BOUTWELL, John, son of John and Hannah (Davis), b. 1670; m. Sarah (???); was a soldier in the Narragansett war. Chil.: b. 1693;
John, b. 1695; Tho., b. and d. 1697; Thomas, b. 1699; Sarah, b. 1702; Jacob, b. 1705; Jona., b. 1709; m. 1733, Elizabeth Foster; removed to Wilmington, and was the ancestor of Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell, of Groton, representative in congress, ex-governor, secretary of the U. S. treasury, etc.; Bethiah, b. 1713.
LAST NAME may be BOUTWELL
Last name may be BOUTWELL or BOUTELLE
of Beverston, Gloucestershire, Eng
Of Farleigh, Eng
of Beverston, Gloucestershire, Eng
Birth listed in family bible and NH vital records
Death record in Brown County, SD records
Marriages listed in family bible and vital record
Divorce listed in pension recordsServed in VT 14th Regiment Volunteers during "Civil War"; injured in fall from bridge
Soldier and Sailors web site:
Albert W. Fletcher (First_Last)
Regiment Name 14 Vermont Infantry.
Side Union
Company H
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M557 roll 6
(http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm)1880 Pittford, Rutland, VT census lists occupation as "Farmer"
History of Pittsford, Vt., with biographical sketches and family records, by A. M. Caverly., Caverly, Abiel More, 1817-1879;
On Page 223: (Owned land with Elisha Smith)
Pages 474-475: "Albert W. Fletcher is a decendant of Charles Fletcher, who was born in Chelmsford, Mass., in 1753, and married Sarah ___, who was also born in Chelmsford, August 16 1751. Their children were Sarah, Charles, Susan, Edward, Sybel, Stephen, Noah, Martha and Benjamin. Noah was born in Wilton, N.H., April 15 1793, and married, February 24, 1823, Betsey D. Holt, who was born December 3, 1797. They settled in Pittsburgh, N.H., where the following children were born, viz.: Warren J., Martha J., Albert W. and Betsey C. Albert W. was born September 2, 1831, and married, September 1 1864, Lucelia M. Churchill, who was born in Chittenden, November 30, 1839. In 1868, Mr. Fletcher bought a house in Whipple Hollow, together with a few acrews of land. He removed to that place and continues to make it his home"
Page 487: Roll of VoluteersBusiness Directory: TOWN OF PITTSFORD; RUTLAND COUNTY; 1881–1882 =Fletcher Albert W., (Pittsford,) r 41, farmer 22.
Per LOYALTON, SOUTH DAKOTA HISTORY; (Centennial Book Committee); A. W. and Lucelia M. Fletcher lived in Vermont, Edmund, SD; T 121, R 70, E1/2 Sec. 27; School District No. 28
Per Churchill Family in America: "They settled first in Pittsford, Vt., but removed some time after 1879 to Aberdeen, So. Dakota."
Living on 9th Avenue East in Aberdeen, SD in 1910
Article which appeared in local newpaper in Aberdeen, SD:Date: 1915-06-03; Page: 5
"HE HELPED FIGHT AT GETTYSBURG. Aberdeen Veteran tells about Pickett's charge--helped drive it back.
A. W. Fletcher, a veteran of the civil war, a private in company H. Fourteenth Vermont Infantry, was unusually interested in the account of the battle of Gettysburg, given by James G. McFarland in his Memorial day address last Sunday, because Mr. Fletcher's regiment which helped stand off the celebrated Pickett's charge when the gallant confederate leader, with 17,000 soldiers, attempted to storm the federal postition. Mr. Fletcher has a very vivid memory of that historic occasion. Mr. Fletcher's memory of the affair is enhanced by the fact that he kept a notebook telling of all the hapenings of the war from the time he enlisted for nine months until the cose of the service, but a few days after Gettysburg this notbook was lost during the battle of Gettysburg. A fellow soldier in his regiment also kept a notebook practically similar to the one kep by Mr. Fletcher, which he published, and Mr. Fletcher has a copy in his possession.
Concerning Pickett's charge, Mr. Fletcher and the men of his regiment laid down while the approching rebels were seen rushing toward them and Pickett's men were swept with grape and canister. As they drew nearer, the colonel of the Vermont regiment observed that many of the approaching men were dressed in blue. Thinking he had fired on a detachment of federal soldiers by mistake, the colonel cried to his men to "Cease firing, cease firing!" As the rebels drew nearer, the stars and bars was observed, and the colonel ordered the men to resume firing. Mr. Fletcher says it was the first time in his soldier experience when the enemy tried to deceive the union soldiers by donning the blue.
After the battle, Mr. Fletcher walked over the battlefield and saw where the confederates had buried thousands of their dead in a huge trench, and in another smaller trench had buried the officers who had been killed in the battle.
Mr. Fletcher is very enthusiastic over his endorsement of Mr. McFarland's description of the battle of Gettysburg, as read by him in the News, and takes great pride in the fact that he was an active figure in the event which will ever live in history. One reminiscence connected with the battle by Mr. Fletcher is that he was then a very religious man, and he has been ever since. A comrade, who was also an enthusiasticChristian, and Mr. Fletcher declared he never attended a better, more enthusiastic or more sincere prayer metting that the one he and his comrade held while Pickett's men were charging up the hill."
1860 census: Teacher
Lucelia and her sisters were a formidable group. She became a ChristianScientist at the time the church was started and stayed involved intheir teachings throughout her life.
Lucelia was a strong woman, strong enough to brave the move from Vermontto Dakota Territory. Her life included poetry and writing and strong love for her children.
Azem's full name was written in his own (child's) handwriting in his bible.
Per Genealogical History of the Town of Reading, Massachusetts
"BURNAP, Thomas, probably a brother or uncle of the last named; m. 1663, Mary Person, of Lynn; they both d. 1691. he is called Mas. Thomas Burnap upon the town record, on account either of age, wealth, or wisdom. Chil.: Thomas, b. 1664; Ebenezer, b. 1666, and d. 1690; Mary, b. 1668; Bethiah, b. 1670, and d. 1673; Sarah, b. 1672; Ann, b. 1674; Bethiah, b. 1677, and m. 1696, Tho. Grover; Esther, b. 1681.