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married to Mary Carine Goodwin; he had at least 3 children: Phebe E. Lewis Campau (1827 - 1907), Mary Melissa Lewis Hoyt (1832 - 1922), and Harriet Maria Lewis (1834 - 1905).
Number of Children: 3
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Born in Weatherfield, Genesee county, NY, in 1802. (Wyoming County was formed from Genesee County in 1841.) He came to Yankee Springs, MI, in 1836, located a large farm, and built a hotel which became famous as "Yankee Lewis House." Few people of olden days failed to partake of the hospitalities of "Yankee Lewis." He was an enterprising, active, ever busy pioneer, and did his full share in reclaiming the wilderness.
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