John Edge Booth
Birth Date
On 1847 June 29 (Born)
Death Date
On 1920 March 28 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1847 June 29
Mother
Elsie Edge (1825 - 1893)
Father
Richard Thornton Booth (1821 - 1888)
Date Details
Occurred On 1847 June 29
Traveled in
Jesse B. Martin Company (1857)
1857 June 1 – September 12 (Age 9)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1857 June 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 September 12
Company Arrived
Baptized by Frederick Cook
1857 September (Age 10)
Married
Maria Josephine Harvey
1873 October 1 (Age 26)
Called as President to
Northwestern States (Great Lakes) Mission
1883 October 8 – 1884 October 26 (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
F. M. Lyman
Date Details
Started On 1883 October 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1884 October 26
Released
Called as President to
Northern States Mission
1889 July 11 – 1890 (Age 42)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Jos F. Smith
Date Details
Started On 1889 July 11
Set Apart
Ended On 1890
Released
Died in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
1920 March 28 (Age 72)
Media
John Edge Booth (1847 - 1920) Profile
John Edge Booth (1847 - 1920) Profile
Sources
Person
1860 United States Census
1860 United States Census.
Deseret Evening News
"Thousands Pay Tribute at Bier of Judge Booth", Deseret Evening News, (1 April 1920), Page 4.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Death Takes Judge Booth", Salt Lake Telegram, (29 March 1920), Page 3.
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.
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 October 1883, Vol. B, Page 73, Line 2900.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 October 1883, Vol. A, Page 68, Line 2900.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 July 1889, Vol. A, Page 101, Line 154.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 July 1889, Vol. B, Page 109, Line 154.
Pioneer
Davis County Clipper
"Utah State News", Davis County Clipper, (7 February 1919), Page 2.
Improvement Era
"Judge John Edge Booth", Improvement Era, (20 May 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.
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Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Booth, John Edge", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1, Page 494.
Ogden Standard-Examiner
"NOT FOUND Sam Banford Describes Early Utah Privations", Ogden Standard-Examiner, (30 July 1934), Page 3.
Salt Lake Tribune
"Pioneer Jurist of State Dies", Salt Lake Tribune, (29 March 1920), Page 16.
The Richfield Reaper
"Judge John Edge Booth Deceased", The Richfield Reaper, (3 April 1920), Page 6.
