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James Dana Lewis 1793 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1793

Birth Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 21 Feb 1870

Death Location: Merriden, Connecticut, United States

Father: Chauncey Lewis

Mother: Lois Woodruff

Spouse(s): Patty Bishop

Children(s): James Lewis

The story of James Dana Lewis began in 1793 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. James Dana Lewis married Patty Bishop, and had children including James Bishop Lewis. James Dana Lewis passed away in 1870 in Merriden, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Dana Lewis began in 1793 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
  • James Dana Lewis married Patty Bishop, and had children including James Bishop Lewis.
  • James Dana Lewis passed away in 1870 in Merriden, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Lewis's Ancestors

Self
James Lewis
1793 – 1870
Birth Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Chauncey Lewis
1760 – 1855
Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Lois Woodruff
1767 – 1797
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
William LEWIS
1734 – 1771
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth Scott
1734 – 1824
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nehemiah Lewis
1705 – 1779
Jerusha Gridley
1712 – 1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Lewis
1648 – 1732
Mary Royce
1675 – 1744
Samuel Gridley
1684 – 1714
Ruth Lewis
1679 – 1760

James Lewis's Descendants

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James (Dana) Lewis (1793 – 21 Feb 1870) m. Patty Bishop (1805 – Dec 1892)
  1. 1. James (Bishop) Lewis (07 Aug 1825 – 22 Apr 1869)

James Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1793
1793
Birth of James Dana Lewis in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1870
21 Feb 1870
Age 77
Death of James Dana Lewis in Merriden, Connecticut, United States
Merriden, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1870
    Event Place: Merriden, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934

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