Researching Elizabeth Butler
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 29199 people with the Butler surname? In that year Butler was ranked number 107 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Elizabeth means "consecrated to God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Elizabeth Butler on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Elizabeth Butler and the Butler Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Butler Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Butler family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 44158 people with the Butler surname in the UK? Butler is now ranked number 98 for popularity in the UK. |
Butler Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 276480 people with the Butler surname in the USA? Butler is ranked number 72 for popularity in the USA. |
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Elizabeth Golcher Butler
Elizabeth Golcher Butler (October 16, 1831 - July 13, 1906) was a British-born American women's activist and a pioneer in the Order of the Eastern Star. With the establishment of the General Grand Chapter, which would have full control over the ritual, Butler was elected to its highest office, becoming its first Most Worthy Grand Matron (1876–78). To be active among the first in any movement which is successful is to occupy a position of prominence. To be the first Matron of the first chapter in any State is an honor to any member of the Order of the Eastern Star; to be the first Grand Matron of a Grand Chapter is a greater honor; but to be the first Most Worthy Grand Matron of the General Grand Chapter —the federated head of the Order— was the highest honor one could receive within the Order.
Butler (née Golcher) was born in England in 1831. With her family, she came to the United States as a child, and settled in Pennsylvania. Her early womanhood was spent in Philadelphia, where she married Joseph Butler. In 1857, they moved to Chicago, Illinois, with their children. Upon the introduction of the Order into Illinois, she became a charter member, and Matron of Miriam Chapter, No. 1. When, the Order taking shape and system, the General Grand Chapter was organized by the representatives of the various Grand Chapters, at Indianapolis, Indiana, in November, 1876, Butler was unanimously elevated to the office of Most Worthy Grand Matron. Butler Chapter No. 36 was named in her honor. She died in 1906.
Source: Elizabeth Golcher Butler, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Butler
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