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Captain Meriwether Lewis 1774–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1774

Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 Oct 1809

Death Location: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA

Father: William explorer

Mother: Lucy Meriweather

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Captain Meriwether Lewis was born in 1774 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA, the child of William Lewis Of Locust Hill Son Of Robert I Of Belvoir Rev Colonel Served With George Washington Died On Way To Yorktown Father Of Meriwether Lewis The Explorer And Lucy Meriweather. In 1805, Captain Meriwether Lewis resided in Oregon, USA. Captain Meriwether Lewis passed away in 1809 in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Captain Meriwether Lewis was born in 1774 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA, the child of William Lewis Of Locust Hill Son Of Robert I Of Belvoir Rev Colonel Served With George Washington Died On Way To Yorktown Father Of Meriwether Lewis The Explorer And Lucy Meriweather.
  • In 1805, Captain Meriwether Lewis resided in Oregon, USA.
  • Captain Meriwether Lewis passed away in 1809 in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA.

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Captain Lewis's Ancestors

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Captain Lewis
1774–1809
Birth Place: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Lewis Of Locust Hill, Son Of Robert I Of Belvoir REV: Colonel served with George Washington died on way to Yorktown Father of Meriwether Lewis the explorer
1733–1779
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Lucy Meriweather
1752–1837
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Dr. (Colonel Thomas Meriwether of "Clover Fields".) MD
1713–1757
New Kent, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Thornton
1719–1774
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1682–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Lewis's Timeline

3 Records

1774
18 Aug 1774
Birth of Captain Meriwether Lewis in Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1805
7 Dec 1805
Age 31
Captain Meriwether Lewis resided here in Oregon, USA
Oregon, USA
1809
11 Oct 1809
Age 35
Death of Captain Meriwether Lewis in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1774
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1805
    Event Place: Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, Oregon Historical Society; Portland, OR; Index Collection: Pioneer Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Wausau Daily Herald; Publication Date: 18 Aug 1937; Publication Place: Wausau, Wisconsin, USA; ,0.5624507,0.49059466,0.7517405&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1809
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Richmond, Virginia Newspaper Obituaries, 1804-38
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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