John Edge Booth

Birth Date

On 1847 June 29

Death Date

On 1920 March 28

Gender

Male

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Born in Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

1847 June 29

Relationships

Father

Richard Thornton Booth

Mother

Elsie Edge

Joined Jesse B. Martin Company

1857 June 1 – September 12 (Age 9)

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Joined When Organization was Formed

End Date Details

Organization was Ended

Baptized by Frederick Cook

1857 September (Age 10)

Married Maria Josephine Harvey

1873 October 1 (Age 26)

Set Apart as Mission President

Northwestern States (Great Lakes) Mission
1883 October 8 – 1884 October 26 (Age 36)

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Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Released

Additional Information

Residence When Called

Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

High Priest

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Set Apart By

F. M. Lyman

Set Apart as Mission President

Northern States Mission
1889 July 11 – 1890 (Age 42)

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Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Released

Additional Information

Residence When Called

Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

High Priest

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Set Apart By

Jos F. Smith

Died in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States

1920 March 28 (Age 72)

Media

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First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918

Improvement Era

"Judge John Edge Booth", Improvement Era, May 20, 1920.

John Edge Booth: personal writings, journals, family letters, photographs & family group sheets / compiled by Elsie A. Florence

"John Edge Booth, autobiography", John Edge Booth: personal writings, journals, family letters, photographs & family group sheets / compiled by Elsie A. Florence, Page 23. Read Transcript

Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)

"Booth, John Edge", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1, Page 494.

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959

Ogden Standard-Examiner

"NOT FOUND Sam Banford Describes Early Utah Privations", Ogden Standard-Examiner, July 30, 1934, Page 3.

Salt Lake Telegram

"Death Takes Judge Booth", Salt Lake Telegram, March 29, 1920, Page 3.

Salt Lake Tribune

"Pioneer Jurist of State Dies", Salt Lake Tribune, March 29, 1920, Page 16.

The Richfield Reaper

"Judge John Edge Booth Deceased", The Richfield Reaper, April 3, 1920, Page 6.

Warrum, Noble, ed., Utah since statehood: historical and biographical, Chicago, Illinois. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1919

"Hon. John Edge Booth", Warrum, Noble, ed., Utah since statehood: historical and biographical, Chicago, Illinois. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1919, 2, Page 942.