Ara Lewis

1792 - 1868  (75 years)

• Name	Ara Lewis
  Born	23 Aug 1792	Ludlow, Windsor, VT
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Jul 1868	North Stockholm, St. Lawrence, NY
  Buried	Sanfordville Cemetery, Sanfordville, NY
  Person ID	I35	Lewis Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	David Lewis,   b. 7 May 1768, Pepperell, Middlesex, MA ,   d. 8 Mar 1813, Ludlow, Vermont  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Boynton,   b. Unknown,   d. Unknown
  Married	28 Sept 1786	Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts
  	From a "family group sheet" accessed 1 July 2023: https://www.fgs-project.com/vermont/groups/l/lewis-david.html
  Notes	The previous information I've gathered indicated that David Lewis married Polly (no last name known) but the information from "Edmund Lewis of Lynn, Massachusetts, and Some of His Descendants" (page 50) indicates that David Lewis married a woman named Mary Boynton. This may indicate that Ara Lewis' father may have been a different David Lewis and not necessarily the one that traces back to Edmund. It is, at any rate, a glaring inconsistency. 09/14/2022 - After further investigation, it seems that "Polly" was indeed a nickname or shortened version of "Mary". Various web sites reference this weird transition from Mary to Polly. From Wikipedia, "Polly is a given name, most often feminine, which originated as a variant of Molly (a diminutive of Mary)." So, it seems that this David's wife who is referenced as Polly could be Mary Boynton as referenced in the "Edmund Lewis of Lynn Mass" book. I'd still like to find more definitive records, such as a marriage certificate, but for the moment I will move forward with David's wife being the Mary Boynton of reference.
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Payne,   b. 1790,   d. 15 Jul 1868, North Stockholm, St. Lawrence, NY  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Adner Alfred Lewis,   b. 20 Jun 1814, Ludlow, Windsor, VT ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Shalor Arnold Lewis,   b. 16 Jul 1815, Ludlow, Windsor, VT ,   d. 8 Jun 1911, North Stockholm, St. Lawrence, NY  (Age 95 years)   3. Hiram Lewis,   b. 12 Jul 1818, Essex, NY ,   d. 2 Dec 1898, Canton, St. Lawrence, NY  (Age 80 years) + 4. David Miller Lewis,   b. 4 Dec 1820,   d. 1 Oct 1905, Canton, St. Lawrence, NY  (Age 84 years)   5. Mary Z. Lewis,   b. 1823,   d. 1 May 1870, West Stockholm, St. Lawrence, NY  (Age 47 years)   6. Harriet Oritea Lewis,   b. 14 May 1827, Elizabethtown, Essex, NY ,   d. 16 Jun 1904, West Stockholm, St. Lawrence, NY  (Age 77 years)   7. Hayden Handel Lewis,   b. 9 Mar 1830,   d. 24 Jul 1919, West Stockholm, St. Lawrence, NY  (Age 89 years)   8. Lucinda Lewis,   b. 1832,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Abigale Lewis,   b. Unknown,   d. Unknown
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2017
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart