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Loring Lewis

Male 1810 -


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  • Name Loring Lewis 
    Born 20 Feb 1810  Ludlow, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I5699  Lewis Family Tree
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2023 

    Father David Lewis,   b. 7 May 1768, Pepperell, Middlesex, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1813, Ludlow, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Mary "Polly" Boynton,   b. Unknown,   d. Unknown 
    Married 28 Sept 1786  Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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


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