On 28 May 1812 when Joseph was 25, he first married
Asenath Carter (61181) , daughter of
Jonas Carter (51261) (17 Apr 1758-16 Mar 1815) &
Phebe Carter (63463) (3 Jun 1760-), in Burlington, MA.
124,551 Born ca 1793.615 Asenath died in Burlington, MA on 10 Oct 1817. Buried in Second Parish Burial Ground, Burlington.
Joseph and Asenath were second cousins; his maternal grandfather and her paternal grandfather were brothers.
Children of Joseph and Asenath (Carter) Butters:
i. Joseph Butters, b. 29 Oct 1814 at Wilmington,399 d. 9 Nov 1869, m. at Carlisle, MA, 29 May 1844 Mary E. Monroe (d. 19 Nov 1894, dau. of Reuben & Rebecca (Clark) Monroe); and
ii. a daughter, b. 30 Sep 1818, d. 12 Oct 1818, buried in the same coffin as her mother Asenath.
Second Parish Burial Ground, Burlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Erected to the memory of Mrs. Asenath Butters, wife of Mr. Joseph Butters who died Octr. 10 AD. 1817 in the 25 year of her age, and their Child Octr. 12 aged 15 days both enclos'd in one
coffin. Here lies a belov'd wife & Child. A solemn warning to Husband Mother brothers and sisters all who are left.
Left to bemoan her early death
That she so soon resign'd her breath
In bloom of life then she must die
In death's cold urn they now must lie.
Plot: 8H