Booth, Joseph, was a native of Yorkshire, England, and came to Batavia about 1845. In 1863 he married Laura E., daughter of Silas D. and Eliza A. (Smith) Whitney, who came from Washington County in 1835; he was one of the pioneer millers of the town of Elba. The death of Mr. Booth, which occurred July 15, 1867, was a loss not only to his family, but to all who knew him; of sterling, upright character, he ever received and merited the respect of his associates. He was survived by his widow, who resides in Batavia, and by one son, George W., whose death occurred soon after that of his father.

Source: Our County and its people, A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890