Brief Life History of Francis Albert
When Francis Albert Lewis was born on 3 December 1900, in Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, United States, his father, Albert William Lewis, was 44 and his mother, Maude Clare Parker, was 37. He married Garnet Lenore Grout on 5 June 1927, in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States. He lived in Election Precinct 43, Las Animas, Colorado, United States in 1940. He died on 3 September 1985, in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States.
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- Francis A Lunts, "United States Census, 1920"
- Francis Albert Lewis, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Francis A Lewis, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
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1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1901 · City Hall Built
The Old Colorado Springs city Hall was built between 1901-1905. It was in use until 1997. The historical building was designed by Thomas Barber and Thomas MacLaren.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
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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