York County ME Archives Biographies.....Boothby, Brice 1781 - 
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BOOTHBY.
Brice Boothby came to this country from Scotland and settled in Scarborough, and
from him all of the name have descended. Joseph Boothby settled in this town. 
His parents' names were Brice and Mariam Boothby. He was born in 1781 in Buxton, 
and settled on the Middle Road, so called, in 1818; was by occupation a farmer. 
In 1810, he married Hannah Boothby, and died in 1841. Mrs. Boothby died in 1874. 
They had ten children : 
Marriam [Miriam?], b. 1811; m. Samuel Lord, and settled in New Hampshire.
David, b. 1812; m. Hannah Boothby in 1840; settled in Baldwin. 
Joseph, b. 1815; m, Salome Staples 1845; resides in Cornish. 
Jane, b. 1817; m. Jonathan Morrison; had two children; d. 1864. 
Hannah, b. 1819; m. and settled in Scarborough. 
Benjamin R., b. 1821; m. Ethlinda Staples 1847; settled in Limerick; d. 1885. 
Samuel, b. 1826; resides in Cornish; m. flrst, Rebecca Moulton in 1851; had two 
sons, Silas and Joseph. Silas is married and resides on the original homestead 
of Joseph Boothby. Joseph is a resident of Florida. 

Samuel m. second, Mrs. Severance of Cornish, and resides in said town. 
John, b. 1828: is one of the most successful farmers of Parsonsfleld; m. Sarah 
Moulton 1854; has one son. 
Achsah, b. 1833; m. Lafayette Davis of Newfield in 1854. 
Sarah, b. 1835; m. Charles M. Burbank in 1854, and resides in Boston. 

The Boothbys are very industrious, frugal people, intelligent, upright citizens, 
and good financiers. For the most part they are devoted to agricultural 
pursuits.

Additional Comments:
(Source: A History of the Town of Parsonsfield, Maine, Portland, Me., Brown 
Thurston and Co., 1888, p. 366-7.)

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