BUTLER, William

Posted October 6th, 2008 by Crawford County
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William Butler

Private
Pennsylvania Line

Was at the Surrender of Cornwallis
William Butler was born in Ireland in 1743. He enlisted as a private in the Pennsylvania Line and was twice wounded. He fought in many battles in the New York and Jersey campaigns and served to the surrender of Cornwallis. He was a pensioner when he died in 1839 in Crawford County, PA.

Compiled from several sources: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution; The Continental Line; pension records and NARA.
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