Brief Life History of Maria
When Maria Lewis was born on 28 December 1822, in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Roger Lewis, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Wilcox, was 23. She married George Tillinghast Greene on 30 December 1841, in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States in 1880.
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- Maria Greene in household of George T Greene, "United States Census, 1880"
- Maria in entry for Elisha A. Greene, "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916"
- Maria Greene in entry for Elisha Albert Greene, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1841 · Dorr Rebellion
The Dorr Rebellion, led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, took place from 1841 until 1842. During the Rebellion, the middle-class residents of Rhode Island attempted to force broader democracy to the state legislation.
1862 · US Naval Academy
The US Naval Academy was moved to Newport, Rhode Island from its original in Annapolis, Maryland on May 9, 1862.
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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