ake , ▁Ontario , ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 7 9 6 . ▁His ▁wife ▁had ▁died ▁three ▁years ▁before . ▁Butler ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁their ▁three ▁sons ▁and ▁daughter . ▁John ▁Butler ▁is ▁inter red ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁bur ial ▁ground ▁in ▁Ni ag ara - on - the - L ake , ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Col . ▁John ▁Butler ▁School ▁in ▁Ni ag ara - On - The - L ake ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁him , ▁as ▁are ▁numerous ▁other ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁establish ments , ▁including ▁a ▁Best ▁Western ▁Hotel , ▁a ▁sports ▁bar , ▁a ▁street ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁bur ial ▁ground ▁on ▁land ▁that ▁was ▁his ▁former ▁property , ▁and ▁the ▁Butler ' s ▁Bar ra cks ▁established ▁after ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁The ▁latter ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Site . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁life - s ized ▁bronze ▁b ust ▁of ▁Butler ▁was ▁installed ▁at ▁the ▁V ali ants ▁Memorial ▁in ▁Ott awa . ▁Al ong side ▁Moh awk ▁leader ▁Joseph ▁Br ant , ▁he ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁key ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁British ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁late ▁eigh teenth - century ▁Canada . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁b ust ▁was ▁installed ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁mem orial ▁c air n ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁his ▁hom est ead ▁on ▁Bal m oral ▁Drive ▁in ▁Ni ag ara - on -