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John Frederick Booth

3 Jun 1865 – 5 Aug 1930

5 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born3 Jun 1865not verified1 source
  • Died5 Aug 1930not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 3 Jun 1865

    Born

  2. 8 Aug 1897

    A daughter is born

  3. 5 Aug 1930

    Dies, aged 65

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1860s · John is born

A cable under the Atlantic. A telegraph cable laid across the ocean floor joined Europe and America: messages crossed in minutes instead of weeks.Around the world · 1866

A cable under the Atlantic. A telegraph cable laid across the ocean floor joined Europe and America: messages crossed in minutes instead of weeks.

Robert Charles Dudley · public domain
The Suez Canal opens. A canal through Egypt joined the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, cutting the voyage from Europe to Asia by weeks.Around the world · 1869

The Suez Canal opens. A canal through Egypt joined the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, cutting the voyage from Europe to Asia by weeks.

NASA · public domain