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- Birth nameJames Austin Butterfield
- J.A. Butterfield was born on May 18, 1837 in England, UK. J.A. was married to Caroline S. Sheppard. J.A. died on July 6, 1891 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- SpouseCaroline S. Sheppard(1870 - July 6, 1891) (his death, 4 children)
- The words to "When You and I Were Young, Maggie" come from a poem written in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada by George W. Johnson, a schoolteacher who taught languages and mathematics. The poem was written ca 1864 and was a pledge of his undying love to his wife Maggie Clark, who died in 1865.
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