Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles Webster, Jr. was born on 18 September 1775, in Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Charles Webster, was 30 and his mother, Hannah Phelps, was 22. He married Chloe Cook on 7 December 1803, in Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States in 1790. He died on 14 February 1837, in Mount Gilead, Morrow, Ohio, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in River Cliff Cemetery, Mount Gilead, Morrow, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Charles Webster, "United States Census, 1790"
- Charles Webster, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Find a Grave Charles Webster
Spouse and Children
1775–1837 Male
1779–1833 Female
Children (7)
1804–1889 Male
1806–1884 Male
1808–1880 Male
1810– Male
1812–1835 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1745–1802 Male
1753–1848 Female
Siblings (10)
1773–1842 Male
1775–1837 Male
1778–1854 Female
1780–1810 Female
1783–1811 Female
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World Events (8)
1776
Age 1
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
Age 6
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 19
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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