▁given ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁land ▁by ▁the ▁Crown ▁for ▁his ▁services . ▁Butler ▁continued ▁his ▁leadership ▁in ▁the ▁developing ▁province , ▁helping ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁and ▁Mason ic ▁Order , ▁and ▁serving ▁in ▁public ▁office . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁John ▁Butler ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Walter ▁Butler ▁and ▁Deb or ah ▁D enn ison , ▁n ée ▁E ly , ▁in ▁New ▁London , ▁Connecticut ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 2 , ▁his ▁father ▁moved ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁Fort ▁Hunter ▁on ▁the ▁front ier ▁in ▁the ▁Moh awk ▁Valley ▁near ▁the ▁modern ▁village ▁of ▁F onda , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 2 , ▁John ▁Butler ▁married ▁C ath ar ine ▁( C atal ynt je ) ▁Br adt , ▁of ▁Dutch ▁ancest ry . ▁The ▁couple ▁raised ▁five ▁children ▁( two ▁others ▁died ▁in ▁inf ancy ). ▁ ▁Having ▁learned ▁several ▁I ro qu ois ▁and ▁other ▁Ind igen ous ▁languages , ▁Butler ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁an ▁interpreter , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁luc r ative ▁fur ▁trade . ▁ ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 5 , ▁John ▁Butler ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁colonial ▁government . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War ▁under ▁Sir ▁William ▁Johnson . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 8 , ▁he ▁saw ▁action ▁with ▁James ▁Aber c rom by ▁at ▁Fort ▁T icon der oga ▁and ▁John