Brief Life History of Evan
Evan Lewis was born on 12 December 1789, in Virginia, United States. He married Eliza Cadwalader in 1810, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 15 January 1874, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 84.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Evan Lewis - Individual or family possessions: birth: 12 December 1789; Virginia, United States
Spouse and Children
1789–1874 Male
1812–1863 Female
Children (1)
1850–1923 Female
World Events (8)
1791
Age 2
1791 · The Bill of Rights
Age 2
1812
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Lewis, Leweis, Lowis, from ancient Germanic (originally West Frankish) Hludwig (itself from hlōd- ‘fame, famous’ + wīg- ‘battle’). This was Latinized as Ludovicus and Chlodovisus, which were gallicized as Clovis or Clouis, French Louis. The name may also appear as Lawis, Laweys, Lawes, by unrounding of the vowel of Lowis on the analogy of the variation between Low and Law as pet forms of Middle English Lourence alias Laurence. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Laws 2 and compare Lawrence .
Welsh: adopted for the Welsh personal name Llywelyn (see Llewellyn ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lughaidh ‘son of Lughaidh’. This is one of the most common Old Irish personal names. It is derived from Lugh ‘brightness’, which was the name of a Celtic god.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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