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MARY LOUISE BOOTH TIMELINE

  • 1831, April 19 - Mary Louise Booth born in Millville (now Yaphank), daughter of William C. Booth and Nancy Monsell. William Booth, was the village miller and schoolteacher. Mary Booth received her early education in Yaphank and when she was 14 years old her family moved to Williamsburgh,
  • 1846 - Booth family moves to Town of Williamsburgh (later to merge with the City of Brooklyn), where her father opened a school and she assisted him in teaching.
  • 1859 - Mary Louise Booth wrote "The History of New York", a large and comprehensive work, which was published in 1859 and went through four editions.
  • 1861 - Mary Louise Booth translated "The Uprising of a Great People; The United States in 1861", by Count Agenor de Gasparin. It was a morale booster during the beginnings of the Civil War.
  • 1862 - Mary Louise Booth translated "America Before Europe", by Gasparin.
  • 1862, August 1 - Letter to Mary Louise Booth from President Abraham Lincoln in John Hay's handwriting and signed by the President. Letter thanks Mary for translating Gasparin's "America Before Europe" stating, "I shall read it with pleasure."
  • 1867 - Mary Louise Booth becomes first editor of Harper's Bazar (later Harper's Bazaar)
  • 1871 - Harper's Magazine published "Prayer of Columbus", a series of poems by Walt Whitman.
  • 1873 - William C. Booth, occupation listed as "clk" (clerk ?), living at 81 Hamilton, Brooklyn.
  • 1874 - "Song of the Redwood Tree" by Walt Whitman. First published by Harper's Magazine.
  • 1876, June 24 - William Chatfield Booth, born in Southold, L.I.,N.Y., Died June 24, at his home, 81 Hamilton St., Brooklyn,N.Y., aged 75 years.
  • 1880 - Mary L. Booth is listed in census records as 44 years of age, occupation editor, home residence 101 59th St., NYC. Other residents are Allie (Annie Wright), sister and Jane Hoave (?), servant.
  • 1883 - Brooklyn Bridge open for travel; first bridge to span the East River.
  • 1889, March 5 - Mary Louise Booth died at her home in NYC.



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