Person:Polly Booth (1)

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Mary Polly Booth
b.14 Sep 1805 Mount Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
d.17 Jul 1887 Hermon, Knox, Illinois, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Sarah Sophia Booth1798 - Bef 1875
  2. Lydia Ann BoothAbt 1804 -
  3. Mary Polly Booth1805 - 1887
  4. Julean A. BoothEst 1809 - 1834
  5. David Hull BoothAbt 1811 - 1894
  6. Hiram Booth1814 - 1884
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Robert Leigh1795 - 1866
  • W.  Mary Polly Booth1805 - 1887
m. 2 Nov 1826
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Facts and Events
Name Mary Polly Booth
Alt Name Polly Booth
Gender Female
Birth[1][2] 14 Sep 1805 Mount Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 2 Nov 1826 Wilkesville, Gallia, Ohio, United Statesto Robert Leigh
Death[1][2] 17 Jul 1887 Hermon, Knox, Illinois, United States

Essex Institute Historical Collection, pg. 324, The Leigh Family of Newbury Mass.

Robert [LEIGH], born in Newbury, 24 June, 1795, married 2 November 1826 at Wilkesville, O., Mary Booth, who was born in Mount Washington, Mass., 14 September 1805 and died 17 July, 1887. He journeyed west in a prairie schooner with his father and sister Anna about 1816-17, settling in Salem, O.

He was elected constable of Salem, Ohio, in 1820 and served in the War of 1812 from 28 June, 1814, to 5 July 1814 under Sergt. Young. He died at Hermon, Ill., 15 June 1866.

Children, all born in Wilkesville, O.:

17 Abagail, b. 2 September 1827, m. in Salem, O., 4 September 1844, John Shumaker of Hermon, Ill., who was b. 25 September 1819 and d. 17 October, 1903 or 1908. She d. August 1896, leaving 16 children.

18 Adaline, b. 22 May, 1829; m. 24 October, 1847, Arhicbald Long who was b. 27 October, 1825 and d. 31 December, 1892. She d. 1 September, 1856, leaving 2 children.

19 Clark, b. 2 March, 1831

20 Caroline P., b. 3 October, 1836; m. in 1856, William Berry of Hermon, Ill., who died 15 May, 1866. She died 20 november, 1867, leaving 3 children.

21 David Booth, b. 11 May 1840

22 Benjamin, b. 11 September, 1842.

23 Elisabeth, b. 23 March, 1847; m. in 1867, John Stevens of Hermon, Ill. She left 2 children.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hull, Robert E. (Robert Edwin). The ancestors and descendants of George Hull (ca. 1590-1659) and Thamzen Michell of Crewkerne, Somerset, England, Dorchester, Massachusetts, Windsor and Fairfield, Connecticut. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Gateway Press, 1994)
    256.

    Child of Rev. David and Elizabeth (Hull) BOOTH {Hull Family Association}:
    + 1450 i. Mary, b. 1805, Berkshire Co., MA

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Leigh Family of Newbury Mass., in Essex Institute Historical Collections. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute Press)
    324.

    Robert [LEIGH], born in Newbury, 24 June, 1795, married 2 November 1826 at Wilkesville, O., Mary Booth, who was born in Mount Washington, Mass., 14 September 1805 and died 17 July, 1887.

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