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Button Family in America

Major John Button + Elizabeth Merigold Bradley

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Captain John Button
Birth: May 18, 1772 — New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
Occupation: cooper — 1790
Marriage: 1795 — Dutchess, New York, USA
Emigration: February 6, 1798 — Canada
Property: 200 acres of farm land in York — November 17, 1801 — York, Canada
Military: North York militia Lieutenant — 1808
Military: North York militia Captain — 1812
Military: North York militia Major — 1831
Marriage: June 14, 1848 — Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Property: Buttonville founding — 1851 — Buttonville, Markham, York, Ontario, Canada
Military: Button's Troop designated as the 1st Toronto Troops of The Volunteer Militia Cavalry of the County of York — December 27, 1855 — Markham, York, Ontario, Canada
Death: November 9, 1861 — Buttonville, Ontario, Canada
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Major John Button
1772–1861
Birth: May 18, 1772 — New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
Death: November 9, 1861 — Buttonville, Ontario, Canada
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Marriage:
Death: 1782 — Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Ann Atwell Joseph Button Susannah Button Sarah Button Elizabeth Button Major John Button Sally Button Vine Button
Joseph Button
–1782
Birth:
Death: 1782 — Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA
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Death: 1782
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Mary Ann Atwell
–1782
Death: 1782
Birth: 1793 — Kingsclear, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Marriage: June 14, 1848 — Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Death: 1863 — Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Major John Button
Elizabeth Merigold Bradley
1793–1863
Birth: 1793 — Kingsclear, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Death: 1863 — Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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Marriage June 14, 1848
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Last change November 15, 2025 – 17:21:53