| 1. | Joseph Jackson Lewis was born on 5 Oct 1801 in Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died on 5 Apr 1883 in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried after 5 Apr 1883 in Oaklands Cemetery, West Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania. 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
Joseph married Phebe Ann Paxton in 1872. Phebe was born on 9 Nov 1812 in England; died on 21 Nov 1899 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; was buried on 24 Nov 1899 in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1801 - 1883 (81 years)
