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Capt Joseph Butler

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Birth	:	15 Aug 1734 Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	1789 Hillsboro Center, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial	:	Hillsborough Centre Cemetery, Hillsboro Center, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.1477440, -71.9364600
Description	:	Joseph Butler was a lieutenant in the Concord Minuteman company commanded by Captain Nathan Barrett, in the Middlesex regiment under the command of Colonel Abijah Pierce and Major John Buttrick on April 19,1775, the first day of the American Revolution. He fought at the Old North Bridge in Concord, and helped to pursue the Redcoats back to Boston. On May 23, 1775, Joseph Butler was confirmed and commissioned as Captain of the First Company of the 16th Massachusetts Bay (5th Middlesex County) Provincial Regiment commanded by Colonel John Nixon. He fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17,... Read More	Joseph Butler was a lieutenant in the Concord Minuteman company commanded by Captain Nathan Barrett, in the Middlesex regiment under the command of Colonel Abijah Pierce and Major John Buttrick on April 19,1775, the first day of the American Revolution. He fought at the Old North Bridge in Concord, and helped to pursue the Redcoats back to Boston. On May 23, 1775, Joseph Butler was confirmed and commissioned as Captain of the First Company of the 16th Massachusetts Bay (5th Middlesex County) Provincial Regiment commanded by Colonel John Nixon. He fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, serving with his company behind the "rail fence" on Breed's Hill, and his company was amongst the last to retreat at the end of the battle. In December of 1775 Joseph Butler became the proprietor of the famous Wright's Tavern, now a National Historic Site, where the minutemen gathered on April 19, 1775 before going out to fight the British at the Battle of Concord. On August 25, 1776, Joseph Butler, now a captain in the 4th Massachusetts Continental Regiment commanded by Lt. Colonel Thomas Nixon, in the Massachusetts Brigade commanded by Brigadier General John Nixon, fought in the terrible defeat of General George Washington's army at Brooklyn Heights in Kings County, Long Island, New York. He also fought on September 16, 1776 at the Battle of Morningside Heights on Manhatten Island, New York. Captain Joseph Butler ended his military career with his participation in the great American victory of Washington's army over the Hessians on Christmas Day 1776 at the Battle of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey. Joseph was married to Sarah "Sally" (Unknown Last Name) in December of 1756 in Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

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Capt Joseph Butler's memorial is located at: Hillsborough Centre Cemetery, Hillsboro Center, Hillsborough County, USA.
When did Capt Joseph Butler death?
Capt Joseph Butler death on 1789 in Hillsboro Center, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
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Latitude: 43.1477440
Longitude: -71.9364600

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Sarah “Sally” Butler

(1736 - 1796)

Siblings

Phineas Butler

(1732 - 1806)

Children

John “Jack” Butler

(1761 - 1811)

Bela Lincoln Butler Sr.

(1764 - 1837)

George Washington Butler

(1776 - 1844)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Hillsborough Centre Cemetery
Hillsboro Center, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1477440, -71.9364600

2. Kimball Hill Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1526710, -71.9279010

3. Carter Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1351490, -71.9496380

4. Codman Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1345920, -71.9492030

5. Gearry Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1396380, -71.9168040

6. Munroe Cemetery
Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1594009, -71.9158020

7. Clark Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1335900, -71.9106500

8. Life Forest
Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1227576, -71.9382913

9. Bible Hill Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1215990, -71.9331100

10. Saint Charles Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1217700, -71.9542400

11. Harvey Memorial Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1212360, -71.9548130

12. Pine Hill Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1206200, -71.9569000

13. Maple Avenue Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1194300, -71.9562300

14. Saint Marys Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1249600, -71.9056200

15. Kimball Corner Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1885630, -71.9342280

16. Farrar Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1867300, -71.9146100

17. Dascomb Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1099730, -71.9054160

18. Church Street Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1125500, -71.8990000

19. Town Line Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1053700, -71.9154950

20. Cooledge Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1677900, -71.9935200

21. Preston Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1149800, -71.8886100

22. Bear Hill Cemetery
Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1233100, -71.8686100

23. Butler Cemetery
Deering, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1046982, -71.8886032

24. Appleton Cemetery
Deering, Hillsborough County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1041985, -71.8858032