When Martha Harding Lewis was born on 24 March 1809, in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States, her father, James Lewis, was 38 and her mother, Hannah Harding, was 34. She married Joseph Higgins Rich on 31 December 1835, in Chesterville, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Chesterville, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years. She died on 26 November 1884, in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Maine is the 23rd state.
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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.
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