Joseph Jackson Lewis

1801 - 1883  (81 years)

• Name	Joseph Jackson Lewis
  Born	5 Oct 1801	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Apr 1883	West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania
  Buried	Aft 5 Apr 1883	Oaklands Cemetery, West Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I21931	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family	Phebe Ann Paxton,   b. 9 Nov 1812, England ,   d. 21 Nov 1899, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania  (Age 87 years)
  Married	1872
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F10394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Oct 1801 - Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania Died - 5 Apr 1883 - West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania Buried - Aft 5 Apr 1883 - Oaklands Cemetery, West Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: Joseph was the son of Enoch and Alice Lewis. Joseph J Lewis, Esq., died on Thursday evening at his residence, at West Chester. He was born October 5, 1801, at West Town, where his father was a teacher. He studied law in New York under Chancellor Kent, and was admitted in Chester in 1825. He practised his profession steadily till 1878, and taking an active part in politics as a Whig and Republican, was appointed Commissioner of Internal Revenue in 1863. Resigning in 1865, he became the law partner of Hon. S. S. Cox in New York, and from 1869 to 1872 practised law in this city. He suffered from a complication of diseases and for two years had been confined to his house. - The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia PA, Saturday, 7 Apr 1883 Joseph was married three times, his third wife survived him. - The Times, Philadelphia PA, Friday, 6 Apr 1883