Title

Butler, John (Lieut.-Col.)

Description

en-CA b. 1725 (New London, Connecticut); d. 1796 (Butler`s Burying Ground); father of Walter, Thomas and 2 younger sons and 1 daughter; 1742 inherited vast estate of 60,000 acres along Mohawk River; 1755 commissioned in Indian Department during French and Indian War; employed by Sir William Johnson as interpreter to all important Indian Councils; 1777 organized Loyalist corps known as Butler's Rangers; U.E.L. of Niagara Township; served as Deputy Superintendent of the Indians; Jul;y 1778 made a raid into Wyoming valley;

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=415803

page

v,15,17,18,19,20,21,22,24,34,155,194,200,276,280,285,288,

Bibliographic Citation

10169441

Loyalist ancestors : some families of the Hamilton area / by Hamilton Branch, United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada.