Bela Lincoln Butler, Sr

1764 - 1837  (72 years)

• Name	Bela Lincoln Butler  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	22 Nov 1764	Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1782  [2]
  	American Navy - Revolutionary War, Privateer "Hercules" defeated in battle by Royal Navy and Taken prisoner
  Military POW	Abt 1783	Cork County, Ireland   [2]
  	Imprisoned by the British for over a year at the Old Head of Kinsale
  Death	25 Jul 1837	Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA   [1, 2, 3, 6, 8]
  	Age: 72
  Burial	Old Cemetery, Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I25930	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Captain Joseph Butler,   b. 15 Aug 1734, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 Feb 1784, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah 'Sally' Rice,   b. 9 Apr 1737, Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 Jul 1796, Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Dec 1756	Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F10543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joanna Wadsworth
  Marriage	29 Dec 1825	Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA   [2, 5]
  Family ID	F11186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth "Betsy' Seager
  Marriage	5 Jun 1785	Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 7]
  Family ID	F11187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Nov 1764 - Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Military POW - Imprisoned by the British for over a year at the Old Head of Kinsale - Abt 1783 - Cork County, Ireland Marriage - 5 Jun 1785 - Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 29 Dec 1825 - Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA Death - 25 Jul 1837 - Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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