Emma Webb

Brief Life History of Emma

When Emma Webb was born in April 1825, in Litlington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, DeGrasse Webb, was 41 and her mother, Mary Jackson, was 39. She married William Harradence on 24 December 1846, in Litlington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. She died on 14 March 1906, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Harradence
1827–1861
Emma Webb
1825–1906
Marriage: 24 December 1846
William Harradence
1847–1850
Emma Josephine Harradence
1848–1848
Jeremiah Harradence
1849–1931
Hannah Harradence
1850–1860
Sarah Ann Harridence
1852–1915
Mary Harradence
1856–1860
Martha Harradence
1858–1860

Sources (47)

  • Emma Harridence in household of Mary Webb, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Emma Webb, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Emma Webb, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

Parents and Siblings

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1861

Historical Boundaries: 1861: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States

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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The Life of Emma Webb Orton (from the records of Mary Ann Empey, granddaughter)

Emma Webb Orton was born in Littlington, Cambridgeshire, England in the year of 1825, the daughter of Mary and DeGrass Webb. She married William Harradence and was the mother of six children. She lost …

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