Booth, Robert (1585-03-25 - 1657-07-28)

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 2040
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-2211)
Name
Robert Booth
Gender
Male
Lived
b. ca. 1585-03-25 d. ca. 1657-07-28 (new)
Linked Sermons
Source of Data

Catherine Evans

Biographical Sources Consulted

ODNB (Article: 2891); ACAD (Venn) (ID: BT603R2)

Other note

Nonconformist minister and son of a clerk, George Booth. Precise date of birth unknown; ACAD (Venn) estimates 1585. Matriculated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1603, and gained a BA in 1606/7. Awarded an MA from Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1610. Ordained at the Peterborough in December 1614. Curate at Sowerby Bridge Chapel, Halifax from 1635 to 1648. Minister of Halifax from 1650 to his death in 1657. Buried on 28 July 1657.

GEMMS record created
January 30, 2019
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024