Elizabeth Lewis

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Lewis was born on 10 April 1825, in Breconshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, James Lewis, was 26 and her mother, Elinor Parry, was 22. She married Joseph Thomas Hames on 13 September 1847, in Bangor, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 24 November 1902, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Lehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Thomas Hames
1808–1881
Elizabeth Lewis
1825–1902
Marriage: 13 September 1847
Joseph Henry Colledge
1850–1936
Catherine Esther Colledge
1855–1855
Alma Nephi Colledge
1855–1860
Eunice Ann Colledge
1858–1860
Hyrum George Colledge
1863–1926
Thomas H Colledge
1866–1936

Sources (17)

  • Elizabeth Colledge in household of Joseph Colledge, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Elizabeth Lewis, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
  • Elizabeth Lewis, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

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World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

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.

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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