Edmund Lewis, of Lynn, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants
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AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 149<br />
14. ABIGAIL, d. May 30, 1700.<br />
ADDENDA.<br />
23. THOMAS, m. Elizabeth Brooks, dau. <strong>of</strong> Timothy <strong>and</strong> Mary<br />
(Russell) Brooks <strong>of</strong> Swansey, formerly <strong>of</strong> Billerica.<br />
32. JOSEPH, b. June 6, 1672. (Swansea Rds.)<br />
35. HANNAH'S son (1) John (Stocker), b. Feb. 15, 1712-13.<br />
49. JOSEPH, d. Nov. 23, 1729, ae. 30 y. 6 m. (Copp's Hill Epitaphs.)<br />
50. EUNICE, pub. Mar. 26, 1720.<br />
53. NATHANIEL, probably d. young.<br />
54. ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 8, 1691-2.<br />
66. ELIZABETH, d. Sept. 13, 1761, ae. 56 y. She m. 1st, Nov. 24, 1727,<br />
Ens. Hezekiah Shailer, b.May9, 1706; d. Sept. 10, 1752,<br />
son <strong>of</strong> Thomas <strong>and</strong> Catherine Shailer <strong>of</strong> Haddam, Conn.<br />
She m. 2d, Lieut. David Smith.<br />
69. DEBOBAH, d. 1775, ae. 56 y. Her husb<strong>and</strong>, Daniel Clark, d. 1787,<br />
ae. 67 y. (Church Rds.)<br />
70. JOHN <strong>and</strong> wife Deborah were admitted to Haddam, Ct., Cong.<br />
Church, March, 1759, <strong>and</strong> dismissed by letter to church at<br />
Chester, Conn., in 1767. (Church Rds.)<br />
113. JOSEPH, m. Sarah , <strong>and</strong> lived at Saybrook, Conn. His<br />
father (John (70) <strong>of</strong> Saybrook) deeded house, barn <strong>and</strong> 18<br />
acres l<strong>and</strong> in Chester, Apr. 4, 1780, to son Joseph. Had:<br />
(1) Deborah, b. Dec. 20, 1768. (2) Sarah, b. Aug. 27, 1770.<br />
157. John <strong>Lewis</strong> born in Boston, May 10, 1774; married Susanna<br />
(Brown?), born Dec. 18, 1773, <strong>and</strong> died in Boston, Nov. 26,<br />
1837.<br />
Children <strong>of</strong> John <strong>and</strong> Susanna:<br />
HARRIET.<br />
AMOS LEWIS, b. Mar. 20, 1794 in Boston, enlisted in the Boston<br />
Home Guard in 1813, <strong>and</strong> was appointed master sailmaker<br />
in the U. S. Navy, Jan. 3, 1825 <strong>and</strong> served on board<br />
the frigates Constitution <strong>and</strong> Constellation (g.s.). He received<br />
<strong>his</strong> discharge Sept. 7, 1832. The Bible which he<br />
carried while in the service is now is the possession <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>his</strong> son Benjamin <strong>Lewis</strong> <strong>of</strong> Sorners Point, Atlantic Co.<br />
N.J. It is said that all <strong>his</strong> teeth were double teeth <strong>and</strong> at<br />
the time <strong>of</strong> <strong>his</strong> death that he had lost but one. After <strong>his</strong> discharge<br />
from the naval service he followed <strong>his</strong> occupation as<br />
sailmaker which <strong>his</strong> three sons under the name <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lewis</strong><br />
Bros., continued after <strong>his</strong> death. He lived in Boston, New<br />
York City, <strong>and</strong> Somers Point, N. J. where hed. March 20,
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