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Noah Webster

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October 16, 1758 in Hartford, Connecticut, The United States

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May 28, 1843

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Noah Webster was born on October 16, 1758 in the West Division of Hartford, Connecticut, to an established American family. His father, Noah, Sr. (1722-1813), was a farmer and a sower. His father was a descendant of Connecticut Governor John Webster; his mother, Mercy (née Steele; d. 1794), was a descendant of Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Colony. Noah had two brothers, Abraham (1751-1831) and Charles (b. 1762), and two sisters, Mercy (1749-1820) and Jerusha (1756-1831). His childhood home, the Noah Webster House, is now a National Historic Landmark and a museum.
At the age of 16, Noah began attending Yale College. His four years at Yale overlapped the American Revolutionary War, and, because of food shortages, many of his college cl...more Noah Webster was born on October 16, 1758 in the West Division of Hartford, Connecticut, to an established American family. His father, Noah, Sr. (1722-1813), was a farmer and a sower. His father was a descendant of Connecticut Governor John Webster; his mother, Mercy (née Steele; d. 1794), was a descendant of Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Colony. Noah had two brothers, Abraham (1751-1831) and Charles (b. 1762), and two sisters, Mercy (1749-1820) and Jerusha (1756-1831). His childhood home, the Noah Webster House, is now a National Historic Landmark and a museum.
At the age of 16, Noah began attending Yale College. His four years at Yale overlapped the American Revolutionary War, and, because of food shortages, many of his college classes were held in Glastonbury, Connecticut. During the American Revolution, he served in the Connecticut Militia.
Having graduated from Yale in 1778, Webster wanted to continue his education in order to earn his law degree. He taught school in Glastonbury, Hartford, and West Hartford in order to pay for his education. He earned his law degree in 1781, but did not practice law until 1789. He found the law not to his liking, so he tried teaching, setting up several very small schools that did not thrive.
Webster married Rebecca Greenleaf (1766-1847) on October 26, 1789 in New Haven, Connecticut. They had eight children: Emily Schotten (1790-1861), Frances Julianna (1793-1869), Harriet (1797-1844), Mary (1799-1819), William Greenleaf (1801-1869), Eliza (1803-1888), Henry (1806-1807), and Louisa (b. 1808). Webster liked to carry raisins and candies in his pocket for his children to enjoy.
Webster married well and had joined the elite in Hartford but did not have much money. In 1793, Alexander Hamilton loaned him $1500 to move to New York City to edit a Federalist newspaper. In December, he founded New York's first daily newspaper, American Minerva (later known as The Commercial Advertiser), and edited it for four years.
For decades, he was one of the most prolific authors in the new nation, publishing textbooks, political essays for his Federalist party, and newspaper articles at a remarkable rate (a modern bibliography of his published works required 655 pages).
The Websters moved back to New Haven in 1798. He then served in the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1800 and 1802-7.

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	Noah Webster's First Edition of an American Dictionary of the English Language 4.62 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1967	My rating:
	The Original Blue Back Speller: New York 1824; Patriotic Textbook Series 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Noah Webster's Advice to the Young: And, Moral Catechism 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1993	My rating:
	Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language (2 volumes) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1975	My rating:
	Webster's Secondary School Dictionary 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1925	My rating:
	websters universal dictionary of the english language by Noah Webster, Joseph Devlin 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1936	My rating:
	Webster Bible 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1988 — 2 editions	My rating:
	American Spelling Book 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1999	My rating:
	Spanish Maze Game, The 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1991	My rating:
	Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Third Edition Of The Merriam Series) 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1927	My rating:

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“The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scripture ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws.”
― Noah Webster

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“Unaffected modesty is the sweetest charm of female excellence, the richest gem in the diadem of her honor.”
― Noah Webster, The Noah Webster 1828 Dictionary And King James Bible In Libronix Cd

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“The reasonableness of the command to obey parents is clear to children, even when quite young.”
― Noah Webster

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