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David Butson

Male 1858 - 1928  (69 years)


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  • Name David Butson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Born 25 Dec 1858  East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    • date 25 Dec 1858 per Naturalization first papers 24 Sep 1918
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1871  Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1881  Choffey & Bethune Township, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Arrival 1889  [8] 
    Arrival 1889  [7] 
    Arrival 1890  [6] 
    Residence 1895  Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    206 West 2nd Street, brother George family with them - both are firemen 
    Residence 1900  Pleasant Valley School Township, Rolette, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1906  Beckenham, Mackenzie, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Arrival 20 Mar 1909  St. John, Rolette, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    arrival in US overland by team from Saskatchewan - per 24 Sep 1918 Naturalization first papers 
    Residence 1910  Pleasant Valley Township, Rolette, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Naturalization 24 Sep 1918  Rolla, Rolette, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Declaration of Intention to become US citizen ("first papers") 
    Residence 24 Sep 1918  Wolford, Pierce, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    near Wolford per 24 Sep 1918 Naturalization first papers - fair complexion, 5'7", 155 pounds, dark hair, blue eyes 
    Residence 1920  Pleasant Valley Township, Rolette, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Patent Issued 8 Feb 1921  Wolford, Pierce, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    he had probably submitted the patent while living at Wolford - "Butson, David, Wolford, N. D. Rural mail post and box. No. 1,368,110; Feb. 8 [1921]; v. 288; p. 297 
    Residence Bef 21 Nov 1924  Wolford, Pierce, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    NOT CERTAIN OF MONTH: Stamped date appears to be "...V 21 1924" 
    Arrival 21 Nov 1924  Emerson, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    NOT CERTAIN OF MONTH: Stamped date appears to be "...V 21 1924" 
    Residence 18 Sep 1928  Swan River, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    residence at time of death at Winnipeg General Hospital 
    Died 18 Sep 1928  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 13] 
    • at the General Hospital in Winnipeg; resident of Swan River
    David Butson-Obituary-Winnipeg Tribune 25 Sep 1928  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Winnipeg Tribune, 25 Sep 1928, page 4 
    Buried 25 Sep 1928  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • Brookside Cemetery; from Clark-Leatherdale Funeral Parlors
    Person ID I2401  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 

    Father William Butson,   b. 16 Sep 1824, Biscovay, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1900, Sundridge, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Susan Adams,   b. 5 Nov 1831, Biscovey, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1910, Proton Station, Grey, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 30 Jul 1850  Whitby Township, Home District, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • witnesses Nicholas Butson and Mary Ann Adams (his brother and her sister) whose marriage is shown on the facing page
    Family ID F215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Tripp,   b. Feb 1868, Wyebridge, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1939, Alma, Gratiot, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 12 May 1886  Strong Township, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 15, 16] 
    • he 24 bachelor Methodist, she 18 spinster Episcopalian
    Children 
    +1. Effie Rosamond Butson,   b. May 1890, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1977, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F730  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 206 West 2nd Street, brother George family with them - both are firemen - 1895 - Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Pleasant Valley Township, Rolette, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - Declaration of Intention to become US citizen ("first papers") - 24 Sep 1918 - Rolla, Rolette, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - near Wolford per 24 Sep 1918 Naturalization first papers - fair complexion, 5'7", 155 pounds, dark hair, blue eyes - 24 Sep 1918 - Wolford, Pierce, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Pleasant Valley Township, Rolette, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPatent Issued - he had probably submitted the patent while living at Wolford - "Butson, David, Wolford, N. D. Rural mail post and box. No. 1,368,110; Feb. 8 [1921]; v. 288; p. 297 - 8 Feb 1921 - Wolford, Pierce, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - NOT CERTAIN OF MONTH: Stamped date appears to be "...V 21 1924" - Bef 21 Nov 1924 - Wolford, Pierce, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - NOT CERTAIN OF MONTH: Stamped date appears to be "...V 21 1924" - 21 Nov 1924 - Emerson, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - residence at time of death at Winnipeg General Hospital - 18 Sep 1928 - Swan River, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Sep 1928 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDavid Butson-Obituary-Winnipeg Tribune - Winnipeg Tribune, 25 Sep 1928, page 4 - 25 Sep 1928 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 25 Sep 1928 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] 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: 1858
      Birth place: Upper Canada
      Residence date: 1861
      Residence place: Ontario, Canada West, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1861canada&h=795404159&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [S21] 1871 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 1871 Canada Census Index.Images reproduced by courtesy of Library and Archives Canada, ;).
      Birth date: abt 1859
      Birth place: Ontario
      Residence date: 1871
      Residence place: Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1871canada&h=265335&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S2] 1881 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. 1881 Canada Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite;).
      Birth date: 1858
      Birth place: Ontario
      Residence date: 1881
      Residence place: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1881canada&h=950957&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S19] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. MS932, 695 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ontario, Canada. Division Registrar Vital Stati;).
      Birth date: abt 1862
      Birth place: Canada
      Marriage date: 12 May 1886
      Marriage place: Parry Sound District, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ontariomarr1858-1899_ga&h=1982046&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S14] Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and ;).
      Birth date: abt 1863
      Birth place: Canada
      Residence date: 1895
      Residence place: Duluth Ward 3
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=mnstatecen&h=1536152&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    6. [S13] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, ;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Pleasant Valley, Rolette, North Dakota; Roll: T623_1231; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 152.
      Birth date: Dec 1858
      Birth place: Canada Eng
      Marriage date: 1886
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Ellsworth, Island Lake, Ox Creek, Pleasant Valley, Scotch Block & Union Townships & Schools, Rolette, North Dakota
      Arrival date: 1890
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=57743259&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    7. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Pleasant Valley, Rolette, North Dakota; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
      Birth date: 1859
      Birth place: Canada English
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Pleasant Valley, Rolette, North Dakota
      Arrival date: 1889
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=21026241&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    8. [S5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Ellsworth, Rolette, North Dakota; Roll: T625_1340; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 206; Image: .
      Birth date: abt 1859
      Birth place: Canada
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Ellsworth, Rolette, North Dakota
      Arrival date: 1889
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=76221983&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    9. [S32] 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Library and Archives Canada. Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906. Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. RG31, T-18353 to T-18363.Original data: Library and ;).
      Birth date: abt 1859
      Birth place: Ontario
      Residence date: 1906
      Residence place: Mackenzie, Saskatchewan, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1906canada&h=2842333&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    10. [S96] 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.

    11. [S188] Web: Manitoba, Death Index, 1871-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Manitoba Consumer and Corporate Affairs; Manitoba, Canada.

    12. [S106] Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Library and Archives Canada. Border Entries. Ottawa, Canada. RG76, T5461-T5507, T15249-T15344, T15346-T15393.Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Border Entries;), Library and Archives Canada; 1908-1935 Border Entries; Roll: T-15263.

    13. [S189] Newspapers.com - The Winnipeg Tribune - 25 Sep 1928 - Page 4, (Name: The Winnipeg Tribune; Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Date: 25 Sep 1928;), Obituary for David BUTSON (Aged 69) 25 Sep 1928.
      https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68381181/obituary-for-david-butson-aged-69/?xid=637

    14. [S19] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. MS932, 695 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ontario, Canada. Division Registrar Vital Stati;).
      Marriage date: 30 Jul 1850
      Marriage place: Reach, Home District, Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ontariomarr1858-1899_ga&h=3833257&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    15. [S19] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. MS932, 695 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ontario, Canada. Division Registrar Vital Stati;).
      Birth date: abt 1868
      Birth place: Wyebridge
      Marriage date: 12 May 1886
      Marriage place: Parry Sound District, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ontariomarr1858-1899_ga&h=1264032&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    16. [S13] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, ;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Pleasant Valley, Rolette, North Dakota; Roll: T623_1231; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 152.
      Birth date: Feb 1868
      Birth place: Canada Eng
      Marriage date: 1886
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Ellsworth, Island Lake, Ox Creek, Pleasant Valley, Scotch Block & Union Townships & Schools, Rolette, North Dakota
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=57743260&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt