1797 - 1873

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• Birth	Abt 1797	Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1873	Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I56592	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	07 May 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Oliver G. LEWIS, b. 1 May 1772, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island
  Mother	Eunice CHAPMAN, b. Abt 1780, Connecticut
  Family ID	F24558	Group Sheet
  Family	Cynthia SMITH, b. 20 Jun 1795, Pennsylvania or New York (per Children's 1880 census records)
  Married	21 Jun 1817
  Children	1. Almeda LEWIS, b. 1 Apr 1818, Exeter Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania > 2. Eliza Ann LEWIS, b. 24 Mar 1821, Orange, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania > 3. Levi Smith LEWIS, b. 15 May 1826, Exeter Township (now Franklin), Luzerne County, Pennsylvania   4. Fanny Jane LEWIS, b. 8 Aug 1829, Exeter Township (now Franklin), Luzerne County, Pennsylvania > 5. Ira M. LEWIS, b. 3 Mar 1832, Exeter Township (now Franklin), Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F24557	Group Sheet

• Notes	Oliver Lewis, Jr. was born in CT but was reared in Orange Co., NY. He was a blacksmith by trade but was better known as the "weeping prophet." He traveled on horseback throughout the Wyoming Valley, and as a result of his labors, hundreds of men were converted. He died about 1873. Source: Please cite original sources. Compiled by: J. K. Loren