Benjamin
Franklin
Lewis
Born in Michigan, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Philetus Marsh Lewis
and Almira (Hubbard) Lewis
Brother of
Achsah Ann Lewis [half], Liza Jane Lewis [half], Philetus Dennis Lewis [half], Abel Augustua Lewis, Marshall L Lewis, Azubah Experience (Lewis) Suggitt, Walter H Lewis [half], Ellen A (Lewis) Pangborn [half], William M Lewis [half] and James Frederick Lewis [half]
Husband of
Jennie (Wilson) Lewis
— married
1872 [location unknown]
Father of
Edward Leroy Lewis
Died
at age 59
in Solon Township, Kent, Michigan, United States
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1852. He is the son of Philetus Lewis and Almira Hubbard.
Sources
- Lewis, Charles H., John Lewis of Berkshire, Vermont, Heritage Books, 2008, p. 120.
- "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3FN-L6X : 4 December 2014), Frank Lewis in entry for Edward Lewis and Myra Briggs, 26 Oct 1901; citing Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, v 3 p 601 rn 1111, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,518.
- "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC57-8QR : 4 December 2014), Frank Lewis in entry for Edward Lewis and Myra Briggs, 26 Oct 1901; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 2,342,518.
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- Edwin Lewis
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-BY-64468, FTDNA kit #B361553 - Ronald Lewis :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-BY64468, FTDNA kit #968185
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