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  Lewis Family, Delaware County
William Lewis, the progenitor of the family in Indiana, was born in Norwich, Conn., December 20, 18 10, a son of Jabez and Elizabeth (Cozens) Lewis.
William Lewis ended his life of usefulness on the 26th of January 1892, having been an invalid for the greater part of his life, notwithstanding which he was a man of very active habits of life.
Miss Harriet Lewis was born October 3, 1868, at Hartford, Conn. She was, educated in the common schools, the high school at Selma, and later took a course of study in the Conservatory of Music at Chicago.
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 Major John Cessna III Descendants Generations 1 - 4
William Cessna IV was born on Jun 20 1775 and died on Mar 7 1828.
William Cessna "The Shoemaker" was born Abt 1795 or 1798.
William was born in 1808 in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
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 William L. Dayton Papers
William Lewis Dayton, who was graduated from Princeton with the Class of 1825, was born near Baskingridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, in 1807, and died in 1864 in Paris, where he had been United States Minister (the rank of ambassador not yet having been established) since the sprin of 1861.
Dayton), 3, 8, 16, and 21 August, 6 and 30 September, 16 October, and 6 November 1861; 27 and 29 February and 9 December 1862.
Dayton from residents of Paris accompanying portrait of William Lewis Dayton by Mr.
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 William Lewis, Sr.
We of the Lewis and Hopkins families greatly appreciate all her efforts and many years of research, which included these families.
The 1771 will of William Jones of Loudoun County named wife Mary, devised land to sons Joshua and James adjoining the Dehaven's and a negro to daughter Mary Griffith, and mentioned the Baptist Meeting House adjoining his plantation of which Joseph Thomas was minister and William Lewis and Thomas George were elders.
These notes are presented as a possible clue to the earlier residence of William Lewis and his family; they are not to be considered as proof.
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 Short Chronolgy, War of 1812
Scott, William Lewis, and John Allen, are ordered into service, under the requisition of the War Department.
William Henry Harrison, having been appointed to command the Kentucky troops, calls for a corps of 500 volunteers.
William Henry Harrison, in a general order of this date from Cincinnati, orders the Kentucky troops to march toward Dayton by way of Lebanon on the 29th.
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 William Preston
William Preston was County Lieutenant, Sheriff, and Surveyor of Fincastle County, VA 1772-1776 during which time most of the best land in Kentucky in the central Bluegrass and around the Falls of the Ohio was surveyed and granted to various individuals for services in the French and Indian War.
William Preston was born in "Greenfield", Botetourt Co., VA September 5, 1770.
William Preston Gibson was born in "Magnolia", Terrebonne Parish, LA October 16, 1833.
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 Jefferson's Secret Message: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress)
Lewis and Clarke, and their companions” on March 3, 1807.
It is believed that Lewis and Clark carried this map on their journey at least as far as the Mandan-Hidatsa villages on the Missouri River, where Lewis annotated in brown ink additional information obtained from fur traders.
Lewis and Clark and the Route to the Pacific.
www.loc.gov /rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Lewis.html   (772 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
William Lewis Moody, entrepreneur, was born on May 19, 1828, in Essex County, Virginia.
William Lewis Moody, Jr., would become one of the most significant financiers in Texas during the first half of the twentieth century.
Along with Hogg, he was a major supporter of William Jennings Bryan and was known as the only "free silver" banker in Texas.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/MM/fmo21.html   (893 words)

  
 Record Unit 7081 - William Jones Rhees Collection, circa 1878-1907
William Jones Rhees was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1830, the only son of Benjamin Rush Rhees and Margaret Grace Evans Rhees.
Dr. Rhees was a prominent physician and one of the founders and first faculty members of Jefferson Medical College; he died in 1831, and William lived with his grandmother for much of his childhood.
The dates of the material indicate that Rhees was collecting these papers from the beginning of his tenure at the Smithsonian, but the files were not organized until 1891 when he was appointed keeper of the Archives.
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 Dayton — Infoplease.com
Dayton grew with the extension of canals (1830s and 40s) and railroads (1850s), and with the industrial demands of the Civil War.
Dayton: stopover point to AmeriFlora; city lures groups on their way to Columbus event.
Dayton's 'prime time' for freight: the Ohio Valley is one of the world's busiest air spaces at night, and almost all of that traffic......
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 Untitled Document
In 1701 he purchased from William Penn for the sum of nine hundred pounds an estate of about six thousand acres on Stony Brook, of which the present city of Princeton is nearly the center.
In March, 1659, Edward Lomase brought a suit against Captain William Traske for taking possession of and selling twenty acres of land belonging to plaintiff, which suit was later withdrawn, Edward Lomas appears as a member of the grand jury at the court held at Ipswich, September 25, 1660.
That William N. Lummis, William Wickham, John Fellows, Thomas Wafer and Asher Doolittle be a Committee of Safety for the town of Sodus.
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 Ann Lewis, 3rd child of William Lewis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Stephens, Sugar Creek Mill, 16 Jan. 1795, William Allen consented to marriage of his daughter, Peggy Allen, to Benjamin Stevens; witnesses, John Lewis and James Morris.
On 13 Aug. 1797, Thomas Lewis and wife Hannah of Montgomery Co., KY, sold to Abraham Stephens of Garrard Co. for 50 pounds 47 1/2 acres on Sugar Creek.
At the same time it was stated that Thomas Lewis and Abraham had previously made a joint purchase of 169 acres.
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 Republican Party (United States) - Knowmore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
William McKinley's 1896 election began an era of Republican dominance that would continue with brief interruption until the onset of the Great Depression.
Roosevelt did not seek another term in 1908, instead endorsing Secretary of War William Howard Taft as his successor, but the widening division between progressive and conservative forces in the party resulted in a third-party candidacy for Roosevelt on the Progressive, or "Bull Moose" ticket in the election of 1912.
The party controlled the presidency throughout the 1920s, running on a platform of isolationism and "laissez-faire" economics, although economic isolationism (tariffs, etc.) and laissez-faire economics are mutually exclusive.
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Other Republicans, in the tradition of William Howard Taft, argue that it is the job of judges to enforce fairness, interpret the Constitution, and protect the rights of citizens against state legislatures.
However, as a result of the 2006 midterm elections, the Democratic Party is set to become the majority party in the House of Representatives as well as the United States Senate when the 110th Congress convenes in 2007.
The election of William McKinley in 1896 marked a new era of Republican dominance and is sometimes cited as a realigning election.
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 Bibliography - Missouri Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission.
Clark, Charles G. The Men of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: A Biographical Roster of the Fifty-One Members and a Composite Diary of Their Activities From All Known Sources.
Kushner, Howard I. "The Suicide of Meriwether Lewis: A Psychoanalytic Inquiry." William and Mary Quarterly.
Phelps, Dawson A. "The Tragic Death of Meriwether Lewis," William and Mary Quarterly, 13 (July 1956), 305-18.
www.lewisandclark.mo.gov /education/bibliography.asp   (2262 words)

  
 Republican Party (United States) Summary
The election of William McKinley in 1896 is widely seen as a resurgence of Republican dominance and is sometimes cited as a realigning election.
Roosevelt anointed William Howard Taft in 1908, but Taft worked more with the conservatives led by Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, although it should be noted that more trusts were broken up under Taft than Roosevelt.
William B. Allison (1829-1908), Senator from Iowa and co-author of Bland-Allison Act of 1878
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 William Lewis Dayton
DAYTON, William Lewis, statesman, born in Baskingridge, New Jersey, 17 February 1807; died in Paris, France, 1 December 1864.
In March 1857, he was made attorney general for the state of New Jersey, and held that office until 1861, when President Lincoln appointed him minister to France, where he remained until his death.
His son, William Lewis, who was graduated at Princeton in 1858, and practiced law in Trenton, was appointed by President Arthur minister to the Netherlands.
www.famousamericans.net /williamlewisdayton   (454 words)

  
 United States presidential election, 1856 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Whig Party had disintegrated over the issue of slavery, and new organizations such as the Republican Party and the American Party competed to replace them.
The Republicans nominated John Frémont of California as their first standard bearer, defeating William H. Seward for the ballot, and the Know-Nothings nominated former President Millard Fillmore of New York.
William E. Gienapp, The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856 (1987).
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 Lewis and Clark . Living History | PBS
They have hiked and camped on the expedition route; one of Ambrose’s daughters was even married near a spot on the trail.
Dayton Duncan, writer and co-producer of “Lewis and Clark” and co-author of the film’s companion book, is the author of six other books, including Out West: An American Journey along the Lewis and Clark Trail, in which he retraced the historic expedition route.
William Least Heat Moon is considered to be one of the finest travel writers in America.
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 The Civil War: Diaries & Collected Papers
Of outstanding significance are the 15 volumes of his daily journal from April, 1847, through September, 1869, which is of unparalleled value for anyone studying politics and culture in the tumultuous era from the Mexican War through the secession crisis, Civil War, and early reconstruction.
William H. Seward (1801-1872) was a lawyer, antislavery orator, reformer, governor of New York, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson.
Rolls 6-9 contain items relating to the Sherman children and rolls 10-15 consist of articles, speeches, reports, financial papers legal documents and diaries of Gen. Sherman and his wife Ellen and their children as well as items relating to the deaths of Sherman and his wife.
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 Lewis Dayton - Moviefone
DAYTON, William Lewis, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, N.J., February 17, 1807; attended Trenton (N.J.) Academy and was...
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Lewis Dayton - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Lewis Dayton Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
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 International Moving Company | Lewis and Michael Moving and Storage | Contact
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 Handbook of Texas Online: LESTER, WILLIAM LEWIS
William Lewis Lester, painter and art teacher, son of John Lewis and Mildred Matilda (Padgett) Lester, was born in Graham, Texas, on August 20, 1910.
Some of his major solo exhibitions were at the Passadoit Gallery in New York (1948, 1950, 1953); the Dayton (Ohio) Art Institute (1949); Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City (1970); and at numerous museums and galleries throughout Texas.
Betty Francine Carraro, Painters of the Southwest Landscape: Otis Dozier, William Lester, Everett Spruce (M.F.A. thesis, Southern Methodist University, 1976).
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 WILLIAM LEWIS DAYTON - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 11/04/1859
WILLIAM L. He cannot meet the opposition at Elizabeth because he will be speaking in Camden.
The west will, I think, do its full duty." In 1856, Dayton was the first Republican nominee for Vice President; John C. Frémont was the first Republican presidential nominee.
The Republicans were successful in 1860, and President Lincoln appointed Dayton U.S. Minister to France.
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 Descendants of Samuel Lewis
Descendants of Samuel Lewis 1 Samuel Lewis b: Abt 1680 in Glamorgan, Wales (of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ) Source: Somerset County Historical Quarterly - "The Lewis Family of Somerset" Source: IGI..
Source: Somerset County Historical Quarterly - "The Lewis Family of Somerset" (Not yet proven to be the same Benjamin)........
3 Sarah Lewis b: February 17, 1756 in Somerset Co., NJ d: January 06, 1831 in Basking Ridge, Somerset Co., NJ Source: Somerset County Historical Quarterly - "The Lewis Family of Somerset"...............
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 Silver Salute - The Grand Island Independent 02/20/03 - theindependent.com
William Lewis Dayton (Date) Auble was born in Andover, N.J., in 1875.
When a young man, he moved with parents James and Charlotte Auble, two brothers and three sisters to Bushnell, Ill. In about 1880 the family purchased or homesteaded on farms west of Arnold, Neb., near Stapleton.
Two children, Myrnie and Lewis James (Bud), were born there.
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 UD School of Business Administration
Lewis, W. F., Dickey, I. J., and Perrich, J. "Implications for applying branding to online strategies.," E-Business ReviewIV: 145-149.
Dickey, I. J., Lewis, W. F., and Perrich, J. R., and Sumpter, J. (Accepted for publication in 2005).
Dickey, I. J., Lewis, W. F., and Siemens, J. (Accepted for publication in 2005).
www.sba.udayton.edu /research/Research.asp?DeptName=MKT   (384 words)

  
 about   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The remainder of the Township's land was bought later that year by William Penn. Early settlers were Scotch, Irish and English.
In 1733 the name Basking Ridge first appeared in ecclesiastic records of the Presbyterian Church and is recorded as being derived from the fact that "the wild animals of the adjacent lowlands were accustomed to bask in the warm sun of this beautiful ridge." Baskeridge and Baskenridge were commonly used.
By 1740 a list of settlers included names as Alward, Annin, Conkling, Cross, Dayton, and Lewis.
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 Somerset Hills History 101
The estate was renamed Moorland Farms by owner William Bassett in 1954.
By the time construction began in earnest on the Bernards side in the mid-1990s, Johns-Manville had sold its 50 percent share to William E. Simon and Sons.
Robert Field Stockton, titled Commodore Stockton, a hero of the Mexican War and instrumental in bringing the state of California into the Union in 1850, was a student at the Brick Academy until he was expelled for mischievous conduct.
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