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John Wilkes Booth. By: Sophi Walton. Birth. John was born on May 10, 1838. He was born near Bel Air, Maryland. Family. He was the ninth out of ten children. His parents were Junius Brutus Booth and Mary Ann Holmes. His family enjoyed acting . Childhood.
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John Wilkes Booth By: Sophi Walton
Birth • John was born on May 10, 1838. • He was born near Bel Air, Maryland.
Family • He was the ninth out of ten children. • His parents were Junius Brutus Booth and Mary Ann Holmes. • His family enjoyed acting.
Childhood • John was a spoiled child, but did not have a good education. • He enjoyed fencing. • He attended school at Bel Air Academy and Milton Boarding School for Boys. • John’s father, Junius, died when John was 14.
Young Adulthood • John decided he wanted to act at age 17. • He joined the Arch Street Theatre and made his stage debut in 1855. • By 1858, he had been in 85 plays.
Adulthood • In 1860, Abraham Lincoln became president. • In 1861, the Civil War began. • John was arrested for treasonous words against the government. • In 1864, Lincoln was re-elected. • John was engaged to Lucy Hale in 1865.
Plans for Lincoln • Booth started a group to kidnap Lincoln. • The group had meetings almost every week. • John’s plan changed.
Assassination of Lincoln • John sneaked into the room Lincoln was in at a play. • At 10 pm, April 14, 1865, Booth shot Lincoln in the head with a .44 caliber Derringer. • Booth jumped onto the stage, shouted, “Sic semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants),” and broke his leg during escape. • Booth died on April 26, 1865.
Achievements for John • He was a skilled actor. • He successfully assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
