with his wife and four sons (frederic, george, hawley and william), webster resided at greene and clinton avenues in brooklyn, new york, and he had a second home in warwick, new york. he died on october 9, 1900 in warwick, and he was buried in green-wood cemetery. he was worth an estimated $107,000 at the time of his death. the firm was acquired by the international silver company in 1928. webster's son frederic worked for the firm, and he died in 1941. it was acquired by oneida limited in 1981.