Junius Booth's child William

[Steve Whitlock]

(07-03-2021 12:05 AM)Steve Wrote:  Steve W.,
You have the wrong person. There were two Stephen Booths who enlisted into Rhode Island Regiments.

One who enlisted in Company D 4th Infantry Regiment and the other in Company B 1st Rhode Island Cavalry. Based on the pension index the biographical information you provided is for the R. I. Cav. Stephen Booth - who later moved to Kansas, not the Stephen Booth mentioned by Saragouzou. Apparently, the Kansas Stephen Booth is the uncle of Saragouzou's Stephen Booth.

Here's a link to right Stephen Booth's Find a Grave page:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2250...phen-booth

Here's a rundown of Saragouzou's ancestor's military service

Name: Stephen Booth
Birth Place: Smithfield, Rhode Island
Enlistment Date: 19 Sep 1861
Enlistment Place: Smithfield, Rhode Island
Enlistment Rank: Private
Muster Date: 30 Oct 1861
Muster Place: Rhode Island
Muster Company: D
Muster Regiment: 4th Infantry
Muster Regiment Type: Infantry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Muster Out Date: 15 Oct 1864
Muster Out Place: Providence, Rhode Island
Muster Out Information: Mustered Out
Side of War: Union
Survived War?: Yes
Residence Place: Smithfield, Rhode Island
Title: Register of Rhode Island Volunteers 1861-1865; GAR Dept of Massachusetts 1866-1947 (Sargent)

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I found Stephen Booth and his family in the 1841 England and Wales Census, living in Leeds. His father William is listed as having been born in Yorkshire:

Name: Willm Booth
[William Booth]
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806
Gender: Male
Where born: Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Headingley Ward
Hundred: Leeds Borough
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation: Shop keeper
Registration District: Leeds
Sub-registration District: Kirkstall
Piece: 1344
Book: 2
Folio: 39
Page Number: 9

Household Members:
Name Age

Willm Booth 35
Ana Booth 35
Mary Booth 10
Elizabeth Booth 10
Ann Booth 9
William Booth 7
Henry Booth 4
Stephen Booth 6 Mo

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Here he is in the 1850 US census:

Name: William Booth
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Birth Year: abt 1806
Birthplace: England
Home in 1850: Smithfield Districts 1 and 4, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Agriculture
Real Estate: 2000
Line Number: 2
Dwelling Number: 445
Family Number: 509

Household Members & age:

William Booth 44
Nancy Booth 44
Mary Booth 22
Elizabeth Booth 20
Ann Booth 18
William Booth 16
Henry Booth 12
Stephen Booth 8

All household members list their birthplace as England

Saragouzou posted:

"Interesting. I'm surprised not much is out there on William. I grew up being told I'm related to JWB. A few years ago I got curious and started looking at exactly how we could be related to JWB. I still can't find the link. I really don't believe we are but the way the family discusses how the events of that day effected them and tried to hide the fact makes me wonder if it could be true. My dad has a recruiting poster (I believe it is dated around 1863) from his great grandfather Stephen Booth, who was in the military at the time. His name on the poster is listed as Cpt. S. Booth, Milford MA. Thing is when you look at his records of service Stephen is listed as entering as a private and leaving as a private. My dad believes that it was because of the family relationship that Stephen was demoted. When I contacted the Rhode Island Historical Society they didn't have any information on Stephen's service except the being a private. (Stephen was in the Rhode Island 4TH Infantry.) William Booth was the name of his father but the dates don't match up with the dates of the William Booth mentioned above. I believe Stephen Booth, (my 2nd great grandfather) came to the US around 1832 from Leeds Bradford area in England. He was the youngest of 16 children born in 1825. From what facts I've found it seems the family moved around a lot because they would help set up mills."

The mention is for a Stephen Booth b: 1825, who came to America ca 1832. That is the Stephen Booth I posted. The Stephen Booth for the link you provided wasn't born until abt 1840. The Stephen-1840 was the son of the William b: 1806 I mentioned, brother of Stephen-1825. Neither William b: 1806, or William b: 1783 was Junius Brutus Booth, and had nothing to do with William Blackbeard/Booth b: 36 Sep 1811.

Stephen Booth
Birth 30 Nov 1840
Leeds, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Death 21 Dec 1908 (aged 68)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory
Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Memorial ID 225024088 · View Source
A printer the Boston Globe for years.
Married to Minnie Goff of Providence, RI.
Family Members
Parents
Photo
William Booth
1806–1882
Photo
Nancy Ann Morehouse Booth
1806–1869
Siblings
Photo
Elizabeth Booth Page
1830–1907
Photo
Ann Booth
1831–1903
Photo
William Booth
1834–1871
Photo
Frederick Booth
1837–1837
Photo
Henry Booth
1838–1898
Photo
Martha H Booth
1848–1848

Half Siblings
Photo
Carrie S Booth Fry
1875–1945
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Meanwhile, William Blackbeard/Booth, son of Sarah Blackbeard, appears to be in the 1841 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England census, where he was born in 1811. I don't see any William Blackbeard b: 1811 there.

William Booth
in the 1841 England Census
Name: William Booth
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1811
Gender: Male
Where born: Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: St Leonard Shoreditch
Hundred: Ossulstone (Tower Division)
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
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Registration District: Shoreditch
Sub-registration District: Holywell and Moorfields
Neighbors:
Piece: 706
Book: 2
Folio: 38
Page Number: 20
Household Members:
Name Age
William Branch 35
Mary Branch 20
Cratha Branch 5
Mary Branch 3
John Davey 50
Sarah Davey 45
John Brooks 30
Martin Brooks 15
Amelia Brooks 8
Mary Ann Brooks 6
Susania Brooks 5
Martha Brooks 35
Mat West 45
Mary West 50
Charlot West 15
Mary West 15
William Booth 30
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I didn't look at the RI military records, just the Find a grave memorial, which has Stephen-1825 in the infantry. I didn't look into the Capt. S. Booth poster that Saragouzou mentioned.