Person:Junius Booth (2)

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Junius Brutus Booth, Jr
b.22 Dec 1821 Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
d.16 Sep 1883 Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex County, Massachusetts
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1821
  1. Junius Brutus Booth, Jr1821 - 1883
  2. Rosalie Ann Booth1823 - 1888
  3. Henry Byron Booth1825 - 1836
  4. Mary Ann Booth1827 - 1833
  5. Frederick Booth1829 - 1833
  6. Elizabeth Booth1831 - 1833
  7. Edwin Thomas Booth1833 - 1893
  8. Asia Sydney Booth1835 - 1888
  9. John WIlkes Booth1838 - 1865
  10. Dr. Joseph Adrian Booth1840 - 1902
Spouse and Children
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m. 29 Jun 1867
  1. Junius Brutus Booth, IIIAbt 1868 -
  2. Algernon C. BoothAbt 1869 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Junius Brutus Booth, Jr
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 22 Dec 1821 Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Marriage 29 Jun 1867 Boston, Massachussets(her 2nd husband)
to Marion Agnes Land
Census[4] 1870 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Census[5] 1880 Manchester, Essex County, Massachusetts
Death[2][3] 16 Sep 1883 Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex County, Massachusetts
Burial[2] Rosedale Cemetery, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex County, Massachusetts
Reference Number Q778940 (Wikidata)

Briefly imprisoned in Washington after his brother assassinated Abraham Lincoln. At the time of the assassination, he was fulfilling an acting engagement in Cincinnati, Ohio. Even so, he was arrested and hurried by train to the Old Capitol Prison.

Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1870 census:[4]

Booth, J. B. 46 yrs Theatrical (real estate = $20,000; personal estate = $1,000) b. South Carolina
      Agnes 26 yrs Keeping House b. Australia
      Junius B. Jr. 2 yrs At Home b. Massachusetts
      Algernon C. 10/12 yr At Home b. Massachusetts
Smitherman, Sarah 57 yrs "No occupation" b. England
Dacy, Anna 21 yrs Domestic Servant b. Ireland
      Richard 25 yrs Domestic Servant b. Ireland
Minarty, Hellen 20 yrs Domestic Servant b. Ireland
O'Donough, Bridget 23 yrs Domestic Servant b. Ireland
Coyle, Henry 18 yrs Domestic Servant b. Rhode Island

Essex County, Massachusetts, 1880 census:[5]

Booth, Junius B. 59 yrs Hotel Proprietor b. South Carolina (parents, b. England)
      Marion A. 35 yrs Wife b. Australia (parents, b. England)
      Junius B. Jr. 12 yrs Son Attending School b. Massachusetts (parents, b. South Carolina/Australia)
      Sydney 7 yrs Son b. Massachusetts (parents, b. South Carolina/Australia)
Smeathman, Sarah 66 yrs Mother[?!] b. England (parents, b. England)
Ducy, Kate 23 yrs Servant b. Massachusetts (parents, b. Ireland)
Dingee, Sarah 26 yrs Servant b. Nova Scotia (parents, b. Nova Scotia)
[Identity of Sarah Smeathman is unknown, but she is not Junius's mother, stepmother, nor mother-in-law.]
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kauffman, Michael W. American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies. (New York: Random House, 2004)
    pp. 82 & 415.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Find A Grave.

    Junius Brutus Booth

  3. ↑ Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620–1988: [database on-line]. (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    "Index to Deaths in Massachusetts, 1881-1885" (citing vol. 348, p. 255)

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M593)
    p. 334B, dwelling/family 9/9.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Essex, Massachusetts, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration)
    ED 139, p. 137D, dwelling/family 303/412.
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