Brief Life History of Francis
When Francis Webster was born on 8 February 1830, in Wymondham, Norfolk, England, his father, Thomas Webster, was 39 and his mother, Mary Goward, was 34. He married Ann Elizabeth Parsons on 5 December 1855, in London, England. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Calaveras, California, United States in 1850 and Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 12 May 1906, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Cedar City Cemetery, Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States.
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- Unknown, "United States Census, 1900"
- Francis Webster, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938
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1837
George Grey explores Western Australia.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Calaveras, California, United States
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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