Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for John Wilkes Booth across 3 places, from 1838 to 1859.
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John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 to April 26, 1865) was an American stage actor who assassinated United States president Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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10 May 1838exact date
Bel Air, Marylandattested“They purchased a farm near Bel Air, Maryland, where John Wilkes Booth was born in a four-room log house on May 10, 1838, the ninth of ten children.”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
1850year
Baltimoreattested“The Booth family was listed as living in Baltimore in the 1850 census.”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
1859 to 1860period
Richmond, Virginiaattested“Booth embarked on his first national tour as a leading actor after finishing the 1859–1860 theatre season in Richmond, Virginia.”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
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1850 to 1851period
Sparks, Marylandmentioned“He attended the Bel Air Academy and was an indifferent student whom the headmaster thought was "not deficient in intelligence, but disinclined to take advantage of the educational opportunities offered him." In 1850–1851, he attended the…”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
1851year
Baltimorementioned“Booth's father built Tudor Hall on the Harford County property as the family's summer home in 1851, while also maintaining a winter residence on Exeter Street in Baltimore.”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
10 May 1851exact date
Atlantic Oceanmentioned“Thirty years after he had absconded across the Atlantic Ocean, Junius' wife Adelaide Delannoy Booth was granted a divorce in 1851 on grounds of adultery, and Holmes legally wed Junius on May 10, 1851, John Wilkes' 13th birthday.”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
14 August 1855exact date
Baltimorementioned“Booth made his stage debut at age 17 on August 14, 1855, in the supporting role of the Earl of Richmond in Richard III at Baltimore's Charles Street Theatre.”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
1857year
Philadelphiamentioned“In 1857 he joined the stock company of the Arch Street Theatre in Philadelphia, where he played for a full season.”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
February 1858month
Arch Street Theatrementioned“Jim Bishop wrote that Booth "developed into an outrageous scene stealer, but he played his parts with such heightened enthusiasm that the audiences idolized him." In February 1858, he played in Lucrezia Borgia at the Arch Street Theatre.”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
2 December 1859exact date
Harpers Ferry, Virginiamentioned“He attended the hanging of abolitionist leader John Brown on December 2, 1859, who was executed for treason, murder, and inciting a slave insurrection, charges resulting from his raid on the Federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (sin…”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
October 1860month
Columbus, Georgiamentioned“Booth has far more action, more life, and, we are inclined to think, more natural genius." In October 1860, while performing in Columbus, Georgia, Booth was shot accidentally in his hotel, leaving a wound some thought would end his life.”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
October 1860month
Columbus, Ohiomentioned“Booth has far more action, more life, and, we are inclined to think, more natural genius." In October 1860, while performing in Columbus, Georgia, Booth was shot accidentally in his hotel, leaving a wound some thought would end his life.”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
12 April 1861exact date
Albany, New Yorkmentioned“When the Civil War began on April 12, 1861, Booth was starring in Albany, New York.”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
12 April 1861exact date
Union (American Civil War)mentioned“On April 12, 1861, the Civil War began, and eventually eleven Southern states seceded from the Union.”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
28 April 1861exact date
Marylandmentioned“Although the Maryland legislature voted decisively (53–13) against secession on April 28, 1861, it also voted not to allow federal troops to pass south through the state by rail, and it requested that Lincoln remove the growing numbers o…”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
1862year
Union (American Civil War)mentioned“One called him a genius, praising his acting for "never fail[ing] to delight with his masterly impressions." As the Civil War raged across the divided land in 1862, Booth appeared mostly in Union and border states.”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
1862year
Southern Marylandmentioned“Jones, his foster brother and a Confederate agent in charge of spy operations in the southern Maryland area since 1862.”source: Wikipedia: John Wilkes Booth
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