Lucy Booth

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Lucy Booth (April 28, 1868 – July 18, 1953) was the eighth child of William and Catherine Booth.

At the age of 16, Lucy and her sister Emma went to India to work in The Salvation Army there. Emma married Frederick Tucker in 1888. The Booth-Tuckers soon moved to London because of Emma's failing health, and Lucy followed.

On October 18, 1894, Lucy married Colonel Emanuel Daniel Booth-Hellberg, a Swedish Officer. Lucy returned to India with her new husband and they together commanded the Indian Territory, taking on the names Ruhani and Raj-Singh respectively. They were appointed to France and Switzerland in 1896.

Lucy wrote the song Keep On Believing for The Salvation Army. In 1909, her husband died. She went on to become the territorial commander for Denmark, Norway, and South America before she retired in 1934. She was admitted to the Order of the Founder for her accomplishments before she died.