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Daniel Webster
Birth: 1-18-1782
Death: 10-24-1852
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Daniel Webster was born on January 18, 1782, in Salisbury, New Hampshire, the son of Ebenezer and Abigail (Eastman) Webster. Daniel attended Dartmouth College and studied law. He joined the Massachusetts Bar in 1805. In 1813, Webster was elected as a U.S. Representative for the State of New Hampshire. Webster became a U.S. Representative for the State of Massachusetts in 1823 and a U.S. Senator in 1827 as a Whig candidate. Webster served as a Senator until 1841. Webster defended the Union during the Nullification Crisis of 1832-33 when the State of South Carolina tried to declare federal tariffs null and void within the State. Webster served as U.S. Senator again from 1845 to 1850. Webster was appointed Secretary of State for Presidents Harrison, Tyler, and Fillmore. Webster's support of the Compromise of 1850 soured his legacy as a statesman and orator after his death. In 1808, Webster married Grace Fletcher with whom he had five children. After Grace's death in January 1828, he married Caroline LeRoy one year later. Webster likely died of cirrhosis of the liver on October 24, 1852, at his Marshfield, Massachusetts estate.
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Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 18,
1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February
13, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, January 12, 1851
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, December 28, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 19, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 8, 1852
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, January 12, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 25, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 29,
1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 26, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 11, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 22, 1850
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 20, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 1, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 27, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 2,
1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 10, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 21, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 4, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda McClallen Miller, March 12, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 24, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 10, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 13, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 13, 1850
Letter from Augustus Canfield to William Henry Seward, January 4, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 26, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 20, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 20, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 23, 1840
Seating Chart by Frances Miller Seward
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 28, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 19, 1861
Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, November 6, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 6, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 11, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 15, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 19, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 3, 1841
Letter from John Carlin to Frederick William Seward, November 30, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 24, 1842
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 25, 1840
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 17,
1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 15,
1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 2,
1834
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 26, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 21, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 24, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 15, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 16, 1849
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, April 6, 1834
Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, November 23, 1832
Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield and Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, February 6, 1831
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Biography: Daniel Webster was born on January 18, 1782, in Salisbury, New Hampshire, the son of Ebenezer and Abigail (Eastman) Webster. Daniel attended Dartmouth College and studied law. He joined the Massachusetts Bar in 1805. In 1813, Webster was elected as a U.S. Representative for the State of New Hampshire. Webster became a U.S. Representative for the State of Massachusetts in 1823 and a U.S. Senator in 1827 as a Whig candidate. Webster served as a Senator until 1841. Webster defended the Union during the Nullification Crisis of 1832-33 when the State of South Carolina tried to declare federal tariffs null and void within the State. Webster served as U.S. Senator again from 1845 to 1850. Webster was appointed Secretary of State for Presidents Harrison, Tyler, and Fillmore. Webster's support of the Compromise of 1850 soured his legacy as a statesman and orator after his death. In 1808, Webster married Grace Fletcher with whom he had five children. After Grace's death in January 1828, he married Caroline LeRoy one year later. Webster likely died of cirrhosis of the liver on October 24, 1852, at his Marshfield, Massachusetts estate.
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Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=mxN1359&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&qh=C9fkR0CiPuU0bkIIHKBxNA%3D%3D&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Daniel&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Webster&gsln_x=1&msddy=1852&msddy_x=1&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=1&uidhTitle of Webpage: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988Website Viewing Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 09:00Website Last Modified Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 09:00Citation Notes: Source Information
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Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
Biography
Daniel Webster was born on January 18, 1782, in Salisbury, New Hampshire, the son of Ebenezer and Abigail (Eastman) Webster. Daniel attended Dartmouth College and studied law. He joined the Massachusetts Bar in 1805. In 1813, Webster was elected as a U.S. Representative for the State of New Hampshire. Webster became a U.S. Representative for the State of Massachusetts in 1823 and a U.S. Senator in 1827 as a Whig candidate. Webster served as a Senator until 1841. Webster defended the Union during the Nullification Crisis of 1832-33 when the State of South Carolina tried to declare federal tariffs null and void within the State. Webster served as U.S. Senator again from 1845 to 1850. Webster was appointed Secretary of State for Presidents Harrison, Tyler, and Fillmore. Webster's support of the Compromise of 1850 soured his legacy as a statesman and orator after his death. In 1808, Webster married Grace Fletcher with whom he had five children. After Grace's death in January 1828, he married Caroline LeRoy one year later. Webster likely died of cirrhosis of the liver on October 24, 1852, at his Marshfield, Massachusetts estate.
Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 18, 1861
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 13, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, January 12, 1851
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, December 28, 1853
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 19, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 8, 1852
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, January 12, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 25, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 29, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 26, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 11, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 22, 1850
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 20, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 1, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 27, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 2, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 10, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 21, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 4, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda McClallen Miller, March 12, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 24, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 10, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 13, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 13, 1850
Letter from Augustus Canfield to William Henry Seward, January 4, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 26, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 20, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 20, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 23, 1840
Seating Chart by Frances Miller Seward
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 28, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 19, 1861
Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, November 6, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 6, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 11, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 15, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 19, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 3, 1841
Letter from John Carlin to Frederick William Seward, November 30, 1864
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 24, 1842
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 25, 1840
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 17, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 15, 1844
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 2, 1834
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 26, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 21, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 24, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 15, 1849
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 16, 1849
Letter from George Washington Seward to William Henry Seward, April 6, 1834
Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, November 23, 1832
Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield and Mahlon Dickerson Canfield to William Henry Seward, February 6, 1831
Citations
Daniel Webster was born on January 18, 1782, in Salisbury, New Hampshire, the son of Ebenezer and Abigail (Eastman) Webster. Daniel attended Dartmouth College and studied law. He joined the Massachusetts Bar in 1805. In 1813, Webster was elected as a U.S. Representative for the State of New Hampshire. Webster became a U.S. Representative for the State of Massachusetts in 1823 and a U.S. Senator in 1827 as a Whig candidate. Webster served as a Senator until 1841. Webster defended the Union during the Nullification Crisis of 1832-33 when the State of South Carolina tried to declare federal tariffs null and void within the State. Webster served as U.S. Senator again from 1845 to 1850. Webster was appointed Secretary of State for Presidents Harrison, Tyler, and Fillmore. Webster's support of the Compromise of 1850 soured his legacy as a statesman and orator after his death. In 1808, Webster married Grace Fletcher with whom he had five children. After Grace's death in January 1828, he married Caroline LeRoy one year later. Webster likely died of cirrhosis of the liver on October 24, 1852, at his Marshfield, Massachusetts estate.