Ephraim Butterfield1 
b. 28 July 1741
Ephraim Butterfield|b. 28 Jul 1741|p1245.htm|John Butterfield|b. 12 Jan 1697/98\nd. 1766|p1200.htm|Anna Hildreth|b. c 1703|p1239.htm|Benjamin Butterfield|d. 24 Jul 1715|p960.htm|Sarah Bates|b. 1677/78\nd. 5 Apr 1735|p969.htm|||||||
1st cousin 5 times removed of Louise Underwood.
1st cousin 7 times removed of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Underwood and Allied Families
Ephraim Butterfield was born on 28 July 1741 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.1 He was the son of John Butterfield and Anna Hildreth.1 He was buried on 7 June 1777 in Forefather's Burying Ground, Chelmsford Center.2
On 24 March 1763 John Butterfield divided his Chelmsford lands between Ephraim and his brother Benjamin, reserving a life interest. In 1766 hey sold a large part of this estate, later the most valuable part of the city of Lowell, to Thomas Fletcher.3
On 24 March 1763 John Butterfield divided his Chelmsford lands between Ephraim and his brother Benjamin, reserving a life interest. In 1766 hey sold a large part of this estate, later the most valuable part of the city of Lowell, to Thomas Fletcher.3
Citations
- [S111] Essex Institute, Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1914), 35.
- [S111] Chelmsford VR (published), 372.
- [S182] George A. Gordon, "The Butterfields of Middlesex", New England Historic and Genealogical Register (NEHGR) 44 (January 1890): 40.
