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{{short description|second wife of US orator Daniel Webster}}
{{Short description|Second wife of US orator Daniel Webster}}
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| image = Mrs. D. Webster (Caroline LeRoy).jpg
| caption = Portrait {{circa|1845}} by [[George Peter Alexander Healy|George Healy]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1797|09|28}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1797|09|28}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
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| death_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| death_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| resting_place = [[Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)|Woodlawn Cemetery]]
| resting_place = [[Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)|Woodlawn Cemetery]]
| parents = Herman LeRoy<br>Hannah Cornell LeRoy
| parents = {{ubl|[[Herman LeRoy]]|Hannah Cornell LeRoy}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Daniel Webster]]<br>|December 1829|October 24, 1852|reason=his death}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Daniel Webster]]|December 1829|October 24, 1852|reason=died}}
| children =
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'''Caroline LeRoy Webster''' (September 28, 1797 – February 26, 1882) was the second wife of 19th century statesman [[Daniel Webster]].
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'''Caroline LeRoy Webster''' (September 28, 1797 – February 26, 1882) was the second wife of 19th Century statesman [[Daniel Webster]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
She was a daughter of Hannah ([[née]] Cornell) LeRoy and Herman LeRoy. Her father was once head of the commercial house of Leroy, Bayard, McKiven & Co., a large trading company that operated in different parts of the world. Herman also served as the first [[List of ambassadors of the Netherlands to the United States|Dutch Consul to the United States]].
She was a daughter of Hannah ([[née]] Cornell) LeRoy and [[Herman LeRoy]]. Her father was once head of the commercial house of Leroy, Bayard, McKiven & Co., a large trading company that operated in different parts of the world. Herman also served as the first [[List of ambassadors of the Netherlands to the United States|Dutch Consul to the United States]].


A descendant of [[Thomas Cornell (settler)|Thomas Cornell]], Caroline's maternal grandfather, Samuel Cornell, a [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] was the last Royal [[North Carolina Attorney General|Attorney General of North Carolina]]. Her aunt, Elizabeth Cornell, was married to banker [[William Bayard Jr.]], a close friend to [[Alexander Hamilton]], and her first cousin, Harriet Elizabeth Bayard, was married to [[Stephen Van Rensselaer IV]], the last patroon of [[Rensselaerwyck]].<ref name="Reynolds1914">{{cite book|last=Reynolds|first=Cuyler|date=1914 |title=Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York, Volume 3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iNIUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1341|location=New York|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|pages=1166, 1341}}</ref>
A descendant of [[Thomas Cornell (settler)|Thomas Cornell]], Caroline's maternal grandfather, the [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] Samuel Cornell, was the last Royal [[North Carolina Attorney General|Attorney General of North Carolina]]. Her aunt, Elizabeth Cornell, was married to banker [[William Bayard Jr.]], a close friend to [[Alexander Hamilton]], and her first cousin, Harriet Elizabeth Bayard, was married to [[Stephen Van Rensselaer IV]], the last [[patroon]] of the [[Manor of Rensselaerswyck]].<ref name="Reynolds1914">{{cite book|last=Reynolds|first=Cuyler|date=1914 |title=Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York, Volume 3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iNIUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1341|location=New York|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|pages=1166, 1341}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She was the second wife of Daniel Webster, after Grace Fletcher Webster's death. She met Webster at her father's house while Webster was a guest there. After only a few months of courtship they were married. Their wedding was an upscale one with a large and fashionable assemblage.<ref name="hoodmuseum">{{cite web |title=Caroline LeRoy Webster (1797-1882), Second Wife of Daniel Webster |url=https://hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu/objects/p.954.6 |website=hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu |publisher=[[Hood Museum]] |accessdate=16 August 2019}}</ref>
She was the second wife to Daniel Webster, after [[Grace Fletcher Webster]]'s death. She met Webster at her father's house while Webster was a guest there. After only a few months of courtship they got married. Their wedding was an upscale one with a large and fashionable assemblage.<ref name="hoodmuseum">{{cite web |title=Caroline LeRoy Webster (1797-1882), Second Wife of Daniel Webster |url=https://hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu/objects/p.954.6 |website=hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu |publisher=[[Hood Museum]] |accessdate=16 August 2019}}</ref>


In 1839, she traveled to Europe with Webster, during this time she was a guest of [[Queen Victoria]] and the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]] as well as other members of the British government and the British aristocracy.<ref name="Webster1942">{{cite book |last1=Webster |first1=Caroline Le Roy |title="Mr. W. & I,": Being the Authentic Diary of Caroline Leroy Webster, During a Famous Journey with the Hon. Daniel Webster to Great Britain and the Continent in the Year 1839 |date=1942 |publisher=Washburn |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Mr_W_I.html?id=M7ViAAAAMAAJ |accessdate=16 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
In 1839, she traveled to Europe with Webster, during this time she was a guest of [[Queen Victoria]] and the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]] as well as other members of the British government and the British aristocracy.<ref name="Webster1942">{{cite book |last1=Webster |first1=Caroline Le Roy |title="Mr. W. & I,": Being the Authentic Diary of Caroline Leroy Webster, During a Famous Journey with the Hon. Daniel Webster to Great Britain and the Continent in the Year 1839 |date=1942 |publisher=Washburn |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M7ViAAAAMAAJ |accessdate=16 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


When Daniel Webster died in 1852, Caroline received $100,000 which was invested for her benefit.<ref name="Harris1912">{{cite book |last1=Harris |first1=Virgil McClure |title=Ancient, Curious and Famous Wills |date=1912 |publisher=Stanley Paul |page=449 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OEtmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA449&lpg=PA449 |accessdate=16 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Thirty years later after Daniel Webster's death, Caroline LeRoy Webster died in her home in New York City after increasing illness and [[pneumonia]]. She died on February 26, 1882, in her bed. She was then buried in [[Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)|Woodlawn Cemetery]] in New York.<ref name="Remini1997">{{cite book |last1=Remini |first1=Robert Vincent |title=Daniel Webster: The Man and His Time |date=1997 |publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company]] |isbn=9780393045529 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=abJ4Ctql6M0C&pg=PA542-IA1 |accessdate=16 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
When Daniel Webster died in 1852, Caroline received $100,000 (about $3.7 million in 2023) which was invested for her benefit.<ref name="Harris1912">{{cite book |last1=Harris |first1=Virgil McClure |title=Ancient, Curious and Famous Wills |date=1912 |publisher=Stanley Paul |page=449 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OEtmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA449 |accessdate=16 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Thirty years later after Daniel Webster's death, Caroline LeRoy Webster died in her home in New York City after increasing illness and [[pneumonia]]. She died on February 26, 1882, in her bed. She was then buried in [[Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)|Woodlawn Cemetery]] in New York.<ref name="Remini1997">{{cite book |last1=Remini |first1=Robert Vincent |title=Daniel Webster: The Man and His Time |date=1997 |publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company]] |isbn=9780393045529 |url=https://archive.org/details/danielwebsterman00remi |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/danielwebsterman00remi/page/542 542] |accessdate=16 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

===Descendants===
One of her descendants is Helen Schermerhorn Morris, who is married to film director [[Martin Scorsese]].{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

==See also==
* [[List of people from New York City]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Cornell family]]
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Latest revision as of 18:01, 6 December 2024

Caroline LeRoy
Portrait c. 1845 by George Healy
Born(1797-09-28)September 28, 1797
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 26, 1882(1882-02-26) (aged 84)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery
Spouse
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(m. 1829; died 1852)​
Parents

Caroline LeRoy Webster (September 28, 1797 – February 26, 1882) was the second wife of 19th century statesman Daniel Webster.

Early life

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She was a daughter of Hannah (née Cornell) LeRoy and Herman LeRoy. Her father was once head of the commercial house of Leroy, Bayard, McKiven & Co., a large trading company that operated in different parts of the world. Herman also served as the first Dutch Consul to the United States.

A descendant of Thomas Cornell, Caroline's maternal grandfather, the Loyalist Samuel Cornell, was the last Royal Attorney General of North Carolina. Her aunt, Elizabeth Cornell, was married to banker William Bayard Jr., a close friend to Alexander Hamilton, and her first cousin, Harriet Elizabeth Bayard, was married to Stephen Van Rensselaer IV, the last patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck.[1]

Personal life

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She was the second wife to Daniel Webster, after Grace Fletcher Webster's death. She met Webster at her father's house while Webster was a guest there. After only a few months of courtship they got married. Their wedding was an upscale one with a large and fashionable assemblage.[2]

In 1839, she traveled to Europe with Webster, during this time she was a guest of Queen Victoria and the Duke of Wellington as well as other members of the British government and the British aristocracy.[3]

When Daniel Webster died in 1852, Caroline received $100,000 (about $3.7 million in 2023) which was invested for her benefit.[4] Thirty years later after Daniel Webster's death, Caroline LeRoy Webster died in her home in New York City after increasing illness and pneumonia. She died on February 26, 1882, in her bed. She was then buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in New York.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Reynolds, Cuyler (1914). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York, Volume 3. New York: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 1166, 1341.
  2. ^ "Caroline LeRoy Webster (1797-1882), Second Wife of Daniel Webster". hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu. Hood Museum. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ^ Webster, Caroline Le Roy (1942). "Mr. W. & I,": Being the Authentic Diary of Caroline Leroy Webster, During a Famous Journey with the Hon. Daniel Webster to Great Britain and the Continent in the Year 1839. Washburn. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. ^ Harris, Virgil McClure (1912). Ancient, Curious and Famous Wills. Stanley Paul. p. 449. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  5. ^ Remini, Robert Vincent (1997). Daniel Webster: The Man and His Time. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 542. ISBN 9780393045529. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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