When Lewis Sampson was born on 7 December 1827, in Ohio, United States, his father, Ezekiel Sampson, was 34 and his mother, Mary Polly Merrifield, was 39. He married Mary Ann Rivers on 21 November 1847, in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Keokuk, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Empire Township, Ellsworth, Kansas, United States in 1880. He died on 3 May 1904, in Kanopolis, Ellsworth, Kansas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Buckeye Cemetery, Kanopolis, Ellsworth, Kansas, United States.
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English, Welsh, and Jewish: variant of Samson . The -p- was introduced in the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Shimshon.
English: of Norman origin, a habitational name from any of the French places called Saint-Samson (Seine-Maritime, Calvados), including Saint-Samson-de-Bonfosse (Manche) and Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque (Eure), so called from the dedication of their churches to Saint Samson of Dol, the Welsh bishop (see Samson ).
Americanized form of French, Breton, German, and Dutch Samson .
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Possible Related NamesLewis Sampson BIRTH 1832 DEATH 1905 (aged 72–73) BURIAL Buckeye Cemetery Kanopolis, Ellsworth County, Kansas, USA MEMORIAL ID 59324910 Family Members Parents Ezekiel Sampson 1793–1853 Mary Poll …
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