Mabel Risley

Brief Life History of Mabel

When Mabel Risley was born in 1710, in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, John Risley I, was 33 and her mother, Mary Arnold, was 27. She married Jonathan Webster III on 18 February 1730, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 2 January 1781, in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 71, and was buried in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Webster III
1705–1781
Mabel Risley
1710–1781
Marriage: 18 February 1730
Susanna Webster
1730–1736
Stephen Webster
1732–1823
Ashbel Webster Sr.
1733–1801
Noah Webster
1735–1762
Mabel Webster
1735–1786
Susannah Webster
1737–1755
Jonathan Webster IV
1739–1770
Asahel Webster
1740–1799
Elizur Webster
1743–1791
Mary Webster
1745–1784
John Webster Sr
1747–1781
Joshua Webster
1750–1830

Sources (16)

  • Mabel Risley Webster, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mabel Risley, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Webster in entry for Susanna, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"

World Events (2)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Risley in Winwick (Lancashire), Risley (Derbyshire), Riseley (Bedfordshire), or Riseley Farm in Swallowfield (Berkshire). The placenames derive from Old English hrīs ‘brushwood’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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