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Born May 10, 1838 ā€¢ Maryland
Died April 26, 1865 (aged 26) ā€¢ Virginia
Notable Family Members father Junius Brutus Booth ā€¢ brother Edwin Booth
Role In assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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