Brief Life History of James
When James Lewis was born on 12 January 1814, in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States, his father, James Lewis, was 43 and his mother, Hannah Harding, was 39. He married Emily Jennison Holman on 9 May 1847, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. In 1867, at the age of 53, his occupation is listed as selectman to the washington county court in Washington, Utah, United States. He died on 28 May 1898, in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Kanab City Cemetery, Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States.
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- Jas Lewis, "United States Census, 1860"
- James Lewis, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- James Lewis in entry for Annie E. Fuller, "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951"
Spouse and Children
1814–1898 Male
1832–1911 Female
Children (14)
1848–1917 Female
1849–1883 Female
1851–1893 Male
1852–1906 Male
1854–1906 Male
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1794–1816 Male
1796–1880 Female
1798–1844 Male
1800–1802 Male
1802–1814 Male
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
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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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A SHORT HISTORY OF JOSEPH ALBERT LEWIS
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