the other 3 sides of the monument

In the Old Congregational Burying ground in Stratford CT.
I've seen many photos of one side of this monument. But when I started searching for when it was carved and erected, I looked at the listing of all the Booths buried in this cemetery.  And I found out something that should have occurred to me earlier.  There were 4 sides to this monument, and the other 3 which I hadn't seen, at least were listed in the inventory of the cemetery.

A Monument, West Side, 

Erected over the graves of:

Joseph Booth, son of Richard Booth, who died Sept 1, 1703, age 46. And
Hannah, Wife of Joseph Booth & daugher of John & Elizabeth Wilcoxson, who died July 10, 1701, age 38.
Their children were:

James, Born 1688, Died 1766

Joseph, Born 1687; Died 1763

Robert, Born_____, Died______.

Nathan, Born_____. Died______.

Zechariah, Born_____, Died 1762.

David, Born 1679, Died 1753

Hannah, Born ______, Died_____.

(North Side)

James Booth, son of Joseph Booth, died Aug 20, 1766, age 78

Martha Clark, wife of James Booth, died Dec 3, 1747, age 52
Their Children were:

Sarah, Born 1732, Died 1786

James, Born 1735, Died 1809

John, Born 1736, Died 1822

Hezekiah, Born 1739, Died 1761

Josiah, Born 1742, Died 1767

James Booth, son of James Booth, died March 19, 1809, age 75

Abigail Ann, wife of James Booth, died Aug 11, 1817, age 78.
Their Children were:

Abel, Born 1757, Died 1777

Sarah, Born 1759, Died 1841

Hezekiah, Born 1762, Died 1819

James, Born 1765, Died 1766

Abigail Ann, Born 1766, Died ___.

Betsey, Born 1768, Died 1825

Charity, Born1771, Died 1810

Amy, Born 1773, Died 1844

James, Born 1776, Died ___.

Abel, b 1780, Died _____.

(South Side)

John Booth, son of James Booth, Born Aug 3, 1736, Died Dec 2, 1822

Lucy, Wife of John Booth & Daughter of Henry & Ann Curtiss, Born March 1, 1741, Died Sept 17, 1817.
Their Children were:

John, Born 1764, Died 1825

William, Born 1765, Drowned 1810.

Josiah, Born 1768; Died 1772

Mary, Born 1770, Died 1772

David, Born 1771, Died 1792

Josiah, Born 1773, Died 1852

Elijah, Born 1776.

Isaac, Born 1783, Drowned 1810.


(East Side)

Richard Booth, From England, one of the first settlers in this town in 1639. Born 1606. Age 82 years in 1688. Date of death unknown.
Their children were:

Elizabeth, Born 1641

Ann, Born 1643

Ephraim, Born 1648

Ebenezer, Born 1651

John, Born 1653

Joseph, Born 1656

Bethya, Born 1658

Johanna, Born 1661

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Some of these ancestors have headstones as well as being commemorated on this marker.  The latest death date I see is 1852.  I imagine the monument was erected sometime near that date.

Here are the plaques at the entrance to the Burying Ground

In honor of
the men and women
who planted in the wilderness
the early homes of Stratford, 
who fought bravely and suffered patiently
in the War of the American Revolution, 
and who left to their descendents
a proud memory of courage, 
endurance and faith in God.

Last 3 photos by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut

Though I've now found lists of Booths in each of the Stratford Cemeteries...no luck on finding who put up the Booth monument.  There's a "Memorial" park and has lots of buildings, called Booth Park and Memorial in Stratford, which gets all the hits when I try to find information on the memorial in the cemetery.  I will try to contact the Historic Society next.