Brief Life History of Frederic C
When Frederic C Webber was born in 1849, in Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, United States, his father, Elbridge H Webber, was 38 and his mother, Jerusha Jane Jordan, was 34.
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Family Time Line
Elbridge H Webber
1811–
Jerusha Jane Jordan
1815–
Ann Maria Webber
1834–1880
Frances Elen Webber
1836–
Wesley Webber
1838–1914
Elbridge Wesley Webber
1839–1914
William Henry Webber
1842–
Elizabeth E. Webber
1845–1918
Charles W Webber
1847–1905
Fred G. Webber
1847–
Frederic C Webber
1849–
Ellen F. Webber
1852–
George G. Webber
1855–1859
Edwin Everett Webber
1857–1859
Sources (3)
- Frederic G Webber in household of Elbridge Webber, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Frederic C Webber - Government record: birth-name: Frederic C Webber
- Frederic C Webber in household of Elbridge Webber, "United States Census, 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1811– Male
1815– Female
Siblings (12)
1834–1880 Female
1836– Female
1838–1914 Male
1839–1914 Male
1842– Male
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World Events (8)
1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition
Age 2
"In 1851, Maine outlawed the sale of alcohol, allowing exceptions only for ""medicinal, mechanical, and manufacturing purposes"". This made Maine the first state to experiment with prohibition. Neal Dow, mayor of Portland, believed that alcohol was linked to slavery and was also convinced by the Christian temperance movement. Dow ran into problems later for his anti-immigration rhetoric against the Irish, and also for breaking his own prohibition laws; although not a designated ""purchaser"", Dow personally purchased alcohol to distribute to local doctors, violating a technicality. As the citizens turned against him, Dow eventually ordered soldiers to fire on protesters. This marked a sharp decline in Dow's political career, and the Maine Law was repealed by 1856. Aspects of the law would remain in tact, however, and ultimately paved the way for the 18th Amendment, which prohibited alcohol on the national level."
1863
Age 14
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 32
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English (Devon and Somerset): occupational name for a weaver, from Middle English webber, an agent derivative of Webb .
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Weber ‘weaver’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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