Thomas Lewis (1821 - 1889)

Born 15 Dec 1821 in Upper Canada

Husband of Marianne (Collis) Lewis — married about 19 Oct 1851 in Canada West

Descendants

Died 19 Jul 1889 at age 67 in Richmond, Carleton, Upper Canada

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1821 in the newly created settlement of Richmond Canada as pointed out in his famous brother's biography .^[1] He passed away in 1889. He lived his whole life in Richmond Ontario Canada. ^[2][3] Thomas married Marianne Collis around 1851^[4][5], census record show them on adjacent lines. The couple had Six children and Thomas was a farmer as shown on the 1881 census. ^[6] That census also shows that 54 year old Eliza Lewis was living with them, she is listed as a widow.

Thomas Lewis Parents were Captain John Bower Lewis and Henrietta Jones. I know this because Thomas is buried in the same family plot as his parents ^[7][8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Donald Swainson, “LEWIS, JOHN BOWER,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 10, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 7, 2019, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/lewis_john_bower_10E.html.
2. ↑ Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6MM-XZC
3. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6MM-XZC : 27 April 2019), Thomas Lewis, 19 Jul 1889; citing Richmond, Carleton, Ontario, yr 1889 cn 2266, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,853,491.
4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWR1-ZWV : 3 August 2016), Mary Ann Lewis, Richmond, Carleton County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; citing p. 1, line 27; Library and Archives Canada film number C_11716, Public Archives, Ontario.
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWR1-ZWJ : 3 August 2016), Thomas Lewis, Richmond, Carleton County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; citing p. 1, line 26; Library and Archives Canada film number C_11716, Public Archives, Ontario.
6. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVXD-79Z : 4 October 2018), Thomas Lewis, Richmond, Carleton, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Thomas Lewis, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 May 2019), memorial page for Thomas Lewis (15 Dec 1821–19 Jul 1889), Find A Grave Memorial no. 130781014, citing Saint John the Baptist Anglican Cemetery, Richmond, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Bruce Gordon (contributor 48010981) .
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 May 2019), memorial page for Henrietta Jones Lewis (10 Sep 1796–30 Oct 1875), Find A Grave Memorial no. 130780165, citing Saint John the Baptist Anglican Cemetery, Richmond, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Bruce Gordon (contributor 48010981) .
9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 May 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) .

• Canada Census, 1851 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWR1-ZWJ
• Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6MM-XZC