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Clarissa Jane Lewis formerly Smith

Born 11 Mar 1834 in Canada

Ancestors

Daughter of John Smith and Catharine (Lawrence) Smith

Sister of Obedience (Smith) Haviland, Polly (Smith) Miller, Abigail (Smith) Eddy, Elizabeth (Smith) McAlister, Louisa (Smith) Fairchild, Samuel Lawrence Smith, Adeline (Smith) Laing, Calvin Smith, Hannah (Smith) Atkinson and Catherine (Smith) McAlister

Wife of Charles William Lewis — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Mother of Levi Lewis, Eliza (Lewis) Fowler, Betsy Jane (Lewis) Thompson, John Henry Lewis, Isaac Warner Lewis, Catherine (Lewis) Gee, Abigal Day (Lewis) Johnson, Editha May (Lewis) Nettleton and Mary Salina Lewis

Died 18 Dec 1911 at age 77 in Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario

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Biography

Census Data

The 1851 census - Walpole, Haldimand County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada^[1]

1851 Census - Walpole Twp, Haldimand County

Charles Lewis, b: USA, 28 (1823) - line 38

Clarissa Lewis, b: USA, 18 (1833) - line 39

Leve Lewis, b:UC, 1 (1850) - line 40

(page 69) shows Charles and Clarissa Lewis lived between the Barnes/Burrs families and the VanLoons a few properties away from her father, John Smith's property.

1861 Census - Walpole Twp, Haldimand County, single story frame house^[2]

Charles Lewis - Farmer, b: USA, 38 (1823)

Levi Lewis - Labourer, b: CW, 10 (1851)

John Lewis - Labourer, b: CW, 4 (1857)

Charles Lewis - Labourer, b: CW, 1 (1860)

Clarissa Lewis - Labourer, b: CW, 27 (1834)

Eliza Lewis - Labourer, b: CW, 8 (1853)

Betsey Lewis - Labourer, b: CW, 6 (1855)

Catharine Smith - b: USA, 65 (1796)

Betsey Lewis - b: USA, 75 (1786) (died November 26, 1873)

1871 Census - Walpole Twp., Haldimand County, Division 4, Page 41 (Index only of head)^[3]

Charles Lewis - 47 (1824) b. USA; o. Farmer; r. Methodist

Clarissa Jane Lewis - 37 (1834) b. Ontario

Levi Lewis - 20 (1851) b. Ontario; o. Farmer

Eliza Lewis - 18 (1853) b. Ontario

Elizabeth Lewis - 16 (1855) b. Ontario

John Henry Lewis - 14 (1857) b. Ontario

Charles Wesley Lewis - 11 (1860) b. Ontario

Isaac Warren Lewis - 8 (1863) b. Ontario

Catherine Lewis - 6 (1865) b. Ontario

Abagail Lewis - 4 (1867) b. Ontario

Editha May D Lewis - 1 (1870) b. Ontario

Elizabeth Lewis - 85 (1786) b. Ontario

1881 Census - Charlottesville, Norfolk South, page 57, div. 2^[4]

Note - States "moved from Walpole in March".

Charles Lewis - Farmer, b: New York, 59 (1822)

Clarissa Lewis - b: New York, 47 (1834)

Luisa Lewis - b:NY, 25 (1856)

Charles Lewis - 20 (1861)

Isaac Lewis - 18 (1863)

Catherine Lewis - 15 (1866)

Abigel? Lewis - 13 (1868)

Editha? Lewis - 10 (1871)

1891 Census - Charlottesville, 97 Norfolk South, (May 14, 1891) Pg 75^[5]

Charles Lewis - Farmer, 67 (1824) b: USA

Clarissa J. Lewis - 58 (1833) b: Ontario

Editha M. Lewis - 21 (1870) b: Ontario

1911 Census - Windham, Norfolk, Ontario^[6]

Isaac Lewis - 41 (Jan 1870) b. Ontario; o. Hotel keeper; r. Methodist

Dorothy R Lewis - 48 (Jul 1872) b. Ontario

Violet Lewis - 12 (Aug 1898) b. Ontario

Clarisa J Lewis (mother) - 77 (Mar 1834) b. Ontario; widow

Clarence Lewis - 21 (Jun 1889) b. Ontario; o. Store clerk

Note

A Charles Lewis owned land in Walpole Twp, Haldimand County in the late 1870's around the time his mother inlaw, Catharine Smith died in 1879. It's located where Concession Rd 16 meets hwy 20, just over 3 km west of Hagersville. The record for Charles Lewis records Hartford as the nearest post office.

Source: http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/images/maps/townshipmaps/hald-m-walpole.jpg

Death

Death of Clarissa Jane Lewis^[7]

Date: 18 Dec 1911

Place: Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario

Cause: Influenza lasting one month, Heart failure

Age: 78 (1833)

Birth date: March 11, 1834

Marital Status: Widow

Father: John Smith, b. USA

Mother: Catharine Lawrence, b. USA

Burial

Burial of Clarissa Jane Lewis

Salem United Cemetery, Atherton, Charlotteville Township (Concession 11, Lot 11 (2462 Hwy 3))

Norfolk County, Ontario

Sources

Graeme MacKay, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Graeme and others.

↑ "Canada Census, 1851," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWTQ-2NN : accessed 05 Sep 2012), Clarissa Lewis, Walpole, Haldimand County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.
↑ "Ontario Census, 1861," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQQV-YPR : accessed 05 Sep 2012), Levi Lewis, Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada.
↑ 1871; Census Place: Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario; Roll: C-9917; Page: 41; Family No: 139.
↑ "Canada Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVFT-WDQ : accessed 06 Sep 2012), Charles Lewis in household of Charles Lewis, Charlottesville, Norfolk South, Ontario, Canada.
↑ 1891; Census Place: Charlotteville, Norfolk South, Ontario; Roll: T-6356; Family No: 400.
↑ http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=31625&highlight=4&desc=1911+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Clarisa+J+Lewis
↑ "Ontario Deaths,1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JF3M-F4H : accessed 18 April 2012), Clarissa Jane Lewis (1911).

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clarissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Clarissa: