In 1743 he married Elizabeth Beers, (See blog HERE about her) who was 22 years old. They had 8 children, including Isaac Booth in 1755, who fought in the Revolutionary War, also my ancestor.
"The Elm St. Cemetery was purchased in 1804 by Nathan Booth,
SOURCE: http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/monroe/monroe_index.htm
Monroe town, Fairfield County, CT
Cemetery list:
Cutler's Farm, located on Cross Hill through the intersection at Elm Street. Most older stones face East. Established in 1804. Purchased from Nathan Booth. Addition in 1871.
Oldest headstone: Anner Booth, daughter of Zechariah and Elizabeth Booth who died 20 July 1760."
Note: Anner (Anna) Booth was only 8 when she died, and became the first burial in the Cutler's Farm or Elm St. Cemetery. She was 6 years younger than my ancestor Isaac Booth, so he was 14 when she died.
In memory of Anner Booth Dau. of Mr. Zechariah & Mrs. Elizabeth Booth who died July 20, 1760.
Anner Booth, daughter of Zachariah Booth, both of their headstones.
Who was Nathan Booth who set up this cemetery? Zachariah Sr. had a son named Nathan who died in 1800. So he probably didn't purchase the ground for the cemetery in 1804. His son Nathan Jr. lived until 1815, so I'm guessing he was the cemetery founder.
The grouping of cemetery stones in a photo (below) has an interesting comment...
The 1790 census for Huntington, Fairfield County, CT shows a Nathan Booth, with 2 males over 16 years old, and 1 female over 16, and 2 slaves (no age or gender given.)
Oh goodie, I just spent a couple of hours looking to see which Nathan Booth might have been in the 1790 census. They were both alive, with Nathan Sr. being 61 and Nathan Jr. being 42. So both were married, but the younger might still have had children in the household, while the elder didn't.
In the meantime I found a will by "Nathan Booth" in June 1800 without any clarification as to which one. And a probate record in Jan 1801, which assumes the will belonged to Nathan Sr. who died in Dec.1800.
However the details of the will clearly state Nathan's wife is Eunice. That was the name of Nathan Jr.'s wife. His mother had been named Comfort. But the other names given in the will are Sarah, Nathan and Samuel, which were the names of some of the children of Nathan Sr, including Nathan Jr. and his own siblings.
Whoever wrote the will also stated he wanted to leave money in a trust to the "First Presbyterian Church in New Stratford Society in Huntington." Often a new town occured when the colonials wanted a new church closer to where they lived, and they contributed land, building and money for a minister.
In 1800 there were few churches besides the Congregational Church in Huntington. The Episcopal church (1749), and later (1838) the Baptist Church were also there. I wonder if Nathan was unpopular and this is why his grave marker has been destroyed.
What is the truth? As of now I don't know.
At least the line of Nathan isn't my direct line...since it was his brother Zachariah I'm related to. Uncle Nathan and cousin Nathan have a bit of confusion. But Zach died before both of the Nathans, unfortunately.
In remembrance of Mr. Zachariah Booth who died September the 17th 1775 age 53 years.
Zachariah Booth Sr. had died in 1762 (buried in Old Congregational burying ground) (see my post HERE about his homestead.)
Zachariah Jr. died in 1775 (headstone next to his daughter Anner in Huntington at Elm St. Cemetery.)
Elizabeth Beers Booth, Zach Jr.'s mother, lived until 1780. But though she died in Huntington, I haven't found a record of where she was buried.
Their son, Josiah Booth also died in 1775, but was buried in New Haven CT. He had just finished his freshman year at Yale College in New Haven.
Huntington Ct. formed from Stratford in 1789...source:
A History of the old town of Stratford and the city of Bridgeport
This e-book seems to have been published quite a while ago, and has cemetery lists included for Huntington, which are rather interesting, though most of the entries are not my relatives.
What information would I like to have dropped in my lap? The occupations of these ancestors would be of high interest. Many times they are assumed to be farmers. That's very possible, but sometimes they had other jobs as well.
SOURCE: http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/monroe/monroe_index.htm
Monroe town, Fairfield County, CT
Cemetery list:
Cutler's Farm, located on Cross Hill through the intersection at Elm Street. Most older stones face East. Established in 1804. Purchased from Nathan Booth. Addition in 1871.
Oldest headstone: Anner Booth, daughter of Zechariah and Elizabeth Booth who died 20 July 1760."
Note: Anner (Anna) Booth was only 8 when she died, and became the first burial in the Cutler's Farm or Elm St. Cemetery. She was 6 years younger than my ancestor Isaac Booth, so he was 14 when she died.
Who was Nathan Booth who set up this cemetery? Zachariah Sr. had a son named Nathan who died in 1800. So he probably didn't purchase the ground for the cemetery in 1804. His son Nathan Jr. lived until 1815, so I'm guessing he was the cemetery founder.
The grouping of cemetery stones in a photo (below) has an interesting comment...
Find a Grave link: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63245796 by: Erin Nikitchyuk. Photographer's Note: I have posted the family grouping photo to Nathan Sr. It would logically appear that his marker is to the direct left of his wife and in a grouping with his son. Unfortunately, this likely marker is a crumbled stone with no remaining inscriptions.
The 1790 census for Huntington, Fairfield County, CT shows a Nathan Booth, with 2 males over 16 years old, and 1 female over 16, and 2 slaves (no age or gender given.)
Oh goodie, I just spent a couple of hours looking to see which Nathan Booth might have been in the 1790 census. They were both alive, with Nathan Sr. being 61 and Nathan Jr. being 42. So both were married, but the younger might still have had children in the household, while the elder didn't.
In the meantime I found a will by "Nathan Booth" in June 1800 without any clarification as to which one. And a probate record in Jan 1801, which assumes the will belonged to Nathan Sr. who died in Dec.1800.
However the details of the will clearly state Nathan's wife is Eunice. That was the name of Nathan Jr.'s wife. His mother had been named Comfort. But the other names given in the will are Sarah, Nathan and Samuel, which were the names of some of the children of Nathan Sr, including Nathan Jr. and his own siblings.
Whoever wrote the will also stated he wanted to leave money in a trust to the "First Presbyterian Church in New Stratford Society in Huntington." Often a new town occured when the colonials wanted a new church closer to where they lived, and they contributed land, building and money for a minister.
In 1800 there were few churches besides the Congregational Church in Huntington. The Episcopal church (1749), and later (1838) the Baptist Church were also there. I wonder if Nathan was unpopular and this is why his grave marker has been destroyed.
What is the truth? As of now I don't know.
At least the line of Nathan isn't my direct line...since it was his brother Zachariah I'm related to. Uncle Nathan and cousin Nathan have a bit of confusion. But Zach died before both of the Nathans, unfortunately.
In remembrance of Mr. Zachariah Booth who died September the 17th 1775 age 53 years.
Zachariah Booth Sr. had died in 1762 (buried in Old Congregational burying ground) (see my post HERE about his homestead.)
Zachariah Jr. died in 1775 (headstone next to his daughter Anner in Huntington at Elm St. Cemetery.)
Elizabeth Beers Booth, Zach Jr.'s mother, lived until 1780. But though she died in Huntington, I haven't found a record of where she was buried.
Their son, Josiah Booth also died in 1775, but was buried in New Haven CT. He had just finished his freshman year at Yale College in New Haven.
Huntington Ct. formed from Stratford in 1789...source:
A History of the old town of Stratford and the city of Bridgeport
This e-book seems to have been published quite a while ago, and has cemetery lists included for Huntington, which are rather interesting, though most of the entries are not my relatives.
What information would I like to have dropped in my lap? The occupations of these ancestors would be of high interest. Many times they are assumed to be farmers. That's very possible, but sometimes they had other jobs as well.
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