Individual Details

Zachariah Butterfield

(3 Oct 1754 - 16 Aug 1777)

Killed in action in the Revolution. He was a corporal

Events

Birth3 Oct 1754Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Marriage1775New Hampshire - Hannah Desier
Military21 Jul 1777New Hampshire
Death16 Aug 1777Battle of Bennington

Families

SpouseHannah Desier (1755 - )
ChildThomas Butterfield (1775 - 1840)
ChildZachariah Butterfield (1777 - 1811)
FatherZachariah Butterfield (1716 - 1754)
MotherDesire Butterfield mnu (1719 - 1758)
SiblingMary Butterfield (1739 - 1801)
SiblingJacob Butterfield (1742 - 1758)
SiblingAbigail Butterfield (1744 - )
SiblingJohn Butterfield (1747 - 1818)
SiblingDeziah Butterfield (1749 - 1829)

Notes

Military

Zachariah is listed in thecompany of Capt. Nathan Brown on 10 July 1776. Zachariah served in the company ofCapt. William Stillson, regiment of Col. Isaac Wyman of the Northern Armymustered on 4 July 1776.[1] Heis listed in the militia company of Capt. Willoughby, regiment of Lt. Col.David Webster from 5 July 1777 to 16 July 1777 to reinforce the garrison atTiconderoga. Zachariah was Corporal in the company of Capt. Edward Elliott,Henley’s regiment, Gen. Stark’s brigade engaged 21 July 1777. Zachariah wasreported killed 16 August 1777 at the Battle of Bennington. He was resident ofRumney, New Hampshire at the time of enlistment.[2][1] Hammond,The State of New Hampshire, Rolls of Soldiers, p 299, pp 313-314[2] Hammond,Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War May 1777 to 1780, p 125, p 149; U.S.,Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; Gilmore, Rolls of New Hampshire Men at theBattle of Bennington, p 13

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007).

2. Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, U.S., Revolutionary War Records, 1675-1835 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021).

3. Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, U.S., Revolutionary War Records, 1675-1835 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021).