Elijah Shelton Booth (1770 - 1849)

Born 29 May 1770 in Monroe, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Jerusha (Beardsley) Booth — married 2 Dec 1801 in Connecticut, United States

Died 31 Jan 1849 at age 78 in Monroe, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Booth Name Study.

Elijah Shelton Booth was born on 29 May 1770 in Fairfield, Connecticut Colony.

In 1779, Elijah Shelton in Fairfield, Connecticut. ^[1]

Elijah (31) married Jerusha Beardsley (18) (born on 21 Dec 1782 in Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony; daughter of [father] and [mother]) on 2 Dec 1801 in Connecticut, United States.^[2]

Elijah died on 31 Jan 1849 in Monroe, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, aged 78.^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ 1779 Census: "Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890"
   Original data: Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Connecticut Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes
   Ancestry Record 3537 #2290380 (accessed 22 September 2023)
   Elijah Shelton Booth in Fairfield, Connecticut.
2. ↑ 1801 Marriage: "Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)"
   Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 20
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1062 #320521 (accessed 22 September 2023)
   Elijah S Booth marriage to Jerusha Beardsley on 2 Dec 1801 in Huntington, Connecticut, USA.
3. ↑ 1843 Probate: "Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999"
   Probate Records, 1840-1916; Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Bridgeport District); Probate Place: Fairfield, Connecticut
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9049 #334527 (accessed 22 September 2023)
   Elijah S Booth probate on 4 Feb 1843 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Residence Monroe, Fairfield, Connecticut.
4. ↑ 1849 Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #63245694
   Ancestry Record 60525 #30095286 (accessed 22 September 2023)
   Elijah Shelton Booth burial (died on 31 Jan 1849) in Cutlers Farm Cemetery, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

See also:

• 1854 Burial of spouse Jerusha Booth: "Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934"
  Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
  Ancestry Record 2900 #45369319 (accessed 22 September 2023)
  Elijah S's spouse Jerusha Booth burial in Elm Street Cemetery, Monroe, Connecticut, USA.
• Jessup, Harlan R., Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Monroe, CT, 1847-1852, Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Stamford, Conn., Aug 2011) Vol. 54, No. 1, Page 41.