Caroline A. Way

Brief Life History of Caroline A.

When Caroline A. Way was born in 1804, in Connecticut, United States, her father, Joab Way, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Sperry, was 37. She married Daniel Lewis on 13 April 1857, in New York, United States. She lived in Canastota, Madison, New York, United States in 1870. She died on 2 February 1888, at the age of 84, and was buried in Canastota, Madison, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Lewis
1799–1872
Caroline A. Way
1804–1888
Marriage: 13 April 1857

Sources (3)

  • Carrie A Lewis, "New York State Census, 1865"
  • Caroline A. Way Lewis, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Carrie A Lewis in household of Daniel Lewis, "United States Census, 1870"

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World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1806

Historical Boundaries: 1806: Madison, New York, United States

1829 · Farmington Canal Opened

Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.

Name Meaning

English (mainly southern): topographic name for someone who lived near a road or path, from Middle English wei (Old English weg, cognate with Old Norse vegr, Old High German weg), or a habitational name from some minor place called with this word, as for example any of the places called Way or Waye in Devon or Way in Somerset and Kent.

Chinese: variant of Wei .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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