Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Lewis was born on 1 July 1802, in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Caleb Lewis, was 45 and her mother, Sarah Douglass, was 35.
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Sources (2)
- Martha Lewis, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Martha Lewis, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1757–1823 Male
1767– Female
Siblings (8)
1789–1838 Male
1790–1874 Male
1795–1862 Female
1797–1878 Female
1800–1871 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (3)
1803
Age 1
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
Age 1
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Age 27
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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