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Thursday 3 November 2011

Catherine Ebert and Daniel Butterfield of Berne, Albany, New York

I have not had much success finding Ebert's in the Berne, Albany, New York are.  However, I have come across a Catherine Ebert (other spellings of Eberts and Ebberts) who married a Daniel Butterfield on 9 January 1797 at Berne, Albany, New York.  (the only source I can find for the marriage is online family trees.  To have such a specific date, there must be a source, possibly a family bible, but I have not found any church or government records that support this information.)

Daniel Butterfield  born 13 February 1776  in New Hampshire, USA died 18 April 1849 at Berne, Albany, New York, USA
Catherine Ebert born 9 November 1777 in Albany County, New York, USA died 16 August 1843 at Berne, Albany, New York, USA

I found the following census records for this family:

1800 United States Federal Census about Daniel Butterfield Name:     Daniel Butterfield
Township:     Berne
County:     Albany
State:     New York
Free White Males 16 to 25:     1  (Daniel Butterfield)
Free White Females Under 10 :     1 (daughter, born about 1798)
Free White Females 16 to 25 :     2 (Catherine Ebert Butterfield)  and a servant? or relative?
Number of Household Members Under 16 :     1
Number of Household Members:     4

1810 United States Federal Census about Daniel Butterfield
Name:     Daniel Butterfield
Township:     Berne
County:     Albany
State:     New York
Free White Males Under 10:     5
Free White Males 26 to 44:     2 (Daniel Butterfield) and unknown, possibly laborer or relative?
Free White Females Under 10:     3
Free White Females 10 to 15:     1
Free White Females 26 to 44:     3 (Catherine Ebert Butterfield) and 2 others
Number of Household Members Under 16:     9
Number of Household Members Over 25:     5
Number of Household Members:     14
(note the number of people in this household, I think there were probably 2 families, could the other family possibly be Martin Ebert and Roxy Waller?  Pure speculation on my part.)


1820 United States Federal Census about Daniel Butterfield
Name:     Daniel Butterfield
Township:     Berne
County:     Albany
State:     New York
Enumeration Date:     August 7, 1820
Free White Males - Under 10:     1
Free White Males - 10 thru 15:     1
Free White Males - 16 thru 18:     1
Free White Males - 16 thru 25:     1
Free White Males - 26 thru 44:     1  (Daniel Butterfield)
Free White Females - 10 thru 15:     1
Free White Females - 16 thru 25:     1
Free White Females - 26 thru 44:     1 (Catherine Ebert Butterfield)
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture:     1
Free White Persons - Under 16:     3
Free White Persons - Over 25:     2
Total Free White Persons:     7
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:     7

1830 United States Federal Census about Daniel Butterfield
Name:     Daniel Butterfield
Home in 1830:     Knox, Albany, New York
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Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:     1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59:     1 (Daniel Butterfield)
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:     1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:     1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:     1 (Catherine Ebert Butterfield)
Free White Persons - Under 20:     3
Total Free White Persons:     5
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):     5


I have only found 1 child of Daniel and Catherine Butterfield who seems to have married and had children.  His name is John Warren Butterfield, and is a well known stagecoach and freight line owner/operator.

John Warren Butterfield


I also found 2 possible daughters of Daniel and Catherine (Ebert) Butterfield, but the marriage records do not give the parents names.  There were other Butterfield families in Albany County, New York, and the following 2 marriage records may not belong to Daniel and Catherine' family.  If anyone has information on this family, please leave a comment, and I will get back to you.

possible daughter  (from familysearch.org)
New York Marriages, 1686-1980 for Sophia Butterfield
Groom's Name:     Charles Weston Taylor
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Bride's Name:     Sophia Butterfield
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Marriage Date:     15 Dec 1828
Marriage Place:     First Lutheran,Albany,Albany,New York
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number:     M50621-1
System Origin:     New_York-ODM
Source Film Number:     17508
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possible daughter (from familysearch.org)
New York Marriages, 1686-1980 for Mary S. Butterfield
Groom's Name:     Christopher S. Stewart
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Bride's Name:     Mary S. Butterfield
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Marriage Date:     21 Aug 1845
Marriage Place:     Second Presbyterian Church,Albany,Albany,New York
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number:     M53019-1
System Origin:     New_York-ODM
Source Film Number:     1311105
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Family trees posted on the internet have 2 additional sons, Daniel and David Butterfield.  Daniel (born about 1805)  supposedly dies about 1845 in New York, and most trees trace David (born 24 April 1811) to Indiana, but I think the David Butterfield of Indiana is from a different family.  It needs more investigation.

Carol H.

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