Lewis was born about 1863, the son of Robert Burgess and Sarah Sanford. Their family lived in Scotch Village, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia.[1][2] Lewis died 1941 in Newport, Hants County.[3]
Sources
↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M48Y-64Z : 24 October 2018), Robert H Burgess, Scotch Village, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV61-JT5 : 20 May 2019), Robert Burgess, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Robert Burgess, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
Jack L. Burgess, Sr. notes prepared September 29, 2000
News clipping found on newspapers.com in The Evening Mail, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Wednesday, January 5, 1927, p 7
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lewis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lewis:
Burgess-5137 and Burgess-231 appear to represent the same person because: Father's Robert H. Burgess, Mother's Sarah Sanford, Both born Nova Scotia. My information says birthday was Aug. 1862.