Individual Details

1st Marriage to Mariah Avery: Marriage Vol. 1, p.40. License #00000336

In the 1840 Census, Goveneur Butterfield is shown with a probable spouse, age 20-30, and a female child under 5. Possibly both wife and this child died before 1845 when he married Sarah Avery.
Green Butterfield was age 30-40 and next to Goveneur
Benjamin Butterfield, had one male 10-15, and a male age 60-70; a female 50-60

In the 1850 Census, Mr. Butterfield gave his occupation as Bricklayer. He did have one wife and it was Sarah.
1850 Census. Living next door to her parents. Governeur Butterfield, age 38, b. NY.
Sarah, age 21, b. Ohio. William H. age 3 b. Illinois, Almira, age 1, b. Illinois.
And just on the other side of Goveneur and Sarah was a Samuel Butterfield, age 33, b. PA, his wife and two young children.

12 Oct 1850 - Agriculture Schedule for Gouveneur Butterfield
Beuna Vista Twp, Schuyler, IL 600 acres improved land; 100 acres unimpoved, 2 horses, 3 milch cows, 8 whine, 40 bushels of wheat, 600 bushels Indian corn 40 acres oats, 200 bushels Irish potatoes, 40 bushels buckwheat, 250 lbs butter

1855 Illinois State Census. Galesbury, Knox Co, IL
Gouvner Butterfield, 1 male under 10, 1 male 40-50. 2 females under 10, 1 female 20-30

Birth	1812	New York
Marriage	27 Jan 1836	Schuyler County, Illinois - Mariah Avery
Marriage	23 Oct 1845	Schuyler County, Illinois - Sarah Avery
Death	1863

Spouse	Sarah Avery (1829 - 1868)
Child	William H. Butterfield (1847 - 1911)
Child	Almira M. Butterfield (1849 - )
Child	Alice G. Butterfield (1851 - 1891)
Child	Margaret Arabella Butterfield (1859 - 1912)

Spouse

Mariah Avery (1813 - 1844)

Father	Benjamin Butterfield (1777 - 1850)
Mother	Mary "Polly" Daggett (1783 - 1850)
Sibling	Green Butterfield (1802 - 1861)