Joshua Booth (abt. 1759 - 1816)

Born about 1759 in Hebron, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mehitabel (Slader) Booth — married 16 Jun 1785 in Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

Died 17 Dec 1816 at about age 57 in Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Joshua Booth, the son of Oliver Booth and Ruth Ingam, was probably born in Hebron, Connecticut, where he was baptized in 1759. ^{[1] [2]}

He married, in Lempster, New Hampshire, on June 16, 1785, Mehitable Slader, daughter of Samuel Slader and Mehitable Lewis. They settled in Lempster and had five children: ^{[2] [3]}

1. Alfred, born March, 3 1786; died unmarried 1871.^[2]
2. Truman, born October 17, 1787; married Sophia Spencer; died April 6, 1853.^[2]
3. Oliver, born August 14, 1790; married Eunice Smith.^[2][3]
4. Ellis, born August 5, 1792; died February 5, 1793.^[2]
5. Mason, born October 9, 1794; married Mary Currier.^[2][3]

Joshua served in American Revolution from July 21, to September 22, 1777, under the command of General Stark and probably was present at the Battle of Bennington, Vermont, in August 1777. He died of "hydrophobia," in Lempster, on December 17, 1816, and was buried at East Lempster Cemetery in East Lempster, New Hampshire. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Booth: Pages 9-11. Citing: "5. Oliver Booth ... married 1st, in Hebron, Conn., about 1750, Ruth Ingam ... Oliver Booth probably resided [at Hebron] until about 1761 ... Children, probably born at Hebron: ... iv. Joshua, bap. at Hebron, 1759."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Booth: Page 12. Citing: "6. Joshua Booth was probably born in Hebron, Conn., where he was baptized in 1759; died in Lempster, N. H., of hydrophobia, 17 Dec, 1816. He married at Lempster, 16 June, 1785, Mehitable, daughter of Samuel and Mehitable (Lewis) Slader, who was baptized at Windham, Conn., 20 June, 1756, and died at Lempster, 15 June, 1844. He served in American Revolution from 21 July to 22 Sept., 1777, under the command of Gen. Stark and probably was present at the Battle of Bennington, Vt., in Aug., 1777. After marriage, he settled on a fine farm of 300 acres in Lempster which was continuously occupied by him and his descendants until 1906. The house he first lived in and where his children were born with the large house he built in 1810 are still, 1921, standing, a monument to his thrift and industry. [5 Children]."
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Merrill: Pages 266-267. Citing: "1. Mehitable; m. Joshua Booth of Lempster... [5 children]."

See also:

• Booth, Henry Slader. Booth Genealogy Including Allied Families (Randolph, VT, 1923).
• Merrill, John Leverett. History of Acworth (S. Bowles & Co., Springfield, Mass., 1869).
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 February 2019), memorial page for Joshua Booth (1759–17 Dec 1816), Find A Grave: Memorial #53524090, citing East Lempster Cemetery, East Lempster, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Deane Geddes (contributor 47071697).