Brief Life History of Emma Jerusha
When Emma Jerusha Webster was born in 1857, in Vermont, United States, her father, Samuel Webster, was 63 and her mother, Electa Marsh, was 42. She married Lucian H. Caswell on 4 June 1873, in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 31 March 1910, in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont, United States, at the age of 53.
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Sources (16)
- Jerusha Webster, "United States Census, 1860"
- Emma Webster in entry for Lucien H Caswell, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
- Emma Caswell in household of Lucian Caswell, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
1851–1931 Male
1857–1910 Female
Children (1)
1882–1960 Female
Parents and Siblings
1794–1868 Male
1815–1891 Female
Siblings (2)
1849–1937 Female
1857–1910 Female
World Events (8)
1863
Age 6
1864 · St. Albans Raid
Age 7
1872 · The First National Park
Age 15
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a weaver, from Middle English webbester ‘weaver’ (Old English webbestre ‘female weaver’). By the time of surname formation, the gender distinction of the -stre suffix had almost completely disappeared. Compare Webb , Webber , and Weaver .
History: The name Webster was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One John Webster settled in Ipswich, MA, in 1635; another John Webster (died 1661), ancestor of the lexicographer Noah Webster, emigrated to Cambridge, MA, c. 1631 and later became one of the founders of the colony of CT, of which he was appointed governor in 1656. Daniel Webster (1782–1852), politician and orator, was born in Salisbury, NH, a descendant of Thomas Webster, a prominent 17th-century citizen of Ipswich, MA, whose family had settled there around 1635, while he was still a child.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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