Emily Webster Ellsworth

Biography

Emily Webster Ellsworth, born in 1790, is remembered through the gentle memory of Old North Cemetery where her remains rest. Though the details of her daily life recede with time, her enduring presence in that hallowed ground speaks to a life lived within the rhythms of her era, surrounded by family and community in a nation finding its footing.

Her passing in 1861 closed a chapter marked by quiet strength and fidelity to the bonds that sustained her, leaving behind a legacy held tenderly by those who visit her gravesite.