Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-10-06
THE BUTLERS.
One of the Oldest Maine and Han.
cock County Families.
(From the Bangor News.)

WIN SOuMUy 6lIlllIcSs
(From the Bangor News)
Thinking it may be of interest to
some of the Butler family to know
something Of the ancestors, 1 send
the following, copied from the
records. At Buffers Point there is
still to be seen the cellar Of the first
log house which was erected by the
first English settler in this vicinity
Moses Butler. Higher up on the
ridge can be seen the location of the
second house Of Moses Butler, and
the cellar of the house of his young
est son, George G. Butler.
The spot where Moses Butler, who
died in 1917, and his wife, Sarah
Goodwin, who died in 1905, were
buried, is still pointed out, as is also
the grave Of the hospitable Indian,
Tugwassah, who SO cordially well
coined the English to his camping
ground and who always remained
their firm friend. His grave Is at
the foot Of large boulder marked
by head stone and foot stone Of
granite.
A sketch Of the Butler family in
Great Britain and America gave a
brief history of the family from the
time of the Anglo Norman, Theobald
Walter, who died in 1905 or 1906,
brother of Archbishop OF Canter-
bury. He and his successor were ap-
pointed the kings butler. Their
duty was to attend the kings at their
coronation and present them with
the first cup of wine; after the coro-
nation, in return, they received many
l 11v@1a
butler, this became the surname OF
his descendants. A British news
paper says:
1.-THE family Of Buffers is one OF
the most ancient and Industrious In
the British dominions, and for SER
vice which at different times 1t rem
dered to the crown, it has obtained
titles of honor in each Of the king
doms which constitute the empire. y
The first Of the house of Ormande
to come to Maine was Thomas But.
Ter, a scholar, born about 1874, who
came to what is Berwick and mar.
ried the daughter of Thomas Abbott
He and Mr.. Abbott became partners
in business as owners of extensive
saw mills and manufacturers Of lum'
bur. He also taught Latin in the
school when competent teacher
could not be found. He was an in
innate friend of Sir William Pep
perell, George Wentworth, etc., and
a man of ample means, ever fore
most to promote the interests of the
community in which he lived, especi-
ally evinced by the interest he mani
tested in the schools. He was
elected to public office thirtyfive
| times. the last time in 1886.
| His third child was Moses Butler,
born in 1902, who held several i'm
portaht offices and was captain OF
company at the siege and capture Oh
| the strong fortress Lou1sburg IN
I1744-5. He was also present at the
siege of Quebec in 1854. He dled
in 1856.
The third child of Capt. Moses
Butler was the Moses Butler who
came to Hancock county with Mr.
| Wentworth, they being the first
English settlers of Taunton bay. He
| was born in South Berwick in 1871
and married Sarah Goodwin, daugh-
ter of Samuel Goodwin, one of the
family Of Goodwins so prominent in
the history of York county, Maine,
| in 1850 He moved to Frenchman' S
bay, afterward called Taunton. In
1884 he served in the Revolution
with fifteen others of the sons and
grandsons of Thomas Butler, some
as officers, and others as privates,
and died in September, 1917. He
| had seven children.
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