Merry May Booth
| May Booth Talmage | |
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| Born |
September 26, 1868 Alpine, Utah |
| Died | April 6, 1944 (aged 75) Ogden, Utah |
| Spouse(s) | James E. Talmage |
| Children | 8 |
Merry May Booth Talmage (September 26, 1868 – April 6, 1944) was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and was the wife of James E. Talmage, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. She oversaw the Relief Society in Europe from 1924 to 1927 when her husband was the president of the European Mission of the church.
Merry May Booth was born on September 29, 1868, to Richard Thornton Booth and Elsie Edge in Alpine, Utah. She was the last of their ten children. Her parents were from Lancashire, England. They converted to the LDS Church and immigrated to Utah Territory in 1857. As a child, she often spent time playing in the country and exploring. She went to school at local district schools. May and her family moved to Provo, Utah when she was 16. May began taking classes at Brigham Young Academy under Karl G. Maeser and James E. Talmage. While in school, she was the secretary of the Polysophical Society on campus. She also helped with the church's Primary Association.
After graduating from Brigham Young Academy, May moved to Kaysville, Utah, where she became a schoolteacher. Talmage visited her in Kaysville while he was studying the Great Salt Lake. May was married to him on June 14, 1888, in Manti, Utah, in the temple. May's father died in May 1888 before the wedding. The couple had eight children. James affectionately called his wife "Maia." Shortly after getting married, James received a call from the First Presidency of the church that he was to be in charge of the Salt Lake Academy, which is now the LDS Business College, so the couple moved to Salt Lake City. By 1890, they owned their own house there.
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