Samuel Lewis

1766 - 1851  (85 years)

• Name	Samuel Lewis
  Born	17 Sep 1766	Ireland, United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Dec 1851
  Buried	Brighton, Washington, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I5857881113	Master Tree
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2004

  
  

  Family	Casander LE SUER,   b. 11 Mar 1772,   d. 9 Mar 1851  (Age 78 years)
  Married	1790
  Children	1. Nathan Lewis,   b. 21 May 1793, Virginia, United States ,   d. Indiana, United States + 2. John Lewis,   b. 2 Jun 1798,   d. 15 Feb 1867, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States  (Age 68 years)   3. Elizabeth Lewis,   b. 4 Mar 1801,   d. Indiana, United States   4. James Lewis,   b. 29 Jan 1804,   d. Afton, Union, Iowa, United States + 5. William B. Lewis,   b. 4 Sep 1806,   d. Abt 1889  (Age 82 years)   6. Mary Lewis,   b. 7 Jan 1813
  Family ID	F5350807226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Sep 1766 - Ireland, United Kingdom Buried - - Brighton, Washington, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  !SO: MARRIAGE: Date from H-014. DEATH: Date 12-21-1851 taken from gravestone during vivsit to cemetery in 1990. Also H-014. NOTE: H-010 indicates he was blind (age 84). BURIAL: Brighton Cemetery. H-005. NOTES: H-015 from the book, REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS AND PATRIOTS BURIED IN IOWA, reveals some interesting information: 1. "Portrait and Biographical Album" of Washington County, Iowa states that Samuel Lewis was born in Maryland, then moved with his family to Virginia, Kentucky, and in 1822 to Indiana and finally in 1845 to Washington County, Iowa. 2. The 1850 census lists Samuel Lewis, age 84, born in Ireland, blind, and living with his son, William B. Lewis. 3. The National Archives has no pension record for Samuel Lewis. 4. Three men by the same name are appear on the muster rolls of the 3rd and 5th Virginia Regiments. It is believed he was a private in the 3rd Virginia Regiment serving in various places in New York and New Jersey. 5. In a dedication service June 14, 1957, Nancy and Jimmy Baird, direct descendants of Samuel Lewis, unveiled a marker which made from a boulder with a bronze plate attached and placed by his tombstone in Hillcrest Cemetery, Brighton, Iowa and was inscribed, `Samuel Lewis, Revolutionary Soldier, 1766-1851.' (See H-015 for additional details).