John BUTLER
John Butler and his wife Elizabeth Archer heard the gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ at St Albany and were subsequently baptized. They left England and crossed the Atlantic in the sailing vessel -International.. The ship set sail in February and they arrived in Salt Lake on October 5 or 6th. The family Elizabeth Archer, Argent, John, Sarah, Henry, David and Ann were in the group. They had traveled across the plains by ox team with the Jacob Gates' Company.
They settled at Spring Lake Ville, three miles south of Payson, where they took up a homestead. The group included John Butler, his wife, Argent, Sarah, Henry and our ancestor John Ockford Butler came with them. (Aunt Francis in historical comments mentions that he was alcoholic and his family suffered because of it.)
He married Sarah Roberts 30 Apr 1807 at Redbourn, Hertford, England . Sarah Roberts was christened at Redbourn, Hertford, England 6 Feb 1785 daughter of Joseph Roberts and Judith Axtell .
They were the parents of 11
children:
Eliza Butler
christened 20 Oct 1808.
Sarah Butler
christened 18 Mar 1810.
Mary Butler
christened 30 Jun 1811.
John Butler
born 5 Sep 1812.
Joseph Butler
christened 24 Jul 1814.
Thomas Butler
born 13 Feb 1816.
Elizabeth Butler
christened 15 Jun 1817.
James Butler
born 23 Nov 1818.
David Butler
born 14 Jun 1820.
Benjamin Butler
christened 29 Dec 1822.
Sarah Butler
christened 22 Jun 1823.
John Butler died 16 Oct 1850 at Redbourn, Hertford, England .
Sarah Roberts died 20 May 1824 at Redbourn, Hertford, England .