Jerusha Lord

Jerusha Lord (Webster)
Birthdate:	January 22, 1756
Birthplace:	Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British America, Kingdom of Great Britain
Death:	February 21, 1821 (65) Danby, Tompkins County, New York, United States
Place of Burial:	Danby, Tompkins, New York, United States
Immediate Family:	Daughter of Deacon Noah Webster, Sr. and Mercy Webster (Steele) Wife of Joel Lord, Revolutionary War veteran Mother of Chester Webster Lord; Jerusha Parker and Harley Lord Sister of Mercy Belden; Abraham Webster; Noah Webster, Jr., lexicographer and Charles Webster

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Jerusha's birth and death information are available at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61033613/jerusha-lord
The following write-up is available at the above-mentioned URL:
- "Jerusha Webster was the second daughter of Noah Webster Sr. and Mercy Steele of Hartford, Connecticut. She was the oldest sister to Noah Webster the Lithographer and writer of the English Dictionary. Jerusha at age 22 married on the 12th November in 1778 to Joel Lord of Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut. She had three Children: Chester Webster Lord B: 13 July 1785 D: 12 March 1864, Jerusha Lord B: 11 Jan 1790-D:14 May 1857, Harley Lord B:25 Jan. 1792- D: 28 Apr. 1862 my ancestor. Jerusha was 65 years old at the time of her death, and is buried next to her husband.
- "Ref.:
  - "Genealogy" by George E. Foster, West Hill Press, Ithaca New York, 1897, which has accounts of Noah Webster Jr. found in this chapter - One Line of The Webster Family, pages 16 & 37.
  - "Webster Genealogy" Family of John Webster, by Noah Webster (1758-1843) New Haven, CT 1836 page 5.
  - "Noah Webster The Life and Times of an American Patriot by Harlow Giles Unger page 7 & 37."

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1756	January 22, 1756	Birth of Jerusha Lord Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British America, Kingdom of Great Britain
1785	July 3, 1785	Birth of Chester Webster Lord Connecticut, United States
1790	January 11, 1790	Birth of Jerusha Parker
1792	January 25, 1792	Birth of Harley Lord
1821	February 21, 1821 Age 65	Death of Jerusha Lord Danby, Tompkins County, New York, United States
????		Burial of Jerusha Lord Danby Presbyterian Cemetery, Danby, Tompkins, New York, United States

Jerusha Lord (Webster)