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Leah Lewis 1787–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1787

Birth Location: New Ashford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 3 November 1843

Death Location: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA

Father: Gideon Lewis

Mother: Sarah Card

Spouse(s): David Thompson

Children(s): Sarah Thompson, David Thompson, James Thompson, John Thompson, Mary Thompson, Samuel Thompson

Leah Lewis was born in 1787 in New Ashford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Gideon Lewis And Sarah Card. Leah Lewis married David John Thompson, and had children including David L Thompson, James Lewis Thompson, John David Wesley Thompson, Mary Leah Thompson, Miriam Thompson, Samuel Thompson, Sarah Marinda Thompson. Leah Lewis passed away in 1843 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Leah Lewis was born in 1787 in New Ashford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Gideon Lewis And Sarah Card.
  • Leah Lewis married David John Thompson, and had children including David L Thompson, James Lewis Thompson, John David Wesley Thompson, Mary Leah Thompson, Miriam Thompson, Samuel Thompson, Sarah Marinda Thompson.
  • Leah Lewis passed away in 1843 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gideon Lewis
1749–1810
Birth Location: Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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Sarah Card
1754–1809
Birth Location: New Ashford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

David Thompson
1771–1823
Birth Location: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Thompson
1820–1896
Birth Location: Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA
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David Thompson
1818–
Birth Location: Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA
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James Thompson
1818–1890
Birth Location: Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA
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John Thompson
1822–1889
Birth Location: Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York, USA
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Mary Thompson
1815–1863
Birth Location: Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA
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Samuel Thompson
1813–1892
Birth Location: Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA
ST

Leah Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Leah Lewis
1787–1843
Birth Place: New Ashford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Gideon Lewis
1749–1810
Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Sarah Card
1754–1809
New Ashford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leah Lewis's Descendants

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Leah Lewis (7 May 1787–3 November 1843) m. David (John) Thompson (1771–August 1823)
  1. 1. Sarah (Marinda) Thompson 1820–1896
    1. 1. Hyrum (Smith) Phelps 1846–1926
      1. 1. William (Orrin) Phelps 1876–1955 m. Minnie (Ola) Turnbow 1879–1956
        1. 1. Lloyd (Elwood) Phelps 1909–2000 m. Pearl (Edna) Trejo 1917–2016
        2. 2. Bernardine Phelps 1915–1982 m. Calvin (Sabin) Merrill 1914–1996
  2. 2. David (L) Thompson 1818–
  3. 3. James (Lewis) Thompson 1818–1890
  4. 4. John (David Wesley) Thompson 1822–1889
  5. 5. Mary (Leah) Thompson 1815–1863
  6. 6. Samuel Thompson 1813–1892

Leah Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1787
7 May 1787
Birth of Leah Lewis in New Ashford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
New Ashford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
1843
3 November 1843
Age 56
Death of Leah Lewis in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1787
    Event Place: New Ashford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 November 1843
    Event Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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