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Noah Webster 1758–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 October 1758

Birth Location: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Death Date: 28 May 1843

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Father: Noah WEBSTER

Mother: Mercy Steele

Spouse(s): Rebecca Greenleaf

Children(s): Louisa Webster, Emily Webster, Harriet Webster, Frances WEBSTER, Eliza WEBSTER, William Webster, Henry Webster, Henry Webster, Mary Southgate

The story of Noah Webster began in 1758 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Noah Webster married Rebecca Greenleaf, and had children including Eliza Steele Webster, Emily Scholten Webster, Frances Julianna Webster, Harriet Webster, Henry B Greenleaf Webster, Henry Bradford Webster, Louisa Greanleaf Webster, Mary Greenleaf Webster Southgate, William Greenleaf Webster. Noah Webster passed away in 1843 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Noah Webster began in 1758 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.
  • Noah Webster married Rebecca Greenleaf, and had children including Eliza Steele Webster, Emily Scholten Webster, Frances Julianna Webster, Harriet Webster, Henry B Greenleaf Webster, Henry Bradford Webster, Louisa Greanleaf Webster, Mary Greenleaf Webster Southgate, William Greenleaf Webster.
  • Noah Webster passed away in 1843 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Noah WEBSTER
1722–1813
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Mercy Steele
1727–1794
Birth Location: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Greenleaf
1766–1847
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
RG

Children(s)

Louisa Webster
1808–1894
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
LW
Emily Webster
1790–1861
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
EW
Harriet Webster
1797–1844
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
HW
Frances WEBSTER
1793–1869
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
FW
Eliza WEBSTER
1803–1888
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
EW
William Webster
1801–1869
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
WW
Henry Webster
1806–1807
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
HW
Henry Webster
1808–1809
Birth Location: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
HW
Mary Southgate
1799–1819
Birth Location: USA
MS

Noah Webster's Ancestors

Self
Noah Webster
1758–1843
Birth Place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Parents
Noah WEBSTER
1722–1813
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mercy Steele
1727–1794
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Eliphalet Steel
1700–1773
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Catharine Marshfield
1701–1788
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Steel
1652–1710
Mercy Bradford
1660–1720
Josiah Marshfield
1665–1712
Rachel Gilbert
1668–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bradford
1559–1675
Alice Richards
1629–1671

Noah Webster's Descendants

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Noah Webster (16 October 1758–28 May 1843) m. Rebecca Greenleaf (27 May 1766–25 Jun 1847)
  1. 1. Louisa (Greanleaf) Webster 1808–1894
  2. 2. Emily (Scholten) Webster 1790–1861
  3. 3. Harriet Webster 1797–1844
  4. 4. Frances (Julianna) WEBSTER 1793–1869
  5. 5. Eliza (Steele) WEBSTER 1803–1888
  6. 6. William (Greenleaf) Webster 1801–1869
  7. 7. Henry (Bradford) Webster 1806–1807
  8. 8. Henry (B Greenleaf) Webster 1808–1809
  9. 9. Mary (Greenleaf Webster) Southgate 1799–1819

Noah Webster's Timeline

2 Records

1758
16 October 1758
Birth of Noah Webster in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
1843
28 May 1843
Age 85
Death of Noah Webster in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 October 1758
    Event Place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1843
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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