Brief Life History of Israel
When Israel Webster was born in July 1753, in Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, his father, John Webster, was 44 and his mother, Ruth Clough, was 41. He married Elisabeth Rolfe on 25 October 1772. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 9 September 1835, in Belgrade, Kennebec, Maine, United States, at the age of 82.
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Sources (24)
- Israel Webster, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Israel Webster, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Israel Webster, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1753–1835 Male
1765–1853 Female
Children (12)
1773–1859 Female
1776–1851 Male
1777–1819 Male
1779–1851 Female
1779– Female
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1709–1788 Male
1711–1756 Female
Siblings (11)
1732–1775 Female
1733–1770 Female
1735–1770 Female
1737–1785 Female
1740–1763 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (7)
1774
Age 21
1776
Age 23
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 23
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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