Ellen Butler
Lifespan: 1623 - 1687
Birth: 10 Jun 1904 in County Limerick, Ireland
Occupation: Unknown
Marriage: Edmund Fanning
Children: Edmund Fanning II, Margaret, Thomas Amis Fanning, John Fanning, William Fanning
Parents: Unknown & Unknown
Death: 1687 or 1693 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut,
Burial: Fanning Cemetery, Ledyard, New London County, Connecticut
Chapter 1: Early Life and Marriage
Ellen Butler was born in Ireland around 1625, during a time of great political and religious turmoil. Little is known about her early life, but it is likely that she grew up in a family of modest means, facing the challenges of living under English rule in Ireland. In 1649, Ellen married Edmund Fanning, a man of Norman descent who would later become a prominent figure in the early history of New England.