Noah Webster (1758-1843)

Lexicographer "Father of American Scholarship and Education"

Parents (2)

Noah Webster

Captain Noah Webster, Deacon of West Hartford, Connecticut

1722-1813

Mercy Steele

Mrs Mercy (Steele) Webster

1727-1794

Spouse (1)

Rebecca (Greenleaf) Webster

Mrs. Rebecca (Greenleaf) Webster

1766-1847

Children (6)

Emily (Webster) Ellsworth

Mrs Emily Scholten (Webster) Ellsworth

1790-1861

Frances (Webster) Goodrich

Mrs Frances Juliana (Webster) Goodrich

1793-1869

Harriet (Webster) Fowler

Mrs Harriet (Webster) Fowler

1797-1844

Mary Webster

Mary Webster, died in early adulthood unmarried

1799-1819

Eliza (Webster) Jones

Mrs Eliza Steele (Webster) Jones

1803-1888

William Greenleaf Webster

Editor & Publisher, of New Haven, Connecticut

1805-1869

Associated Histories (1)

Arnold House

New Haven, Connecticut

Associated Books (2)

The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture By Joshua Kendall

American Dictionary of the English Language (1828 Facsimile Edition) By Noah Webster