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William Wright Lewis 1800–1871

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Born 12 Nov 1800 · Epsyville,Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA

Died 5 Aug 1871 · Espyville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father Lewis Lewis

Mother Anne Wright

Spouse Hannah Ward

Children James Lewis, John S Lewis, Polly Eleanor Lewis

Siblings John Armstrong Lewis

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William Wright Lewis was born in 1800 in Epsyville,Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of lewis lewis and anne wright. William Wright Lewis married hannah ward, and had children including james lewis, john s lewis, polly eleanor lewis. William Wright Lewis passed away in 1871 in Espyville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Birth of William Wright Lewis in Epsyville,Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA

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Death of William Wright Lewis in Espyville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Oldest Ancestor Line from William Lewis

This ancestor line traces from Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France (1000) to Epsyville,Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA (1800) across 26 generations.

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: William Lewis (1800–1871) was born in Epsyville,Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA and died in Espyville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have William in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 26 generations of this lineage geographically.
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