Timothy Webster

20 October 1723–30 April 1803 (Age 79)
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Timothy

When Timothy Webster was born on 20 October 1723, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Capt. Stephen Webster, was 30 and his mother, Mary Burnham, was 32. He married Sarah White on 15 August 1745, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 30 April 1803, in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in East Cemetery, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Timothy Webster
1723–1803
Sarah White
1724–1814
Marriage: 15 August 1745
Timothy Webster Jr
1747–1850
Michael Webster
1748–1850
Sarah Webster
1751–
Elijah Webster
1755–1843
Reuben Webster
1757–1833
James Webster
1759–1850
Child Webster
1760–1760
Webster
1760–1760
Ruth Webster
1762–
Webster
1765–1765
Huldah Webster
1767–1856

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 August 1745Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (3)

    World Events (4)

    1776
    Age 53
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
    Age 58
    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.
    1786 · Shays' Rebellion
    Age 63
    Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Webb

    Sources (14)

    • Timothy Webster in entry for Reuben Webster, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
    • Timothy Webster, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
    • Timothy Webster in entry for Sary White, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

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