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Mary Jane BUTSON

Female 1854 - 1899  (46 years)


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  • Name Mary Jane BUTSON  [1, 2] 
    Born Between 1853 and 1854  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • 5 Jul 1887 Declaration of Intention gives birth 1855; 15 Aug 1899 Death age 43 [thus 1856] -- BUT 1861 census shows her 7 [thus 1854] and Emma 6 [thus 1855] - either in Reach or Ops Township
    Henry & Sarah Butson's Daughter's Names    		 Henry & Sarah Butson's Daughter's Names
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1861  Ops Township, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Henry & Sarah Butson Family in 1861 Canada Census of Ops Township, Victoria County, Ontario    		 Henry & Sarah Butson Family in 1861 Canada Census of Ops Township, Victoria County, Ontario
    Arrival Jun 1882  Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Arrival in Huron, MI Jun 1882 per 5 Jul 1887 Declaration of Intention to become US Citizen - almost certainly Port Huron which she would have reached when crossing at Sarnia, Ontario 
    Mary Jane Butson - Declaration of Intent to become US Citizen-1887-07-05    		 Mary Jane Butson - Declaration of Intent to become US Citizen-1887-07-05
    Declaration of Intention to become US Citizen - born 1855 - entered US at port of Huron, Michigan in June 1882 [Source: FHL 2,196,710 item 9 - Benson County Declarations, vol. 9, p. 34] almost certainly Port Huron, Michigan, which she would have reached when crossing at Sarnia, Ontario, near her Butson relatives in Staffa, Ontario
    NaturalizationDeclaration 5 Jul 1887  Benson County, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Naturalization 5 Jul 1887  Leeds, Benson, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Declaration of Intention to become US Citizen - born 1855 - entered US at Huron, Michigan in June 1882 
    Mary Jane Butson - Declaration of Intent to become US Citizen-1887-07-05    		 Mary Jane Butson - Declaration of Intent to become US Citizen-1887-07-05
    Declaration of Intention to become US Citizen - born 1855 - entered US at port of Huron, Michigan in June 1882 [Source: FHL 2,196,710 item 9 - Benson County Declarations, vol. 9, p. 34] almost certainly Port Huron, Michigan, which she would have reached when crossing at Sarnia, Ontario, near her Butson relatives in Staffa, Ontario
    Residence 22 Dec 1888  North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Unclaimed letter at Grand Forks post office 
    Mary Jane Butson - Unclaimed Letter List - Grand Forks (Dakota Territory) Herald issue of 22 Dec 1888 - page 2    		 Mary Jane Butson - Unclaimed Letter List - Grand Forks (Dakota Territory) Herald issue of 22 Dec 1888 - page 2
    List of Letters -- The following list remained uncalled for Dec. 22, 1888. ... Ladies' List ... Butson, Mary J. ... D. P. McLaurin, Postmaster
    Died 15 Aug 1899  Leeds, Benson, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mary Butson - age 43 - at Leeds - Certificate # 133-99-000017
    Mary Jane Butson - Transcribed Death Certificate    		 Mary Jane Butson - Transcribed Death Certificate
    Buried Aft 16 Aug 1899  Leeds Township, Benson, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Leeds Cemetery - NW 1/4 Section 29
    Mary Jane Butson - Gravestone    		 Mary Jane Butson - Gravestone
    The cemetery is 1/4 mile north of Leeds on Highway 19. It is on the east side of the road. Her grave is in the south half of the cemetery in the 9th row from the highway, toward the south end of the row. The monument of her first cousin Maria (Butson) Golding's daughters Elverretta & Luretta Golding is two rows further back, at the north end of the row, just south of the center road of the cemetery. [photograph by Wesley Johnston, descendant of Mary Jane's sister Emma (Butson) Johnston]
    Possessions 20 Nov 1901  Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Posthumous Benson County land patent to Heirs or Devisees of Mary Jane Butson 
    Mary Jane Butson - Posthumous Land Patent to Her Heirs or Devisees - 20 Nov 1901    		 Mary Jane Butson - Posthumous Land Patent to Her Heirs or Devisees - 20 Nov 1901
    == Accession NDMTAA 008441 == Benson County
    Person ID I1222  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 

    Father Henry BUTSON,   b. 24 Mar 1831, Bedelva, St Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1892, Detroit, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah HARRISON,   b. Abt 1835, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1862 and 1867, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1852  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 1861 census explicitly shows them married in 1852. Since Henry was single in the 1851/2 census, then their marriage must have been in the latter part of 1852
    Family ID F367  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Between 1853 and 1854 - Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - Arrival in Huron, MI Jun 1882 per 5 Jul 1887 Declaration of Intention to become US Citizen - almost certainly Port Huron which she would have reached when crossing at Sarnia, Ontario - Jun 1882 - Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalizationDeclaration - 5 Jul 1887 - Benson County, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - Declaration of Intention to become US Citizen - born 1855 - entered US at Huron, Michigan in June 1882 - 5 Jul 1887 - Leeds, Benson, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Unclaimed letter at Grand Forks post office - 22 Dec 1888 - North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Aug 1899 - Leeds, Benson, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 16 Aug 1899 - Leeds Township, Benson, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPossessions - Posthumous Benson County land patent to Heirs or Devisees of Mary Jane Butson - 20 Nov 1901 - Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Mary Jane Butson - Posthumous Land Patent to Her Heirs or Devisees - 20 Nov 1901    		Mary Jane Butson - Posthumous Land Patent to Her Heirs or Devisees - 20 Nov 1901
    == Accession NDMTAA 008441 == Benson County
    Mary Jane Butson - Declaration of Intent to become US Citizen-1887-07-05    		Mary Jane Butson - Declaration of Intent to become US Citizen-1887-07-05
    Declaration of Intention to become US Citizen - born 1855 - entered US at port of Huron, Michigan in June 1882 [Source: FHL 2,196,710 item 9 - Benson County Declarations, vol. 9, p. 34] almost certainly Port Huron, Michigan, which she would have reached when crossing at Sarnia, Ontario, near her Butson relatives in Staffa, Ontario
    Mary Jane Butson - Unclaimed Letter List - Grand Forks (Dakota Territory) Herald issue of 22 Dec 1888 - page 2    		Mary Jane Butson - Unclaimed Letter List - Grand Forks (Dakota Territory) Herald issue of 22 Dec 1888 - page 2
    List of Letters -- The following list remained uncalled for Dec. 22, 1888. ... Ladies' List ... Butson, Mary J. ... D. P. McLaurin, Postmaster
    Mary Jane Butson - Transcribed Death Certificate    		Mary Jane Butson - Transcribed Death Certificate
    Henry & Sarah Butson Family in 1861 Canada Census of Ops Township, Victoria County, Ontario    		Henry & Sarah Butson Family in 1861 Canada Census of Ops Township, Victoria County, Ontario
    Mary Jane Butson - Gravestone    		Mary Jane Butson - Gravestone
    The cemetery is 1/4 mile north of Leeds on Highway 19. It is on the east side of the road. Her grave is in the south half of the cemetery in the 9th row from the highway, toward the south end of the row. The monument of her first cousin Maria (Butson) Golding's daughters Elverretta & Luretta Golding is two rows further back, at the north end of the row, just south of the center road of the cemetery. [photograph by Wesley Johnston, descendant of Mary Jane's sister Emma (Butson) Johnston]

    Histories
    Mary (Ward) Harrison's Direct-Line Female Descendants (mtDNA T2b1)    		Mary (Ward) Harrison's Direct-Line Female Descendants (mtDNA T2b1)
    The Butsons of North Dakota    		The Butsons of North Dakota
    Henry & Sarah Butson's Daughter's Names    		Henry & Sarah Butson's Daughter's Names

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index..Original data - Census returns for 1861. Microfilm C-999 to C;).
      Birth date: 1852
      Birth place: Canada
      Residence date: 1861
      Residence place: Victoria, Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1861canada&h=794640412&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1861 Census of Canada      		 1861 Census of Canada


    2. [S98] North Dakota, U.S., Naturalizations, 1873-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2021;), The State Historical Society of North Dakota; Bismarck, North Dakota; North Dakota, Naturalizations, 1873-1952.
      North Dakota, U.S., Naturalizations, 1873-1952      		 North Dakota, U.S., Naturalizations, 1873-1952
      The State Historical Society of North Dakota; Bismarck, North Dakota; North Dakota, Naturalizations, 1873-1952


    3. [S17] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index..Original data - Census returns for 1861. Microfilm C-999 to C;).