Isaiah Lewis (abt. 1834 - 1883)

Born about 1834 in Madoc, Hastings, Upper Canada [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine F. (Bowen) Lewis — married 16 Mar 1864 in Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1883 at about age 49 in Deseronto, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Isaiah Lewis was born about 1834 in Madoc, Hastings, Upper Canada. He was the son of John Lewis and Mary (Richardson) Lewis.

Isaiah was raised in Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario. After his father passes away Isaiah is the head of his mother's household in 1861. Isaiah's cousin, Marshall Bidwell Scrimshaw, is listed just below him on that census. His cousins wife, Hannah Lewis, is possibly a sister to Isaiah.^{[1] [2]}

Isaiah married Catherine F. Bowen on the 16th of March,1864 in Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada.^[3]

They had the following children;

• John Caleb Lewis b. 29 Dec 1863 m. Harriet Ellen Woodcock
• Mary Ann Lewis b. 15 Apr 1866 m. Edward Sawden Westmoreland
• Ida Alberta Lewis b.15 Dec 1867 m. Edley Alexander Quackenbush, (2) Edward Badgley
• Phoebe Ellen Lewis b. 31 Mar 1870 m. Sidney Milton Woodcock
• Charles A. Lewis b. 1872 m. Nancy Lewis (2) Mary Elizabeth Miller
• Goldie Allen Lewis b. 29 Mar 1874 m. Mary E (Mayme) Giltinan, (2) Ruby A. *Eastman
• Philip Edgar Lewis b. 29 Jun 1876 m. Hattie I. Kline
• Rosetta Lewis b. 1877 m. Unknown Kennedy
• Edith May Lewis b. 1880

Isaiah is listed in the Elziver Directory for 1868-1869, along with a Samuel Lewis. In 1871 the census shows him as living in Madoc again. ^{[4] [5][6]}

Isaiah Lewis, at 48 years of age, died from Typhoid Fever on the 28th of April 1883 in Deseronto, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.^[7]

Research Notes

Not sure if this is our Isaiah and Catherine, but it is very possible.

• "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD1Y-74G : 13 March 2018), Catherine Lewis in entry for Isaiah Lewis, 1866.

Sources

1. ↑ "1851 Census of Canada", Source; Library and Archives Canada, Online database, Surname: Lewis, Sarah, Gender: Male, Age: 18 Province: Canada West (Ontario), Dist. Name: Hastings (county) Dist. No: 15, Sub-Dist. Name: Tudor, Elzevir and Madoc, Sub-Dist. No: 127,126,125, Pg: 11, Line 31-37, Microfilm: C-11727, Reference: RG 31, Item Number: 830557, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1851/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=831478
2. ↑ "1861 Census of Canada", Source; Library and Archives Canada, Online database, Surname: Lewis, Isaih, Age: 26, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Canada, Religion: E P, Province: Canada West (Ontario), District Name: Hastings, Sub-District Name: Madoc, Page Number: 72, Line Number: 40, Microfilm: C-1033, Item Number: 1081889, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1861/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1081889
3. ↑ "Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869", database with images, FamilySearch, Isaiah Lewis and Catharine Bowen, 16 Mar 1864; citing Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,060, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YM-9GSM
4. ↑ "Directory of Hastings County 1868-1869", Source: Belleville History Alive, Online Publication, pg 234, Elzivar, Isaiah Lewis, http://vitacollections.ca/BellevilleHistory/2403396/page/124?n=
5. ↑ "1871 Census of Canada", Source; Library and Archives Canada, Online database, Age: 37, Province: Ontario, District Name: Hastings North, District Number: 62, Sub-District Name: Madoc, Sub-District Number: e, Page Number: 36, Line Numbers: 2-7, Microfilm: C-9994, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 3101601, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3101601
6. ↑ "1881 Census of Canada", Source; Library and Archives Canada, Online Publication, Surname: LOUIS, Isaiah, Age: 35, Province: Ontario, District Name: Hastings North, District Number: 122, Sub-District Name: Grimsthorpe and Elzevir, Sub-District Number: L, Family Number: 253, Page Number: 56, Line 18-25, Microfilm: C-13239, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 3251673, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3251673
7. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", Source: Online Publication, Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 28 March 2019. Citing Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto., https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDNQ-NQS