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Colonel William Lynn Lewis Jr 1799–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1799

Birth Location: "The Cove," Monroe County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 Apr 1869

Death Location: "Lynnside," Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA

Father: Major Lewis

Mother: Mary Preston

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The story of Colonel William Lynn Lewis Jr began in 1799 in "The Cove," Monroe County, West Virginia, USA. Colonel William Lynn Lewis Jr passed away in 1869 in "Lynnside," Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel William Lynn Lewis Jr began in 1799 in "The Cove," Monroe County, West Virginia, USA.
  • Colonel William Lynn Lewis Jr passed away in 1869 in "Lynnside," Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA.

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Colonel Jr's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Jr
1799–1869
Birth Place: "The Cove," Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Major John Lewis
1758–1823
Monroe, Virginia, USA
Mary (Margaret) Preston
1772–1824
Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Colonel (Dr William Lynn Lewis) Sr
1724–1811
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Ann (Margaret) Montgomery
1737–1808
New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America
Colonel (William) Preston
1729–1783
Newtown-Limavally, Donegal, Derry County, Ireland
Susannah Smith
1740–1823
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Montgomery
1711–
Anna Sutherland
1715–1756
Colonel Ireland)
1699–1747
Elizabeth Patton)
1700–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Jr's Timeline

2 Records

1799
24 Mar 1799
Birth of Colonel William Lynn Lewis Jr in "The Cove," Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
"The Cove," Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
1869
21 Apr 1869
Age 70
Death of Colonel William Lynn Lewis Jr in "Lynnside," Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
"Lynnside," Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1799
    Event Place: "The Cove," Monroe County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1869
    Event Place: "Lynnside," Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA

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