Marian Billups Booth (4 May 1864 – 5 January 1937), better known as Marie Booth, was the third daughter of

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and

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, the founders of

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. Unusually for the

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, all of William and Catherine Booth's children survived into adulthood. Marie, however, had an accident at an early age that caused her to have convulsions thus making her an invalid;Harold Begbie, ''LIFE of WILLIAM BOOTH FOUNDER and FIRST GENERAL of the SALVATION ARMY'' Vol I (1920)
therefore, she was the only one of the Booth's children who did not regularly serve in the Salvation Army. She was, however, given the permanent rank of staff captain. Her sister

Evangeline Booth Evangeline Cory Booth, OF (December 25, 1865July 17, 1950) was a British evangelist and the 4th General of The Salvation Army from 1934 to 1939. She was the first woman to hold the post. Early life She was born in South Hackney, London, Engl ...

often took care of her, and is said to have got into trouble for reprimanding a governess who had scolded Marie for being slow with her lessons. Marie was often pictured at family occasions such as her father's funeral in 1912. Marian Billups Booth died in 1937 aged 72 and is buried with her parents in

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Image:marian booth marker.JPG, Marian Booth's memorial tablet on her parents' grave

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, Marie 1864 births 1937 deaths English Salvationists Burials at Abney Park Cemetery

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