Brief Life History of William D.
When William D. Lewis was born on 8 June 1812, in Cardiff St Mary, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, William Lewis, was 32 and his mother, Mary Morris, was 36. He married Mary Evans on 22 February 1838, in Swansea, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1860 and Iowa, United States in 1870. He died on 19 January 1874, in Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, at the age of 61.
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- William Lewis, "United States Census, 1850"
- William D. Lewis, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
- William D. Lewis, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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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Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
William D Lewis Feb 1814 Birth Place Cardiganshire (Glamorganshire), Wales Death Date Jan 1874 Death Place near Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa Source Early Reorganization Minutes, 1852-1871, Book …
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