Joseph Button, 17531826 (aged 73 years)

Name
Joseph /Button/
Given names
Joseph
Surname
Button
Birth January 16, 1753 20

Birth of a brotherMatthias Button Jr
August 29, 1756 (aged 3 years)

Birth of a brotherBenjamin Button
December 31, 1758 (aged 5 years)
Baptism of a brotherBenjamin Button
February 11, 1759 (aged 6 years)

Death of a motherPhoebe Brown Butts
March 3, 1764 (aged 11 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Brown
July 12, 1766 (aged 13 years)
MarriageSarah GlassView this family
May 2, 1773 (aged 20 years)
Birth of a daughterCharlotte Button
August 6, 1773 (aged 20 years)

Birth of a sonRufus Button
November 7, 1775 (aged 22 years)
Death of a brotherMatthias Button Jr
September 23, 1776 (aged 23 years)

Cause: Revolutionary War, Battle of Long Island, died in prison of small pox
American Archives List of Men taken at Montressor's Island 23 Sept 1776

Note: Page 718 extracted from the book with Matthias Button listed
Birth of a daughterMolly Button
January 30, 1778 (aged 25 years)
Birth of a daughterEunice Button
May 24, 1780 (aged 27 years)

Birth of a sonJoseph Button Jr
July 13, 1782/83 CE (July 24, 1783) (aged 30 years)
Birth of a sonElijah Button
December 9, 1783/84 CE (December 20, 1784) (aged 31 years)

Birth of a sonMatthias Button
September 18, 1785 (aged 32 years)

Death of a sonMatthias Button
April 8, 1786 (aged 33 years)

Birth of a daughterPhebe Button
October 16, 1786 (aged 33 years)

1st President of the United States
George Washington
April 30, 1789 (aged 36 years)

Birth of a daughterSally Button
June 15, 1791 (aged 38 years)

Birth of a daughterPhilura Button
April 12, 1794 (aged 41 years)

2nd President of the United States
John Adams
March 4, 1797 (aged 44 years)

3rd President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson
March 4, 1801 (aged 48 years)

Birth of a granddaughterBelinda Button
August 12, 1803 (aged 50 years)

Birth of a grandsonAlvin Button
September 26, 1803 (aged 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughterCynthia Button
November 14, 1804 (aged 51 years)

Birth of a grandsonBenjamin Button
1805 (aged 51 years)

Birth of a granddaughterHarriet Button
April 6, 1807 (aged 54 years)

Death of a daughterMolly Button
April 27, 1808 (aged 55 years)
Birth of a grandsonLester Button
October 6, 1808 (aged 55 years)

4th President of the United States
James Madison
March 4, 1809 (aged 56 years)

Birth of a granddaughterEliza Button
March 11, 1810 (aged 57 years)

Death of a fatherMatthias Button
July 22, 1811 (aged 58 years)
Birth of a grandsonIra Button
March 25, 1812 (aged 59 years)
Birth of a grandsonLucius Button
1813 (aged 59 years)
5th President of the United States
James Monroe
March 4, 1817 (aged 64 years)

Birth of a grandsonJoseph Fay Button
1818 (aged 64 years)

Birth of a grandsonOsmond Monroe Button
March 12, 1821 (aged 68 years)

MarriageBetsey View this family
November 21, 1821 (aged 68 years)

Death of a wifeSarah Glass
November 21, 1821 (aged 68 years)

6th President of the United States
John Quincy Adams
March 4, 1825 (aged 72 years)

Death October 30, 1826 (aged 73 years)

Family with parents
father
17321811
Birth: April 22, 1732 40 42Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Death: July 22, 1811Wells, Rutland, Vermont, USA
mother
Marriage MarriageMay 16, 1753
sister
himself
brother
younger brother
-2 years
younger brother
17561776
Birth: August 29, 1756 24
Death: September 23, 1776
sister
sister
Father’s family with Elizabeth Butts
father
17321811
Birth: April 22, 1732 40 42Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Death: July 22, 1811Wells, Rutland, Vermont, USA
step-mother
Marriage MarriageJuly 10, 1764Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
half-sister
half-sister
half-brother
half-sibling
half-brother
half-brother
half-brother
Mother’s family with Joseph Butts
step-father
mother
Marriage MarriageDecember 6, 1748
half-brother
half-brother
Family with Sarah Glass
himself
wife
Marriage MarriageMay 2, 1773Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA
3 months
daughter
2 years
son
17751854
Birth: November 7, 1775 22Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Death: August 15, 1854
2 years
daughter
17781808
Birth: January 30, 1778 25Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Death: April 27, 1808Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
2 years
daughter
3 years
son
1782/83 CE1859
Birth: July 13, 1782/83 CE (July 24, 1783) 30Wells, Rutland, Vermont, USA
Death: 1859Harmony, Chautauqua, New York, USA
17 months
son
1783/84 CE
Birth: December 9, 1783/84 CE (December 20, 1784) 31
Death:
9 months
son
13 months
daughter
5 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Family with Betsey
himself
wife
Marriage MarriageNovember 21, 1821
SourceButton Families of America
Citation details: #1.8.3.3.1, p.234
Note

He came with his father in 1785 from Norwich, Conn. settling in the northeast part of Wells, Vt., which was then an unbroken wilderness. They established a farm which later became the home of Nathan Francis.

Note

He was selectman for 8 years and was a member of the legislature. He served as a Justice of the Peace for many years. As J.P., he performed many of the marriage ceremonies of the period, including those of a number of his children.

Note

The descendants of Joseph and Sarah held reunions in Panama, N.Y. for many years calling themselves the "Glass Buttons".