial in what was then called "Old Sargent Burying Ground" appears to have been in 1776 when Susannah (Spaulding) Butterfield was interred.
On March 24, 1804, Benjamin Butterfield for $1 gave this burying ground to the School District No. 1 in Brattleboro and it was given in trust to Elihu Sargent. This was approximately 3/4 of an acre of his land. Brattleboro Land Records.
SOURCES: History Of Westmorland, NH
Rev. Soldier's Vermont. Fisher
Brattleboro Land Records
Brattleboro Vital Records
Annals of Brattleboro
George Lindsey Notebooks -Brooks Memorial Library,Brattleboro, VT
He served in the Revolutionary War as a Lieut. in Col. Warner's regt. 1777.["Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots of The Revolutionary War - Vermont," pg.90. Fisher]
He was married to 1st in 1748 to Susannah Spaulding and then Lois Herrick (1753 NH - 1794 VT) d/o Joseph Herrick #10203888. Benjamin & Susannah had: Benjamin b. 1749; Susanna b. 1753; Jessie b. 1756; Ezra b. 1758; Luke b. 1760; Levi b. 1763; Zeri b. 1765; Cyrus b. 1767; and Sebel b. 1770. Sebel is also buried in Locust Ridge as #10203820 .
Thede Butterfield, dau of Benjamin & Lois (Herrick) [his 2nd wife] Butterfield died Oct 2, 1794, ae 10 weeks, 5 dys. She is buried next to her half-sister Sebel and is #10203819.
Locust Ridge Cemetery is located on land originally owned by Benjamin Butterfield. The first recorded burial in what was then called "Old Sargent Burying Ground" appears to have been in 1776 when Susannah (Spaulding) Butterfield was interred.
On March 24, 1804, Benjamin Butterfield for $1 gave this burying ground to the School District No. 1 in Brattleboro and it was given in trust to Elihu Sargent. This was approximately 3/4 of an acre of his land. Brattleboro Land Records.
SOURCES: History Of Westmorland, NH
Rev. Soldier's Vermont. Fisher
Brattleboro Land Records
Brattleboro Vital Records
Annals of Brattleboro
George Lindsey Notebooks -Brooks Memorial Library,Brattleboro, VT
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