Arnold Lewis b. 1738 Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island d. 06 Oct 1825 Champion, Jefferson Co, New York: WellsWooster Genealogy

1738 - 1825

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Name	Arnold Lewis [1, 2]
Born	1738	Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island [3]
	IGI Arnold LEWIS Sex: M Event(s): Born: ABT 1738 Warwick', 'Rhode Island Parents: Father: Nehemiah LEWIS Mother: Esther ARNOLD
Gender	Male
Census	1774	Rhode Island
	Census of the State of Rhode Island page 134 FAMILIES.: Lewis, Arnold WHITES. MALES. Above 16.: 1 WHITES. MALES. Under 16.: 2 WHITES. FEMALES. Above 16.: 1 WHITES. FEMALES. Under 16.: 2 Total.: 6 Same page as Nehemiah Lewis and a Richard Lewis.
Died	06 Oct 1825	Champion, Jefferson Co, New York [4, 5]
	According to the "FONDA LIST OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERANS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY" Arnold Lewis died October 6, 1825 ae. 91 years (gravestone). ARNOLD LEWIS Born: 1734 R.I. Died: October 6, 1825 ae. 91 yrs. (g.s.), Champion, Jefferson Co., N.Y. Married: abt. 1772, ANNA Born: 1746 Died: March 12, 1831 ae. 85 yrs. (g.s.), in Champion, Jefferson Co., N.Y. Service: Arnold Lewis served seven years as surgeon in the Revolutionary War, and held a colonel's commission. Child's Gazetteer of Jeff. Co., N.Y. page 352 Remarks: Arnold Lewis served in the French and Indian War seven years. After the Rev. War he became a preacher in the Baptist Church. Arnold Lewis came into the Black River country about 1800 and took up a tract of 700 acres in the now town of Champion, Jefferson Co., N.Y. Arnold Lewis and his wife are buried in the Champion Huddle Cemetery in the town of Champion, N. Y.
Buried	Champion Huddle Cemetery, Champion, Jefferson Co, New York
	Lewis, Arnold, h/ Anna (Crandall), d. 10-06-1825, ae. 91, Rev War Perhaps also known as Evergreen Cemetery & was a portion of the land he owned in Champion.
Notes	In 1769, Ensign Arnold Lewis is listed among the leaders of the 3rd brigade of the Militia company from Gloucester, RI. His superiors were Captain Thomas Wood and Lieutenant Thomas Bussey. In 1770, Lieutenant Arnold Lewis was listed in the 3rd brigade in the Militia Company from Gloucester, RI. His superior was Capt. Thomas Bussey. Also listed was one Ensign Eseck Arnold, probably a relative of his mother and no doubt the namesake of Arnold's son Eseck Lewis. In 1772, a Capt. Aaron (Arnold?) Lewis is in charge of the same brigade from Gloucester, RI. Capt. Lewis led a company in Col. Christopher Greene's Regiment until October, 1780 when he retired from the army.
Person ID	I27096	Bryant
Last Modified	31 May 2004

Father	Nehemiah Lewis, b. 12 Dec 1708, Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island , d. 15 Feb 1799
Mother	Esther Arnold, b. 14 Dec 1701, Pawtuxet (now Pawtucket), Providence Co, Rhode Island , d. 1758, Warwick, Kent Co, Rhode Island
Married	27 Mar 1737	Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island [6, 7]
	Nehemiah and Esther were married by Richard Waterman, Justice. Esther's children named in the will of her brother Elisha in 1759 were Arnold, Richard, Ann and Susanna. !Arnold Memorial
Family ID	F2334	Group Sheet

Family Anne Phetteplace, b. 01 Mar 1746, Glocester, Providence Co, Rhode Island , d. 12 Mar 1831, Champion, Jefferson Co, New York

Married 1764 probably, Glocester, Providence Co, Rhode Island [5]

IGI
Arnold LEWIS
Sex: M
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Anna CRANDALL
Marriage: ABT 1784
<>', Little Hoosie, 'Vermont

Children

	1. Frederick Lewis, b. 08 Nov 1764, Glocester, Providence Co, Rhode Island
	2. Alpha Lewis, b. 24 Sep 1766, Glocester, Providence Co, Rhode Island
	3. Lydia Lewis, b. 28 Feb 1769, Glocester, Providence Co, Rhode Island
	4. Nicholas Lewis, b. 02 Mar 1773, Glocester, Providence Co, Rhode Island , d. 14 Oct 1859, Champion, Jefferson Co, New York
	5. Esther Lewis, b. 03 May 1775, Glocester, Providence Co, Rhode Island
	6. Easeck Lewis, b. 14 Sep 1783, Berkshire Co, Massachusetts , d. 14 Apr 1879, Champion, Jefferson Co, New York
	7. Sabrianna Lewis, b. Abt 1784, Windsor, Windsor Co, Vermont
	8. Saloma Lewis, b. 08 Apr 1785, Little Hoosie, Windsor Co, Vermont , d. 03 Jul 1883, Windsor, Windsor Co, Vermont

Family ID F2140 Group Sheet

Event Map

	Born - 1738 - Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island
	Married - 1764 - probably, Glocester, Providence Co, Rhode Island
	Census - 1774 - Rhode Island
	Died - 06 Oct 1825 - Champion, Jefferson Co, New York
	Buried - - Champion Huddle Cemetery, Champion, Jefferson Co, New York

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Sources

[S143] Crandall, Crandall Family, Crandall, John Courtland, (Author, New Woodstock, NY, 1949), p.676.
[S168] Smith, RI Civil and Military, Smith, Joseph Jencks, (Author, Providence, RI, 1900).
[S143] Crandall, Crandall Family, Crandall, John Courtland, (Author, New Woodstock, NY, 1949).
[S140] Childs Gaz., Jefferson Co, NY, Child, Hamilton, (1890), Town of Champion.
[S274] Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).
[S151] Arnold, RI Vital records, Arnold, James N., (Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, 1891-1912), Providence: 1-55.
[S187] Cook, Pioneer Lewis Families, Cook, Michael L., C.G., (Cook Publications, Evansville, IN, 1978), p.1128.