Fred G. Webber
Male1847–

Brief Life History of Fred G.

When Fred G. Webber was born in 1847, in Maine, United States, his father, Elbridge H Webber, was 36 and his mother, Jerusha Jane Jordan, was 32. He lived in Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, United States in 1880.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

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

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Fred G Webber in household of Elbridge Webber, "United States Census, 1880"

Parents and Siblings

Elbridge H Webber

Male1811– Male

Jerusha Jane Jordan

Female1815– Female

Siblings (12)

Ann Maria Webber

Female1834–1880 Female

Frances Elen Webber

Female1836– Female

Wesley Webber

Male1838–1914 Male

Elbridge Wesley Webber

Male1839–1914 Male

William Henry Webber

Male1842– Male

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World Events (8)

1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition

Age 4

"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 This marked a sharp decline in Dow's political career, and the Maine Law was repealed by 1856.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 16

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 34

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

Webber

Fred

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’.

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Fred G. Webber
Male1847–

Brief Life History of Fred G.

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