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  TABLE OF CONTENTS - Happy Families Datafile - Butler Society
BJ2#4 Jacques Butler (Abbé in 1745) of Nantes.
BJ3#3 Rachel Thompson, née Butler (1733-1787) of Warminster.
BJ3#2 Agnes Wolcott, née Butler, of Tolland, Somerset
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 UELAC.org - Loyalist Monuments - Butler's Rangers Plaque, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Butler's Rangers were designated as a National Historic Event of Canada in 1930.
In 1934, the plaque was erected at Butler's Burying Ground, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
In 1777 John Butler of New York raised a force of Rangers who, with their Iroquois allies, raided the frontiers of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey throughout the American Revolutionary War.
www.uelac.org /Loyalist-Monuments/Butlers-Rangers-Plaque.php   (224 words)

  
 Butler John: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
John Butler in 1778 raided the Wyoming Valley, defeated Zebulon Butler, took Forty Fort, and then was unable to keep his Native American allies from perpetrating the Wyoming Valley massacre.
John Butler was defeated (1779) by the expedition of Gen. John Sullivan at Newtown near the present Elmira, N.Y.; later in the war Butler joined with Sir John Johnson in frontier raids.
BUTLER, NICHOLAS MURRAY 1862 1947, American...He was intimately associated with John W. Burgess in the struggle to create...advocate of peace through education, Butler helped to establish the Carnegie Endowment...Progressive movement of 1912, and that year Butler received the Republican electoral votes...
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/butler_john.jsp   (1774 words)

  
 Butlers Rangers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Butler's success with the Indians during the campaign at The Battle at Oriskany Creek led Sir Guy Carleton to authorize him to raise a Corps of Rangers to serve with the Indians on the frontiers.
Butler wrote the Commander-in-Chief asking that the Corps be given a formal designation, but nothing seems to have come of the request.
In all probability, when the Rangers were disbanded the soldiers had little clothing, and they wore their uniforms until they were worn out.The uniform with which the Corps was issued closely resembled that worn by the British Regulars and other Provincial corps raised in Canada.
members.shaw.ca /haroldmorgan/butlers_rangers.htm   (441 words)

  
 History of Butler's Rangers
John Butler followed him, and in November was posted to Fort Niagara with instructions to maintain the neutrality of the Six Nations in accordance with British policy.
Butler gathered a large force of Indians at Oswego in August of 1777 to operate in conjunction with St Leger.
Butler's success with the Indians during the campaign led Sir Guy Carleton to authorize him to raise a Corps of Rangers to serve with the Indians on the frontiers.
www.iaw.on.ca /~awoolley/brang/brhist.html   (919 words)

  
 Butler's Rangers Ten Broeck Coy.
The Butler's Rangers were formed in 1777 under Colonel John Butler.
Throughout 1777-1784, fourteen companies of Butlers were formed, and their campaigns ranged from what today is the state of Michigan, the Ohio River Valley as far south as Kentucky, and east into New England.
After the war, the Rangers settled on the Canada side of the Niagara River upon lands granted to them from the King.
www.bvma.org /TenBroeck   (130 words)

  
 Butler's Rangers
The Corps of Rangers commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John Butler was raised in 1777 and served until the general reduction of the British Army in North America in 1784.
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment (Canadian Army), with headquarters in St. Catharines, Ontario, is the military descendant of Butler's Rangers.
The re-created Corps of Butler's Rangers is designed to provide a regimental organization for constituent independent companies to further historical research, standardize uniform design and drill, and integrate company activities at historical re-enactments.
iaw.on.ca /~awoolley/brang/brang.html   (390 words)

  
 Revolutionary War - John Butler (pioneer)
John Butler (1728-1796) was a Tory who led an irregular unit known as Butlers Rangers on the northern frontier in the American Revolutionary War.
John was born to Walter and Deborah Butler in New London, Connecticut, Connecticut in 1728.
Butler returned to service as a loyalist when the revolution turned to war in 1775.
mywebpage.netscape.com /Abante2533/john-butler-pioneer-revolutionary-war.html   (355 words)

  
 The King's Men: Loyalist Units in New York and North America
Whether second hand accounts are accurate or not, both Butlers have fl marks attached to their names: John, for the "Wyoming Valley Massacre"; and Walter, for his part in the "Cherry Valley Massacre".
John Butler was appointed a deputy agent; Gilbert Tice, Captain; the Johnston brothers, Lieutenants; and between five and ten men as rangers.
Not to be confused with the Rogers/Simcoe led Queen's Rangers, this group was raised by John Peters of Connecticut and accompanied the Burgoyne expedition.
www.nyhistory.net /~drums/kingsmen.htm   (1475 words)

  
 my intro - AirborneRanger.com
Five Rangers were killed in this operation, but the Ranger hit in the head ended up surviving and recovering! Before the Panamanians began to test the defenses, the Rangers had already secured the Perimeter of the Airfield.
The re-created Corps of Butler's Rangers is designed to provide a regimental organization for constituent independent companies to further historical research, standardize uniform design and drill, and integrate company activities at historical re-enactments.
The Rangers had their genesis in the spring of 1942 when Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall, sent Colonel Lucian K. Truscott, Jr., to London to arrange for American troops to take part in British commando raids against German-occupied Europe.
www.airborneranger.com /forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=7400   (2952 words)

  
 American Revolution - BR17540 - Butler Rangers 3-Piece Set   (Site not responding. Last check: )
On September 15, 1777, General Sir Guy Carleton, the commander of British forces in Canada, commissioned Butler as "Commandant of a Corps of Rangers to serve with the Indians." Butler received authorization to raise as many as eight companies containing fifty-nine officers and men each.
Ultimately, Butler recruited enough men to fill ten companies and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1780.
Butlers Rangers became one of the most active and feared Loyalist units to fight against American independence.
www.sierratoysoldier.com /catalog/american_revolution_-_br17540__-__butler_rangers_3-piece_set_4861413.htm   (159 words)

  
 History Channel: Fort Niagara....During the Revolution ...
JOHN BUTLER & JOSEPH BRANT both made Fort Niagara their real Headquarters during the Revolution, and, no matter who was in actual command of the fort, these two were the recognized leaders, respectively, of the Indian and English forces there.
WALTER BUTLER a son of JOHN BUTLER, was also a leader of these expeditions sent out from Ft. Niagara to kill, rob, destroy, and in unsavory memory he outranked his more famous father and even Brant.
On these foraging parties, largely planned by Brant and Butler, during the Revolutio, Fort Niagara to a very large extent relied for means of subsistence, and on every raid, from far and near, cattle and supplies were regularly sent back to the fort.
boards.historychannel.com /thread.jspa?threadID=600015135   (1445 words)

  
 Smithville - First Four Parliaments Of Upper Canada
Colonel John Butler, with his Rangers, Captain Joseph Brant, (Thayendanegea), the chosen leader of the Six Nation Indians, with Sir John Johnson, and other prominent persons, made Niagara their headquarters for a long time during the days of the Revolution.
At the close of the Revolution in 1784, Butlers Rangers, 444 in number, were disbanded here and many of the erected houses given them.
The form of government for the Provinces was moulded on that of Britain :—A Governor-General and for each Province, a Lieutenant-Governor; and Executive Council; a Legislative Council and a Legislative Assembly corresponding generally to the Crown; the Cabinet of Ministers; the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
www.oldandsold.com /articles38/smithville-9.shtml   (2697 words)

  
 Butler's Rangers Nominal Roll
The Rangers were headquartered at Fort Niagara, first living in garrison, and then in barracks on the west side of the Niagara River.
A key factor in the successes of the Rangers was the close co-operation of the various Indian nations with which it served.
He is recognized world-wide as the foremost authority on the subject.He has lectured and authored many articles on Colonel John Butler, the Butler Family and the Butler's Rangers.
www.brockloyalisthistorycollection.ca /rollintro.html   (244 words)

  
 HOME PAGE
The only known description of a uniform issued to Butlers Rangers was published by Ernest Cruikshank in his book on the Corps.
When John Butler was given permission to raise a Corps of rangers, he was also instructed to obey any issued orders from Lt, Gen Burgoyne.
Those orders directed all unit commanders to cut down their hats to caps and shorten their coats to jackets for service in the woods.
www.butlersrangers.homestead.com /uniformandequipment.html   (280 words)

  
 Butler's Rangers [Loyalist American]
History of Butler's Rangers, by William A. Smy.
Colonel John Butler, 1728-1796, by Alan D. Woolley.
The Butler bicentenary : commemorating the 200th anniversary of the death of Colonel John Butler.
www.regiments.org /regiments/na-usa/prov1775/ButlRang.htm   (326 words)

  
 Frey's Coy Butler's Corp of Rangers
On September 15, 1777, Major John Butler was issued orders to raise Eight Companies of Rangers These Rangers were to be "composed of men who understood the Native American Indians,, be accomplished woodsmen, and have considerable endurance." They were uniformed in green coats faced red, Ranger caps, and Light Infantry Accouterments.
Butler's Corp of Rangers were disbanded after the War in 1784.
Many of the men and their families moved to and settled in Canada, where their descendants are living today.
www.geocities.com /loyalist1780/Butlers_Rangers.html   (152 words)

  
 BUTLER'S RANGERS, SIR JOHN JOHNSTON'S [sic] BRIGADE & KING'S ROYAL REGIMENT OF NEW YORK (KRRNY)
On Aug. 6 1777 at Oriskany, forces under Sir John Johnson's command including 150 KKRNY, 40 Indian Department Rangers commanded by Major John Butler (later reorganized as Butler's Rangers), 50 German riflemen and many Mohawks and Senecas ambushed 800 militia on their way to Fort Stanwix.
In September 1777, Butler's Rangers was formally organized with eight companies, several of them doing special duty with the natives.
Batallion of the Kings Royal Rangers of New York (KRRNY) and Butler's Rangers.
www.olivetreegenealogy.com /loy/muster/butlers1.shtml   (736 words)

  
 Beyond Celestia Episode 3: The Ocean, Aquanox and All Points South and West
The squirrel butler went around the side of the jet-van and opened the door for Catherine.
Dinner is waiting in the main banquet hall.” The butler said in what seemed to be a rich Oxford accent.
In the far northern horizon, the two Rangers could see the remaining lights that had not been scorched in the disaster.
www.chipanddale.se /Fanfiction/Noanswer/EdwardBaird/BeyondCelestiaEpisodeThree.htm   (2885 words)

  
 The Canadian Military Heritage Project
During his years as a private in Butler's Rangers, Isaac's surname changed from Van Valkenburg, meaning in Dutch, 'from the castle of the falcons' (van=from; valken=falcons; burgh=castle), to Valk or Valck which means 'falcon'.
The Bearer Isaac Vollick served with his Two Sons in Butler's late Corps of Rangers, and came in with his Family consisting of Eight Children, exclusive of his Two Sons who were in the Service in the Spring of 1782.
Postscript: Cornelius Vollick is married to the daughter of Jonas Larroway an ---- Ranger, served during the ----- war.
www.rootsweb.com /~canmil/uel/loyanc.htm   (1637 words)

  
 Boyd and Parker Home Page
There they had been questioned by Joseph Brant, a Mohawk Indian with an English name, John Butler, an American loyal to the crown (both known for savage attacks on American settlements) and Chief Little Beard of the Senecas.
According to some reports they did not talk, but Butler's report gave accurate details of Sullivan's troops and their movements.
In April of 1780, a Butler-led foray down the Mohawk Valley, Susquehanna Valley to the Hudson and down into the Catskill foothills took bitter toll on American settlements by the Tories and Indians.
www.boydandparker.com   (2017 words)

  
 The Loyal Gazette
A few times, when we found ourselves momentarily stalemated, a group of Butlers Rangers would come screaming towards our position, and break the deadlock.
This position was quite an honor for us...to be trusted enough to be the rear guard, and to be protecting the women.
The rangers were to our left in rather wet country, keeping the doodles from end-running us.
www.peterscorps.org /webletter014.html   (2174 words)

  
 1981 Windemuth Family Reunion   (Site not responding. Last check: )
One branch of the family remained loyal to the King after 1776 and when Butlers Rangers, a British Expeditionary Force came down in 1778 to devastate the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania, four Wintermute brothers returned to Canada with them.
Two of them, or the sons of the originals four brothers, joined the Butlers Rangers and fought in the war of 1812, on the British side, of course.
Philip was killed in the fall of 1814 when on duty with a scouting party near Fort Erie: Abraham died of illness while serving as a gunner in the Regiment of Provincial Artillery.
www.windemuth.org /1981.htm   (1399 words)

  
 The Watermelon Kid presents Adventures in History and Genealogy
This site is dedicated to helping family historians with ancestors named Butler who lived in 19th century Alabama.
A history of Moore's Company D, First Regiment of Alabama Volunteers in the War with Mexico, 1846-1847.
This website copyright © 1996-2004 by Steven Butler (except where noted).
www.watermelon-kid.com /adventures.htm   (210 words)

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