Brief Life History of William
When William Webb was born on 1 September 1792, in Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaac Webb, was 37 and his mother, Ann Clayton, was 32. He married Mary Heacock on 12 June 1813, in York, Upper Canada, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died on 31 December 1860, in King Township, York, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 68, and was buried in Schomberg, York, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (5)
- William Webb, "Canada Census, 1851"
- William Webb, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Webb in entry for Laretta Mcgarvey, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
Spouse and Children
1792–1860 Male
1795–1885 Female
Children (6)
1814–1842 Female
1816–1873 Female
1818– Female
1820–1893 Male
1822–1822 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1755–1852 Male
1759–1862 Female
Siblings (11)
1780–1834 Male
1782–1832 Female
1782–1835 Female
1783–1862 Female
1787–1886 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (7)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 2
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 8
1812
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a weaver, from early Middle English webbe (Old English webba (masculine) or webbe (feminine), probably used of both male and female weavers). This word survived into Middle English long enough to give rise to the surname, but was already obsolescent as an agent noun; hence the secondary forms with the agent suffixes -er and -ster (see Webster , Webber and compare Weaver ).
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish (Ashkenazic) surnames, cognates of 1, including Weber and Weberman.
History: Richard Webb, a Lowland Scot, was an admitted freeman of Boston in 1632, and in 1635 was one of the first settlers of Hartford, CT.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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