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John Button (soldier)
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'''John Button''' was a [[Canadian militia]] officer and founder of the 1st York Light Dragoons (also as Troop of Markham Dragoons or Button's Dragoons).
Button was born in [[New London, CT]]<ref>https://ift.tt/36ozwyN> and arrived in [[York, Upper Canada]] in 1798 and shortly acquired land around the area now known as [[Buttonville, Ontario]] in [[Markham, Ontario|Markham]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2RLJIxr>
Button established his Light Dragoons in 1810 as a member of the North York Regiment of Militia.
Besides his military contributions, Button help secure land for a school as well as a [[Methodists]] church in Buttonville.
Button died on November 9, 1865.<ref>https://ift.tt/36ozwyN>
==References==
[[Category:Canadian militia officers]]
[[Category:1861 deaths]]
Button was born in [[New London, CT]]<ref>https://ift.tt/36ozwyN> and arrived in [[York, Upper Canada]] in 1798 and shortly acquired land around the area now known as [[Buttonville, Ontario]] in [[Markham, Ontario|Markham]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2RLJIxr>
Button established his Light Dragoons in 1810 as a member of the North York Regiment of Militia.
Besides his military contributions, Button help secure land for a school as well as a [[Methodists]] church in Buttonville.
Button died on November 9, 1865.<ref>https://ift.tt/36ozwyN>
==References==
[[Category:Canadian militia officers]]
[[Category:1861 deaths]]
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