Thomas Booth and Mary Chadwick married in England in 1873.

Their children included;
-James
-Sarah
-Henrietta
-Clara, (my grandmother)

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Clara Booth was born April 10, 1891 on Bolton St. in Ramsbottom, England and died August 19, 1978 in Swansea, MA. Other children of Thomas and Mary included James, Sara Jane (Marsden), and Henrietta (Hart). Clara's brother James died young and Clara raised his son Kenneth Booth. Thomas and Mary came to Fall River from England about 1895. Thomas was a skilled textile worker and many English textile workers were recruited to run the Fall River mills. They lived the rest of their life in Fall River in the house they built at 15 Marsh St, Fall River, MA

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Clara Booth married Herbert A Borden August 30, 1920 at St Mark's Church in Fall River.

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Herbert and Clara had two Children, Andrew Thomas Borden and James Francis Borden (my father). 

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Herbert and Clara are buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Fall River in the Booth plot. Herbert's grave is unmarked.