He was enumerated with his wife and children in the 1851 Canada Census [1]
He passed away in 1893.[2]. The entry regarding his death can be seen among the Hillsborough Sepulchres in the Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 as taking place on 2 Feb 1893.
Fact: Burial Turtle Creek Cemetery , Turtle Creek, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
"Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4M6-QR5 : 7 April 2022), Lewis Steves, Hillsborough, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
"Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-5JHH : 20 February 2021), Lewis Steeves in entry for Miles Steeves and Esther Hicks, 10 Dec 1889; citing , Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, p. 245, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,320,183.
Lewis Steeves (1799-1893) - Find a Grave Memorial on Find A Grave: Memorial #226115303 retrieved 06 May 2022
Further Research
He appears on subsequent Censuses as well.
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