Happy birth anniversary Elizabeth Beers Booth

 

ELIZABETH BEERS Booth 

1721–1780

BIRTH 16 NOV. 1721 • Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

DEATH 9 NOV 1780 • Huntington, Fairfield, Conn

Her great great grandparents were Richard and Elizabeth Hawley Booth.  They were also her husband Zachariah Booth's great grandparents, one generation closer, but that made them cousins of some distance!  Can you tell me what their relationship would have been?

I spoke of Zachariah Booth back a few years ago HERE.

And I briefly talked about Elizabeth Beers Booth Here.

Her father was:

Josiah Beers 

Birth 8 Aug 1693 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death 10 May 1717 1744??? in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Her Mother was:

Elizabeth Ufford (or Uffort) Birth 3 Apr 1698 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States  Death 19 Sep 1783 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Elizabeth was the 3rd child of 11 siblings, and the oldest girl.  She married at age 22 in 1743.  She and Zachariah Booth had 9 children, perhaps.

Residence of Israel Beach, Sr. Erected about 1735...Stratford, CT (No relation that I know of)

Samuel Booth was supposedly born in June 18, 1749, and Elamuel was born on June 17, 1749, according to 2 different records, and since the records only indicate one son was born to Zachariah and Elizabeth Booth, not both, I think this was just one child and the church record and the town record kind of made some mistake.  Yes, Elamuel was known as Lemuel and was in Berkshire MA, in 2 censuses (1790 and 1800) with his age giving a birth year near 1750. He has a wife and children listed as well.  There probably never was a Samuel Booth, just a clerical error.

So Elizabeth likely only had 8 children.  And the record-keeping apparently fell apart, in that they have birth years, but 4 of them don't have known death dates, and spouses are not available for many of them.  Their youngest daughter died when she was 8 years old.

Another (fun?) family tradition was having sister and brother marry brother and sister of the 2 families.  So Lemuel Booth (1749-unknown) married Mabel (Mehitable) Moss (1752-unknown) and Elizabeth Booth (1751-unknown) married Mabel's brother, Joseph Moss (1746-1795).

Of course I know the most about my ancestor Isaac Booth, Sr. (1755-1841) and have written about him HERE.  That post will tell a bit about Stratford CT, and the the community in which he lived in western New York state.   And it mentions that he fought in the Revolutionary War.  He had a son named Isaac also, whom I've named Jr. (1795-1836.)

Isaac's brother Silas Booth (1758-1835) also served in the Revolutionary War. I'm glad I just looked through some of the hints on Ancestry, and found he lived till 1835, instead of dying in 1809 as some records said...at least he received his war pension until then. In the war he moved from a private in the Connecticut Militia to Quartermaster. When he moved to Albany, NY, following the war, he was a cooper, woodworker, carpenter.

Elizabeth and Zachariah Booth's children scattered a bit, perhaps after the war.  Daughter Elizabeth Moss ended up in Charleston,SC; Lemuel to Lenox, MA; Silas in Albany, NY; and Isaac in Ontario County, NY. Tabitha Booth Shelton died and is buried in Booths Hill, Fairfield CT...near where she was born.

Three have no death date or place:  Mary Booth Hinman 1744-?, Lemuel Booth 1749-?, and Elizabeth Moss Booth 1751- ?, but she did move to Charleston SC.  They all married, and most of them gave Elizabeth and Zachariah some grandchildren.  Thus the Booths spread about in the US.

Elizabeth and Zachariah Booth were my 9th great grandparents.

My line came from Isaac who moved to New York state, then others eventually went to Texas, and finally my great great grandmother was Eugenia Almeta Booth Miller, after whom I'm named. She was on my mother's matriarchal line. 

Zachariah Booth Jr, 1721-1775

My 6 times great grandfather was born in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut on Oct. 8, 1721, and died 17 Sept 1775.  His burial is in the Old Section of the Elm Street Cemetery, as published in Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions, Vol. 29,  pg. #17, stating he died at 53 years of age.

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...

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.

Elizabeth Beers Booth 1721-1780

ELIZABETH BEERS Booth 

1721–1780

BIRTH 16 NOV. 1721 • Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, 

DEATH 9 NOV 1780 • Huntington, Fairfield, Conn

Her great great grandparents were Richard and Elizabeth Hawley Booth.  They were also her husband Zachariah Booth's great grandparents, one generation closer, but that made them cousins of some distance!  Can you tell me what their relationship would have been?

I spoke of Zachariah Booth back a few years ago HERE.

And I briefly talked about Elizabeth Beers Booth Here.

Elizabeth was the 3rd child of 11 siblings, and the oldest girl.  She married at age 22 in 1743.  She and Zachariah Booth had 9 children, perhaps.

Residence of Israel Beach, Sr. Erected about 1735...Stratford, CT (No relation that I know of)

Samuel Booth was supposedly born in June 18, 1749, and Elamuel was born on June 17, 1749, according to 2 different records, and since the records only indicate one son was born to Zachariah and Elizabeth Booth, not both, I think this was just one child and the church record and the town record kind of made some mistake.  Yes, Elamuel was known as Lemuel and was in Berkshire MA, in 2 censuses (1790 and 1800) with his age giving a birth year near 1750. He has a wife and children listed as well.  There probably never was a Samuel Booth, just a clerical error.

So Elizabeth likely only had 8 children.  And the record-keeping apparently fell apart, in that they have birth years, but 4 of them don't have known death dates, and spouses are not available for many of them.  Their youngest daughter died when she was 8 years old.

Another (fun?) family tradition was having sister and brother marry brother and sister of the 2 families.  So Lemuel Booth (1749-unknown) married Mabel (Mehitable) Moss (1752-unknown) and Elizabeth Booth (1751-unknown) married Mabel's brother, Joseph Moss (1746-1795).

Of course I know the most about my ancestor Isaac Booth, Sr. (1755-1841) and have written about him HERE.  That post will tell a bit about Stratford CT, and the the community in which he lived in western New York state.   And it mentions that he fought in the Revolutionary War.  He had a son named Isaac also, whom I've named Jr. (1795-1836.)

Isaac's brother Silas Booth (1758-1835) also served in the Revolutionary War. I'm glad I just looked through some of the hints on Ancestry, and found he lived till 1835, instead of dying in 1809 as some records said...at least he received his war pension until then. In the war he moved from a private in the Connecticut Militia to Quartermaster. When he moved to Albany, NY, following the war, he was a cooper, woodworker, carpenter.

Elizabeth and Zachariah Booth's children scattered a bit, perhaps after the war.  Daughter Elizabeth Moss ended up in Charleston,SC; Lemuel to Lenox, MA; Silas in Albany, NY; and Isaac in Ontario County, NY. Tabitha Booth Shelton died and is buried in Booths Hill, Fairfield CT...near where she was born.

Three have no death date or place:  Mary Booth Hinman 1744-?, Lemuel Booth 1749-?, and Elizabeth Moss Booth 1751- ?, but she did move to Charleston SC.  They all married, and most of them gave Elizabeth and Zachariah some grandchildren.  Thus the Booths spread about in the US.