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        1847–1868

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        Birth Date
        1 January 1826
        Death Date
        10 February 1901
        Gender
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        William John Buttle

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        • The Buttle family sailed to America in 1866 on the ship Ellen Maria.

          He was rebaptized in Salt Lake City 4 December 1853, and the Salt Lake Record of Members confirms his birth date, as does the Fourteenth Quorum of Seventies, vol. 1, in Seventies Quorum, Records, CR 499, reel 40. His obituary also confirms his birth and death dates.

          The family traveled in Captain George Kendall's Second Division.

        Cyrus H. Wheelock Company (1853)

        • Age at Departure: 27
        • Head of Household

        Traveled with

        • Mary Ann Buttle (Age: 22)

        Sources

        • "Aged Pioneer Passes Away," The Salt Lake Herald , 11 Feb. 1901, 5.
        • “C. H. Wheelock Company report, 1853 September 19.” In Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports 1850-1862, Reports 1853-1855. (CR 1234 5, Box 1, Folder 32)
        • Salt Lake Stake Record of Members, 1848-1917.
        • Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.