1782 - 1864

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• Birth	9 Aug 1782	Blairgowrie, Scotland   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Oct 1864	New York City, New York   [2]
  Person ID	I119480	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	07 Jun 2003 00:00:00
  Family	Mary Ann LATHROP, b. 28 Apr 1800, Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., New York United States
  Married	1818	Albany, New York   [2]
  Children	> 1. John Chester BUTTRE, b. 10 Jun 1821, Auburn, Cayuga, New York   2. Mary Elizabeth BUTTRE, b. 7 Jul 1823   3. Mary Anne BUTTRE, b. 19 Jun 1827
  Family ID	F15180	Group Sheet

• Notes

  RESEARCH NOTES: POSSIBLE IMMIGRATION RECORD: Name: William Buttar Year: 1802 Place: Philadelphia Source Publication Code: 6466.4 Primary Immigrant: Buttar, William Annotation: Date and port of arrival. Much of the information was extracted from the Port of Philadelphia Baggage Lists, which were maintained by officials from 1800 to 1820, and National Archives Microfilm Publication M425, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadephia, 1800-1882, Records of the Bureau of Customs, Record Group 36. These records are located at Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Center for Immigration Research, Philadelphia. Name of ship is also provided. Source Bibliography: PASSENGER ARRIVALS AT THE PORT OF PHILADELPHIA, 1800-1819. Michael Tepper, general editor; Elizabeth P. Bentley, transcriber. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986. 913p. Page: 100 WEB SITE INFO: 1.Source/http://www.albanyinstitute.org/collections/furniture/side_chair.htm (active site January 10, 2005) Side Chair Attributed to William Buttre (1782-1864) Albany, New York Painted ash, beech, tulip and rush, 1815-18 AIHA Collection (Kohn Fund) The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 signaled the beginning of a century of growth for Albany as a center of trade, manufacturing, and population in upstate New York. Like other communities in the region, Albany also became part of an expanding American market for consumer goods. Scottish-born William Buttre originally settled in New York City, where he found work in cabinetmaking but by 1815, had settled in Albany and operated a shop there as well as one in New York City. Buttre specialized in the manufacture of "fancy chairs." Painted "fancy" furniture in many styles, forms and finishes satisfied a growing American hunger for consumer goods. Made in large numbers in New York and other American cities after 1800, it was inspired by furniture from ancient Greece and Rome. Interest in these chairs reflected rising nationalism, growing disposable cash income, and demand for the latest fashions. Easy to manufacture and relatively inexpensive, fancy chairs were popular among people of all social and economic classes. Only three other chairs of this kind are known to exist and all four chairs are from the same set; two are at Winterthur and one is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2. Source: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/albany/18152AlbanyDirectories.txt (Active Jan 10, 1850) WILLIAM BUTTRE, Fancy Chair Store, No 124, State- street, has constantly for sale a large assortment of ele- gant, well made, and highly finished Black, White, Brown, Coquelico, Gold and Eagle Fancy Chairs, Set- tess,Conversation, Elbow, Rocking, Sewing, Windsor and Children's Chair, of every description and on the most reasonable terms. Orders from any part of the country will be attended to with punctuality and des- patch. ** Old Chairs repaired, varnished, and re-guilt. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CENSUS INFORMATION - Based on information that Wm. Buttre immigrated in 1802 and beginning with the 1810 census the following information has been gleaned from records. There are three William Buttre (Butter/Butter) in New York in 1810. 1. Residence/Phillips, Dutchess Co., New York shows only one male aged 45 or older; which would be too old based on date of birth. 2. Residence/New York, New York, Ward 10 shows one male age 16-25, two females under 10, and one female 16-25 (too young based on date of birth) 3. Residence/New York, New York, Ward 5, census sheet does not have anyone marked down. ***1850 Census shows his age as 68 which would make his date of Birth as 1782 not 1772. Further research needed on older census reports. 1820 Census: Possibles include: 1. Homer, Cortland, one male under ten, one male between 26-45, one female under under ten, one female 16-26. One person in Manufacturing. I

• Sources

  [S2410] Gale Roberts, Email as of 1-09-2005, rlor@epix.net, (Included source from imported file - Gary Silverstein/Buttre Family). [S2411] Gary Silverstein Author.FTW, Same, (Ancestry.com data source, email address: gary44238@adelphia.net (01/07/05)). Date of Import: Jan 7, 2005 [S2371] v105t1642.ftw, Tom Lathrop, RR7 Box 7052, Montrose, PA 188011, (World Tree Contributor). Date of Import: Dec 6, 2003 [S2412] 1850-015 New York, New York County, New York City (Buttre-Lathrop), United States Federal Census, (Sept. 27, 1850, Ward 2, Pg 309 Lines 19-21, D392/F896), M432_535.. [S2413] 1860 New York, New York County, New York City (NY 1860-010 Buttre-Warren), United States Federal Census, (July 15, 1860, Pg 207, Lines 19-24, Ward 4, D213/F1061), M653_791..