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Nehemiah Lewis 1705–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 May 1705

Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 10 Jul 1779

Death Location: Connecticut, USA

Father: Samuel Lewis

Mother: Mary Royce

Spouse(s): Jerusha Gridley

Children(s): William LEWIS, Olive Lewis, Experience Lewis, Jerusha Lewis, Esther Lewis, Mercy Lewis, Nehemiah Lewis, Ruth Lewis

In 1705, Nehemiah Lewis entered the world in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to Samuel 7 Lewis And Mary Royce. In 1700, Nehemiah Lewis resided in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. In 1775, Nehemiah Lewis resided in Connecticut, USA. Nehemiah Lewis married Jerusha Gridley, and had children including Esther Lewis, Experience Lewis, Jerusha Lewis, Mercy Lewis, Nehemiah Lewis, Olive Lewis, Ruth Lewis, William Lewis. Nehemiah Lewis passed away in 1779 in Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1705, Nehemiah Lewis entered the world in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to Samuel 7 Lewis And Mary Royce.
  • In 1700, Nehemiah Lewis resided in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • In 1775, Nehemiah Lewis resided in Connecticut, USA.
  • Nehemiah Lewis married Jerusha Gridley, and had children including Esther Lewis, Experience Lewis, Jerusha Lewis, Mercy Lewis, Nehemiah Lewis, Olive Lewis, Ruth Lewis, William Lewis.
  • Nehemiah Lewis passed away in 1779 in Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Lewis
1648–1732
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Royce
1675–1744
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Jerusha Gridley
1712–1745
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
JG

Children(s)

William LEWIS
1734–1771
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
WL
Olive Lewis
1753–
Birth Location: –
OL
Experience Lewis
1751–
Birth Location: –
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Jerusha Lewis
1740–1807
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
JL
Esther Lewis
1736–1760
Birth Location: Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Mercy Lewis
1742–1779
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Nehemiah Lewis
1732–
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Ruth Lewis
1729–1796
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Nehemiah Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Nehemiah Lewis
1705–1779
Birth Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Samuel (7) Lewis
1648–1732
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary Royce
1675–1744
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
William ((CAPT.) (8)) Lewis
1620–1690
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Mary Hopkins
1620–1671
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Nehemiah Royce
1636–1706
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Morgan
1642–1706
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Lewis
1594–1683
Felix Collins
1596–1671
William Hopkins
1594–1643
Mary Andrews
1598–1671
James Morgan
1607–1685
Margery Hill
1611–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lewis
1561–1594
Sarah Cathcart
1562–1594
WALTER COLLINS
1572–1594
FELECIA BONDRIB
1576–1631
John HOPKINS
1548–1581
Elizabeth Williams
–1594

Nehemiah Lewis's Descendants

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Nehemiah Lewis (03 May 1705–10 Jul 1779) m. Jerusha Gridley (06 Feb 1712–25 Sep 1745)
  1. 1. William LEWIS 1734–1771 m. Mary BULL 1736–1811 m. Elizabeth Scott 1734–1824
    1. 1. Esther ((4)) Lewis 1764–1838 m. Jonathan Cowles 1757–1822
      1. 1. Maria (L) Cowles 1795–1884 m. Robert (Darrington (3)) James 1797–1860 m. Robert (D.) James 1778–1812
        1. 1. Francis ((Frank) Boykin) James 1831– m. Private 1820–1880 m. Millie Carter 1835–
        2. 2. Jonathan (Cowles) James 1828–1828
        3. 3. Maria ((Mariah) Cowles) James 1833–1874 m. Samuel (Thomas) Boykin 1830–1891
        4. 4. John (Darrington) James 1832–1852
        5. 5. Robert (Darrington James) Jr. 1837–1918 m. Henrietta (T.) Dade 1851– m. Cora (Caroline) Rone 1843–
      2. 2. Henry (Booth) Cowles 1791–1853 m. Rebecca (F.) Green 1794–1876
        1. 1. Virginia (E) Cowles 1833–1895
        2. 2. Louisa (Mary) Cowles 1815–1843 m. William (Samuel) Cowles 1796–1867
        3. 3. Frederic (Augustus) Cowles 1820–1884 m. Lucretia (Hart) Erwin 1829–1866
      3. 3. Nancy Cowles 1789–1809
      4. 4. Nancy Cowles 1784–1787
      5. 5. Louisa Cowles 1797–1802
      6. 6. William (Lewis) Cowles 1787–1868 m. Charity Cowles 1788–1875
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) COWLES 1815–1833
        2. 2. Jonathan COWLES 1810–1867 m. Eliza (S.) KING 1821–1892
        3. 3. Nancy COWLES 1812–1812
        4. 4. William COWLES 1821–1838
        5. 5. Julia COWLES 1819–1833
        6. 6. Emily COWLES 1829–1889 m. Franklin Wheeler 1826–1859
        7. 7. Margaret (J.) COWLES 1817–1838
        8. 8. Maria (Louisa) COWLES 1824–1840
        9. 9. Ralph COWLES 1813–1855
    2. 2. Mercy Lewis 1766–1799 m. Joel HOWD 1771–1869
      1. 1. Joel Howd 1799–1873
    3. 3. Martin Lewis 1761–1854 m. Abigail Thayer 1783–1841
      1. 1. Archibald Lewis 1802–1890 m. Ruth Sweet 1809–1880
    4. 4. Chauncey Lewis 1760–1855 m. Lois Woodruff 1767–1797
      1. 1. Artena Lewis 1796–
      2. 2. Albert Lewis 1789–1870 m. Polly Curtiss 1790–1870
        1. 1. Emeline Lewis 1815–1892
        2. 2. Emeline Lewis 1815–1892
        3. 3. Caroline (L) Lewis 1817–1886
        4. 4. Rhoda Lewis 1819–1886
        5. 5. Jane (E) Lewis 1832–1905
        6. 6. Seth (D.) Lewis 1823–1867
      3. 3. James (Dana) Lewis 1793–1870 m. Patty Bishop 1805–1892
        1. 1. James (Bishop) Lewis 1825–1869
      4. 4. Francis (Woodruff) Lewis 1816–1889 m. Sarah Beckley 1818–
        1. 1. Vernelia (E.) Lewis 1845–
        2. 2. Hattie (A.) Lewis 1846–1889
      5. 5. Mary Lewis 1792– m. Gideon Dunham 1686–1762
        1. 1. Marshall (Lewis) Dunham 1840–
        2. 2. Salathial Dunham 1744–
    5. 5. Elias LEWIS 1762–1831 m. Urania Hooker 1774–1817 m. Jemima Woodruff 1768–1803
      1. 1. William Lewis 1796–1819
      2. 2. George (B.) Lewis 1801–1821
      3. 3. James Lewis 1796–1824
    6. 6. Mary LEWIS 1766–1836 m. Zenas Cowles 1761–1835
      1. 1. Julia Cowles 1785–1803
      2. 2. Jeanette Cowles 1792–1809
      3. 3. Emily Cowles 1796–1876 m. John Richards 1797–1859
        1. 1. John RICHARDS 1830–1892
        2. 2. Elizabeth RICHARDS 1832–1863
        3. 3. Julia (Ann) RICHARDS 1834–1903
        4. 4. Emily RICHARDS 1838–1850
      4. 4. Edward Cowles 1789–1864
      5. 5. Dolly Cowles 1787–1803
      6. 6. Julia Cowles 1803–1859 m. Stephen Crosby 1799–
        1. 1. Mary CROSBY 1823–1840
      7. 7. Walter (Bull) Cowles 1806–1869
      8. 8. Elizabeth Cowles 1798–1823
      9. 9. Lewis (Seymour) Cowles 1800–1825
      10. 10. Thomas Cowles 1809–1884 m. Julia (Ann) Cowles 1810–1843 m. Elizabeth (Ells) Sheffield 1821–1884
        1. 1. William (Sheffield) Cowles 1845–1923 m. Mary Thurman –1895 m. Anna ("Bamie") Roosevelt 1855–1931
        2. 2. Walter (Cleveland) Cowles 1853–1917
        3. 3. Thomas (Jr) Cowles 1857–1882
        4. 4. Edward (S.) Cowles 1853–1883
        5. 5. Anna (Mary) Cowles 1839–1888 m. Dana (G.) Rumsey 1834–1880
        6. 6. Helen (Maria) Cowles 1841–1893 m. Walter (Curtiss) Cowles 1836–1908
        7. 7. Infant COWLES 1843–1844
    7. 7. Isaac Lewis 1763–
    8. 8. Levi Lewis 1768–
    9. 9. Charles Lewis 1772–
  2. 2. Olive Lewis 1753–
  3. 3. Experience Lewis 1751–
  4. 4. Jerusha Lewis 1740–1807 m. John Hills 1732–1808
    1. 1. Lorrain Hills 1768–1772
    2. 2. Lorrain Hills 1758–1763
    3. 3. LORRAIN (L) HILLS 1758–1763
    4. 4. Jerusha Hills 1755–1780
    5. 5. Roger Hills 1779–1780
    6. 6. Claraman Hills 1770–
    7. 7. Olive Hills 1773–
    8. 8. Esther Hills 1766–1766
    9. 9. John Hills 1766–1766
    10. 10. Zimri Hills 1762–1834
    11. 11. Lewis Hills 1775–1763
      1. 1. Norman Hills 1805–
      2. 2. Betsey (Hill) Hills –1836
      3. 3. David (Hills) Hill 1801–
      4. 4. Olive (Hills) Hill 1797–1841
  5. 5. Esther Lewis 1736–1760
  6. 6. Mercy Lewis 1742–1779
  7. 7. Nehemiah Lewis 1732–
  8. 8. Ruth Lewis 1729–1796

Nehemiah Lewis's Timeline

4 Records

1700
Bet. 1700–1929
Nehemiah Lewis resided here in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1705
03 May 1705
Birth of Nehemiah Lewis in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1775
Bet. 1775–1890
Age 70
Nehemiah Lewis resided here in Connecticut, USA
Connecticut, USA
1779
10 Jul 1779
Age 74
Death of Nehemiah Lewis in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 May 1705
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1705; Birth city: Farmington; Birth state: CT.
    [5] Family Data Collection - Births
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1700–1929
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Farmington papers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1775–1890
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: The public records of the colony of Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1779
    Event Place: Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1705; Birth city: Farmington; Birth state: CT.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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