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James (Captain) LEWIS 1730 – 1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Feb 1730

Birth Location: Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 25 Jan 1820

Death Location: Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States

Father: James LEWIS

Mother: Catharine COLLET

Spouse(s): Martha Collins

Children(s): Silas Lewis

The story of James (Captain) LEWIS began in 1730 in Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England. James (Captain) LEWIS married Martha Collins, and had children including Silas Lewis. James (Captain) LEWIS passed away in 1820 in Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James (Captain) LEWIS began in 1730 in Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England.
  • James (Captain) LEWIS married Martha Collins, and had children including Silas Lewis.
  • James (Captain) LEWIS passed away in 1820 in Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James LEWIS
Birth Location: –
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Catharine COLLET
1695 – 1784
Birth Location: North Aston, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Martha Collins
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Silas Lewis
Birth Location: –
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James LEWIS's Ancestors

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James LEWIS
1730 – 1820
Birth Place: Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
James LEWIS
Catharine COLLET
1695 – 1784
North Aston, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
JOSIAH LEWIS
1680 – 1780
Norfolk, England
MARGARETT LEWIS
1680 – 1750
Norfolk, England
William COLLET
1655 – 1741
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Elisabeth Meyhew
1652 – 1755
Bythorn, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Lewis
1660 – 1710
Elizabeth Stanton
1660 – 1710
Henry Collet
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Simon Meghew
1627 –
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2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean MAZARD
1591 – 1659
Fleurie NICOLAS
1590 – 1641

James LEWIS's Descendants

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James ((Captain)) LEWIS (04 Feb 1730 – 25 Jan 1820) m. Martha Collins
  1. 1. Silas Lewis m. Mary ("Polly") Savage (2 May 1779 – 17 Jan 1860)
    1. 1. Amasa Lewis (16 February 1806 – 11 January 1892) m. Hannah (Anne) Knowlton (02 May 1808 – 27 Apr 1888)
      1. 1. George Lewis (5/31/1850 – 3/2/1915) m. Mary (Ellen) Brown (5/13/1862 – 10/1/1938)
        1. 1. Marian (Ethyl) Lewis (29 December 1903 – 29 September 1983) m. Ernest Dittmer m. Walter (Franklin) Hughes (15 March 1901 – 16 April 1990)

James LEWIS's Timeline

2 Records

1730
04 Feb 1730
Birth of James (Captain) LEWIS in Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England
Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England
1820
25 Jan 1820
Age 90
Death of James (Captain) LEWIS in Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States
Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Feb 1730
    Event Place: Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1820
    Event Place: Charlton, Saratoga, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlton, Saratoga County, New York, USA
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