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William (CAPT.), (8) Lewis 1620 – 1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1620

Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Death Date: 18 Aug 1690

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: William Lewis

Mother: Felix Collins

Spouse(s): Mary Hopkins, Mary Cheever

Children(s): Mary Lewis, Philip Lewis, Samuel Lewis, Ebenezer Lewis, Hannah Lewis, William Lewis, Felix Lewis, John Lewis, James Lewis, Ebenezer Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Ezekiel Lewis, Nathaniel Lewis, Abigail Lewis, Joseph Lewis, Daniel Lewis

William (CAPT.) (8) Lewis was born in 1620 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, the child of William Lewis and Felix Collins. William (CAPT.) (8) Lewis later married Mary Hopkins and Mary Cheever, and together they raised children including Mary Lewis, Philip Lewis, Samuel (7) Lewis, Ebenezer Lewis, Hannah Lewis, William (8) Lewis, Felix Lewis, John Lewis, James Lewis, Ebenezer Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Ezekiel Lewis, Nathaniel Lewis, Abigail Lewis, Joseph Lewis and Daniel Lewis. In 1690, William (CAPT.) (8) Lewis passed away in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Parents

William Lewis
1594 – 1683
Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
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Felix Collins
1596 – 1671
Birth Location: Wales
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hopkins
1620 – 1671
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Cheever
1640 – 1728
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
MC

Children(s)

Mary Lewis
1652 – 1722
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
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Philip Lewis
1646 – 1723
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Samuel Lewis
1648 – 1732
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Ebenezer Lewis
1652 – 1709
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Hannah Lewis
1649 – 1718
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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William Lewis
1657 – 1737
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Felix Lewis
1658 – 1738
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
FL
John Lewis
1665 – 1717
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
JL
James Lewis
1667 – 1728
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
JL
Ebenezer Lewis
1669 – 1708
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Elizabeth Lewis
1672 – 1674
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Ezekiel Lewis
1674 – 1755
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Nathaniel Lewis
1676 – 1752
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
NL
Abigail Lewis
1678 – 1707
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Joseph Lewis
1679 – 1749
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
JL
Daniel Lewis
1681 – 1751
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 Aug 1620
    Event Place: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Millennium File, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2011, Source number: 863.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JGP., Source number: 3992.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RH1., Source number: 207.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TLB., Book Title: The Ancestors and Descendants of Daniel and Lovina (Hovey) Williams of Wethersfield, Connecticut, Whitestown, Lima and Rush, New York, and Grand Blanc, Michigan : 1647-1964 : and collateral kin

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1632
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Year: 1632; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogy of the Cowles families in America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Aug 1690
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths, Millennium File, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2011, Book Title: Mack Genealogy : The Descendants of John Mack of Lyme, Conn., Book Title: Boddie Family charts, illustrations, & coat-of-arms, Book Title: The Ancestors and Descendants of Daniel and Lovina (Hovey) Williams of Wethersfield, Connecticut, Whitestown, Lima and Rush, New York, and Grand Blanc, Michigan : 1647-1964 : and collateral kin

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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