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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Lewis of Connecticut -- Surname Saturday

Several readers gave suggestions as to the surnames they wanted me to post. In my blog, "Help, Please Tell Me Which Surnames You'd Like to See" of May 19, 2012, I received a few responses. One suggested LEWIS from Connecticut. Later today, I will be posting another Lewis line, this one from Massachusetts. My direct lines are bolded in green. Please write if you would like more information or sources.





Generation No. 1





1.BENJAMIN LEWIS was born ABT 1650 in Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He married HANNAH CURTIS ABT 1671 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, daughter of JOHN CURTIS and ELIZABETH WELLES. She was born 2 FEB 1654 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 21 OCT 1728 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
Children of BENJAMIN LEWIS and HANNAH CURTIS were:
2  i.John LEWIS was born 30 SEP 1672 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
+3  ii.Mary LEWIS was born 9 NOV 1674 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 7 OCT 1745 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+4  iii.JAMES LEWIS was born ABT 1677 in of Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 29 JAN 1766 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
+5  iv.Edmund LEWIS was born ABT 1679 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 14 MAY 1757 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
+6  v.Joseph LEWIS was born ABT 1682 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 3 JUL 1756.
+7  vi.Hannah LEWIS was born ABT 1684 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
8  vii.Mary LEWIS was born ABT 1688 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
+9  viii.Martha LEWIS was born ABT 1691 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died AFT 30 SEP 1754.
+10  ix.Abigail LEWIS was born ABT 1694 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
+11  x.Benjamin LEWIS was born 1696 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 7 JUL 1759 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
12  xi.Eunice LEWIS was born 1698 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Judson BURTON 9 JAN 1722 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.





Generation No. 2




3.Mary LEWIS (BENJAMIN LEWIS1) was born 9 NOV 1674 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 7 OCT 1745 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Samuel FAIRCHILD 22 NOV 1699 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, son of Thomas FAIRCHILD and Susanna w\o Thomas FAIRCHILD. He was born JAN 1677 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, and died ABT MAY 1752.
Children of Mary LEWIS and Samuel FAIRCHILD were:
13  i.Thomas FAIRCHILD was born 23 AUG 1700 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
14  ii.Dinah FAIRCHILD was born 12 MAR 1702 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Ebenezer ALLEN.
15  iii.Robert FAIRCHILD was born 18 MAY 1703 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Anne CURTIS.
16  iv.Curtis FAIRCHILD was born SEP 1705 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Mary BENJAMIN.
17  v.Edmund FAIRCHILD was born ABT 1710 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.


4.JAMES LEWIS (BENJAMIN LEWIS1) was born ABT 1677 in of Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 29 JAN 1766 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Episcopal Burying Grounds, Stratford, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married HANNAH JUDSON 11 NOV 1702 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, daughter of JAMES JUDSON and REBECCA WELLES. She was born 30 MAY 1681 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 2 JUL 1756 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Episcopal Burying Grounds, Stratford, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
Children of JAMES LEWIS and HANNAH JUDSON were:
+18  i.John LEWIS was born 20 DEC 1703 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 5 APR 1775 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
+19  ii.MARY LEWIS was born 18 MAY 1706 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 11 DEC 1769 in Greenfield Hill (now Fairfield), Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
20  iii.James LEWIS was born 12 OCT 1708 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died BEF 1766. He married Naomi SHERMAN DEC 1730 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, daughter of Nathaniel SHERMAN and Abigail BURR. She was born 5 MAY 1712 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 27 JAN 1797 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
21  iv.David LEWIS was born 5 JUN 1711 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 13 NOV 1783 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Phebe CURTIS ABT 1734, daughter of Ephraim CURTIS and Elizabeth STILES. She was born 31 AUG 1713 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
22  v.Ephraim LEWIS was born 1718 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 29 FEB 1788 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Sarah EVERETT ABT 1739. She was born ABT 1720 in Huntington, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 5 MAY 1776 in Huntington, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
23  vi.Abigail LEWIS was born 9 NOV 1722 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Nehemiah BEARDSLEY ABT 1740 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, son of Nathan BEARDSLEY and Dinah CURTIS. He was born 5 APR 1719 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.


5.Edmund LEWIS (BENJAMIN LEWIS1) was born ABT 1679 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 14 MAY 1757 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Episcopal Burying Grounds, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Sarah. She was born ABT 1710, and died JAN 1792 in Connecticut. She was buried in Monroe, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Hannah BEACH 21 MAY 1702 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, daughter of Benjamin BEACH and Sarah WELLS. She was born SEP 1681 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 13 JUL 1756 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
Children of Edmund LEWIS and Hannah BEACH were:
24  i.Sarah LEWIS was born 30 APR 1704 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Ephraim BURRITT.
25  ii.Sevignion LEWIS was born 5 JUN 1705 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Bathsheba BURROUGHS.
26  iii.Ichabod LEWIS was born 14 SEP 1707 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Sarah BEARDSLEY.
27  iv.Jane LEWIS was born APR 1709 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 2 JAN 1711 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
28  v.Edmund LEWIS was born 3 OCT 1710 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Sarah BURRITT. He married Frances.
29  vi.Hannah LEWIS was born 24 AUG 1712 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Nathan THOMPSON.
30  vii.Jane LEWIS was born 27 AUG 1714 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
31  viii.Martha LEWIS was born 12 APR 1716 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
32  ix.Ruth LEWIS was born 11 JAN 1718 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Joseph UFFORD.
33  x.Nathaniel LEWIS was born 23 JAN 1719 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Ruth BEARDSLEY.
34  xi.Eunice LEWIS was born AUG 1723 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Abraham THOMPSON.


6.Joseph LEWIS (BENJAMIN LEWIS1) was born ABT 1682 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 3 JUL 1756. He was buried in Episcopal Burying Grounds, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Phebe JUDSON 29 JUN 1714 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, daughter of JAMES JUDSON and REBECCA WELLES. She was born 2 OCT 1691 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 11 SEP 1753 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Episcopal Burying Grounds, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
Children of Joseph LEWIS and Phebe JUDSON were:
35  i.Rebecca LEWIS was born 14 APR 1715 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died JUL 1715 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
36  ii.Rebecca LEWIS was born ABT 1716 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Robert WALKER.
37  iii.Rebecca LEWIS was born 22 JUL 1716 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
38  iv.Thomas LEWIS was born AUG 1718 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Eunice WELLES. He married Anne.
39  v.Joseph LEWIS was born ABT 1720 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Sarah BLACKLEACH.


7.Hannah LEWIS (BENJAMIN LEWIS1) was born ABT 1684 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Joseph JONES 10 SEP 1705 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, son of Joseph JONES and Rebecca DRAKE. He was born 20 DEC 1682 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
Children of Hannah LEWIS and Joseph JONES were:
40  i.Child JONES was born 3 DEC 1705 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 3 DEC 1705 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
41  ii.Mary JONES was born 9 JAN 1707 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
42  iii.Joseph JONES was born ABT MAR 1724 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
43  iv.John JONES was born ABT APR 1726 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.


9.Martha LEWIS was born ABT 1691 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died AFT 30 SEP 1754. She married James JUDSON 18 DEC 1712 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, son of JAMES JUDSON and REBECCA WELLES. He was born 1 APR 1689 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 1744 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
Children of Martha LEWIS and James JUDSON were:
44  i.Abigail JUDSON was born 15 SEP 1713 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
45  ii.Sarah JUDSON was born 8 JUL 1715 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
46  iii.Eunice JUDSON was born 24 OCT 1717 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
47  iv.Martha JUDSON was born 18 FEB 1719 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Joseph CURTIS.
48  v.James JUDSON was born 27 NOV 1721 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth CURTIS.
49  vi.Lewis W. JUDSON was born ABT 23 AUG 1723 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
50  vii.Elizabeth JUDSON was born 25 SEP 1725 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Job PECK.
51  viii.Benjamin JUDSON was born 13 SEP 1727 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth CURTIS.
52  ix.Hannah JUDSON was born 17 JUL 1729 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
53  x.Elihu JUDSON was born 11 MAY 1732 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
54  xi.Sarah JUDSON was born 31 JAN 1736 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.


10.Abigail LEWIS (BENJAMIN LEWIS1) was born ABT 1694 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Samuel PRINDLE 1 DEC 1715 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, son of John PRINDLE and Mary HULL. He was born 18 JUL 1691 in Derby, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 25 MAY 1718 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
Child of Abigail LEWIS and Samuel PRINDLE was:
55  i.Samuel PRINDLE was born 28 JUN 1718 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.


11.Benjamin LEWIS (BENJAMIN LEWIS1) was born 1696 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 7 JUL 1759 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Congregational Church Burial Ground, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Sarah DEFOREST 24 DEC 1719 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, daughter of David DEFOREST and Martha BLAGGE. She was born 9 NOV 1698 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 8 JUN 1765 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Congregational Church Burial Ground, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
Children of Benjamin LEWIS and Sarah DEFOREST were:
56  i.William LEWIS was born ABT 1720 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Sarah DEFOREST.
57  ii.Nehemiah LEWIS was born ABT 1722 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
58  iii.Hepzibah LEWIS was born ABT JUN 1724 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Daniel FAIRCHILD.
59  iv.Benjamin LEWIS was born 14 SEP 1729 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth.
60  v.Samuel LEWIS was born 23 JUN 1731 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Eunice PATTERSON.
61  vi.Isaac LEWIS was born SEP 1734 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Anne THOMPSON. He married Mary WHEELER. He married Mary MOREHOUSE. He married Alice CAMPBELL.