Ellen Webster

Brief Life History of Ellen

When Ellen Webster was born on 7 April 1846, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Webster, was 29 and her mother, Hannah Day, was 29. She married Joseph Smith Marston about 1863, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Davis, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 11 April 1916, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Smith Marston
1840–1888
Ellen Webster
1846–1916
Marriage: about 1863
James William Marston
1863–1883
Sarah Mary Ann Marston
1866–1870
Eliza Ellen Marston
1868–1946
Joseph Henry Marston
1869–1888
Ernest John Marston
1872–1943
Mary Agnes Marston
1874–1934
Frederick George Marston
1877–1941
Subina Hannah Marston
1879–1881
Moroni Marston
1880–1954
Carl Levi Marston
1883–1921
Thomas William Marston
1885–1886

Sources (29)

  • Ellen Webster in household of William Webster, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Birth date and place for Ellen Webster Marston and her husband Joseph Smith Marston
  • Ellem Marston, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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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CROSSING OF THE WEBSTERS TO UTAH

WEBSTERS ON THE SHIP "SIDDONS" The 84 company on the ship "Siddons", with 430 souls boarded the ship Feb. 12, 1855 and sailed Feb, 27, 1855. They sailed from Liverpool, England, for Philadelphia. …

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