Ralph Ross-Lewin (abt. 1760 - 1822)

Born about 1760 in Fortfergus, County Clare, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Archange (Baby) Cannon — married 23 Feb 1791 in Detroit, Upper Canada

Died 5 Dec 1822 at about age 62 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Ralph Ross-Lewin was born about 1760 in Fortfergus, County Clare, Ireland. He was the son of Harrison Ross-Lewin and Hannah Westropp.^[1][2]

Ralph was a Major in the 5th British Regiment of Foot and was stationed in Canada, his commission dated 31 May 1784.^[1][2] He married Archange Baby on 23 February 1791 at Detroit.^[1][2]

In 1802, he returned to Ireland and received an inheritance from his grandmother. He established his home in Quebec in 1804.

Ralph and Archange did not have any children.^[1][2] Ralph died on 5 December 1822 and was buried in Quebec, where he was the Town Major. He was buried beside his brother-in-law, Thomas Allison, who had died about a month earlier.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Ross-Lewin Pedigree: Burke, Sir Bernard & Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1912) A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland; London : Harrison; pp402-403 Burke's Pedigree of Ross-Lewin of Ross Hill
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Ross-Lewin Pedigree: Wardell, John "Pedigree of Ross-Lewin of Fortfergus and Ross Hill", 19 July 1895. Compiled from: Harrison Family- Harleian MS 1487-417; 4630 p268, 102 and Dugdale's Visitation 1592 and 1612; Ross-Lewin Family- Wills in Four Courts, Dublin, Parish registers of Shanagolden, Kiladysart and Clondegad; Notes of T J Westropp, F M Lowe, papers at Old Abbey, Shanagolden and Army lists
3. ↑ Burial: "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968"
   Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1091 #1126898 (accessed 10 March 2023)
   Ralph Rose Lewin burial (died on 5 Déc 1822) on 8 Déc 1822 in Quebec City, Québec, Canada.

• Biographical Notes: "The John Askin papers"
  Askin, John,. The John Askin papers. Detroit: Detroit Library Commission, 1928-1931
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 27704 #382 (accessed 10 March 2023)
• Book: "Histoire des grandes familles françaises du Canada ou Aperçu sur le Chevalier Benoist et quelques familles contemporaines"
  https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/426106-redirection (accessed 10 March 2023)
  Title No: 45729; Language: French; Subject: French-Canadians - Genealogy; Extent: xii, 610, 48 p.; Page Count: 662; Owning Institution: Mesa Arizona FamilySearch Library; Publisher Digital: FamilySearch International; Access Level: Public.
• Book: "Mémoires de famille C.E. Casgrain"
  Mme. C.E. Casgrain. Mémoires de famille C.E. Casgrain. Rivière-Ouelle [Québec]: Manoir d'Airvault, 1869
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 33022 #178810 (accessed 10 March 2023)

See also:

• Estate: NUI Galway: Landed Estates Database Estate: Ross-Lewin (Ross Hill)