George Lewis was born in 1741 in Barnstable. His parents were George Lewis and Sarah (Thacher) Lewis.
He married Mary Davis on 12 October 1760[1]. They had eleven children, all born in Barnstable:
1. Mehitable, born 21 Jul 1762; married Nathaniel Crocker
2. Lothrop, born 13 Feb 1764; married Tabitha Longfellow
3. Sarah, born 13 Jan 1766; married Ebenezer Peabody
4. Annah, born 21 Mar 1768; married John Darling
5. James, born 21 Aug 1770; married Hannah Harding
6. Ansel, born 2 Feb 1773; married Comfort Manchester
7. George, born 28 Mar 1775; married Ruthy Lincoln
8. Daniel D., born 22 Jul 1777; married Polly Dyer
9. Mary, born 29 Sep 1779; died 1804
10. Robert, born 12 Jan 1782; died young
11. Abigail, born 12 Jan 1782; married William Prentiss
During the American Revolution, George served as lieutenant in Captain Micah Hamilton's company and marched on the Lexington Alarm in April 1775. By 1776 he was a major under Colonel Nathaniel Freeman in the Massachusetts militia.
After the war, George purchased Lot #87 and the southern half of Lot #88 in Gorham while still residing in Barnstable. In 1782 he purchased half of Lot #81 and half of Lot #80. His oldest son, Lothrop, moved to Gorham first and began working the farm before the rest of the family arrived in May 1783, arriving on a schooner in Portland harbor. They carried with them all of their furniture, a horse, a cow, a heifer, and six sheep[2].
Mary passed away soon after the births of their two youngest children in 1782, and George returned briefly to Barnstable to marry Desire Parker on 26 January 1783[3].
George passed away on 24 July 1819[4] in Gorham and is buried in South Street Cemetery.
Sources
↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM2-QQZ : 9 February 2018), George Lewis and Mary Davis, 12 Oct 1760; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 947,061.
↑ McLellan, Hugh Davis. History of Gorham, Maine. Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, 1903. Page 612. [1]
↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM2-LJR : 9 February 2018), George Lewis and Desire Parker, 26 Jan 1783; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 947,062.
↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HKR-SFS : 3 November 2017), George Lewis, Death 24 Jul 1819; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 9,819.
See also:
S92 Title: Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books. Author: The Society, Washington, District of Columbia, Dc, 1896-1921. Publication: Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg Pub. Co. 166 Volumes
S33 Title: The Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 3. Author: Burrage, Henry S. and Albert Roscoe Stubbs. Publication: Available without charge online at Google Books; original publisher: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., NY, 1909.
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