Brief Life History of David
When David Lewis was born on 13 November 1825, in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, John Lewis, was 44 and his mother, Martha Evans, was 35. He married Ann Lewis on 8 February 1853, in Bedwelty, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Llangattock, Breconshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1859. In 1834, at the age of 11, his occupation is listed as coal mining in Swansea, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. He died on 28 February 1905, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- David Lewis in household of Thomas Morgans, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Legacy NFS Source: David Lewis Sr. - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: David Lewis
- David Lewis, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1838
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: William C Brown BIRTH 1838 DEATH 1838 (aged less–than 1 year) BURIAL Bountiful Memorial Park Bountiful, Davis County, Utah, USA Show Map MEMORIAL ID 99780931 · View Source
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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HISTORY OF DAVID LEWIS SR. AND WIFE ANN LEWIS
HISTORY OF DAVID LEWIS SR. AND WIFE ANN LEWIS and #3 Wife Margaret Gwynne Written October 1959, Added to History April 1964 Nell Betts Parkin Bair, Nyssa, Oregon Great Granddaughter In the western …
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