John Bower (Lewis) Bower Lewis (abt. 1785 - 1849)

Born about 15 Apr 1785 in Babcary, Somerset, England

Husband of Henrietta (Jones) Lewis — married 4 Jun 1815 in Lower Canada

Descendants

Died 19 Sep 1849 at about age 64 in Richmond Goulburn Ontario Canada

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John was in the Napoleonic Wars.

Biography

John was born about 1785. He passed away in 1849. ^[1]

John Bower Lewis was a Captain of the 88th reg light infantry and likely served in the Peninsular Wars before his regiment was sent to Canada.^[2] He Married Henrietta Jones in Sorel Quebec about 1814. [a marriage record is needed], this corresponds to when his regiment was in Sorel for the battle of Plattsburgh in the American war of 1812.^[3] The couple's first child, John Bower, was born in Berwick upon Tweed in Northumberland in 1817 ^[4] while the 88th regiment was on its way to Scotland.^[3] Their second child, Robert Fredrick, was born in Edinburgh Scotland in 1818 ^[5] Their third child, Henryetta Susanna, was born in Lancashire in 1820 ^[6] just before the regiment departs for Ireland^[3] Captian Lewis does not go to Ireland with the regiment but instead accepts a generous land grant in the newly planned town of Richmond Ontario Canada where he and his wife Henrietta have four more children.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 September 2019), memorial page for Capt John Bower Lewis (Apr 1785–19 Sep 1849), Find A Grave Memorial no. 130779937, citing Saint John the Baptist Anglican Cemetery, Richmond, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Bruce Gordon (contributor 48010981) .
2. ↑ "Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Z-TWJ8 : 17 March 2018), J B Lewis, 1816; Valenciennes, Nord, France, 1816, TNA WO 25. The National Archives of England, Kew; FHL microfilm 859,625.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Cannon, R. (1838). Historical record of the Eighty-Eighth Regiment of Foot, or Connaught Rangers: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1793, and of its subsequent services to 1837. [London: s.n.].
4. ↑ "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWJ-NKBY : 27 August 2019), John Lewis in entry for John Bower Lewis, 1817.
5. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT56-LF3 : 10 February 2018), John Bower Captain Lewis in entry for Robert Fredrick Lewis, 04 Jun 1818; citing Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, reference 2:18KP6M6, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,066,688.
6. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB58-Z2X : 9 March 2018, John Bowers Lewis in entry for Henryetta Susanna Lewis, ); citing yr 1816-1820 p 43, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,342,496.

• Name: John Bower Lewis

Maiden Name: Event Type: Burial Event Date: 1849 Event Place: Richmond, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada Photograph Included: Y Birth Date: Apr 1785 Death Date: 19 Sep 1849 Affiliate Record Identifier: 130779937 Cemetery: Saint John the Baptist Anglican Cemetery

Citing this Record: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGR-3Y46 : 13 December 2015), John Bower Lewis, 1849; Burial, Richmond, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada, Saint John the Baptist Anglican Cemetery; citing record ID 130779937, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Mentioned in his sons biography of Canadians http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/lewis_john_bower_10E.html

https://www.geni.com/people/John-Lewis-Captain/6000000017998957893 John Bower Lewis, Captain Birthdate: circa April 6, 1785 (64) Birthplace: Babcary, Somerton, Bristol, Somerset, England Death: September 19, 1849 (60-68) Richmond, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Lewis and Mary Lewis Husband of Henrietta Lewis and Sarah Lewis Father of Robert Frederick Lewis; Henrietta Susanna Lewis; Thomas Lewis; Richard Lewis, Rev; Catherine Pinhey and 4 others Half brother of Robert Lewis; John Lewis; William Lewis; John Ingram Lewis; Joseph Lewis and 1 other Occupation: Army Captain

Bought our farm from Wm Nesbitt https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Nesbitt-917&errcode=new_profile