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John Lewis (Lewes)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Scituate, Plymouth County, MA, United States
Death: March 26, 1676 (40) (Killed In The Rehobeth Battle.)
Place of Burial: Killed In The Rehobeth Battle On That Date., Rehoboth, Bristol County, MA, 02769, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of George John Lewis, III and Mary Lewes
Husband of Kate Lewis and Margaret Lewis
Father of Edward Lewis
Brother of Mary Bryant; George Lewis; Lt. James Lewis; Jabez Lewis; Edward Lewis and 5 others
Half brother of George Lewis

Managed by: Alice Zoe Marie Knapp
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Immediate Family

About John Lewis

GEDCOM Note

In the year 1676 during King Phillips war he was in the battle called “Pierce’s fight,” which took place in Rehoboth, there were 63 English and 20 Cape Cod Indians. They were decoyed by the wily foe into an ambush, surrounded by 500 Indians and after fighting heroically were nearly all slain, save only 8 English and 10 Indian allies, who escaped. John Lewis was slain in this battle, which took place on the sabbath day, March 26, 1670, in his 39th year; he had only one son.

He was a member of Captain Michael Pierce’s company which was cut off by the Indians during King Phillips war. Source Link: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000175876426824label=@S264@ Source Link: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000175875665826label=@S256@

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John Lewis's Timeline

1636
March 2, 1636
Scituate, Plymouth County, MA, United States
1637
March 11, 1637
Age 1
Scituate, Plymouth County, MA, United States
March 11, 1637
Age 1
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
March 11, 1637
Age 1
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
March 11, 1637
Age 1
Scituate,Plymouth,Ma
1660
May 9, 1660
Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1670
1670
Age 33
A Resident Of Barnstable.
1676
March 26, 1676
Age 40
Killed In The Rehobeth Battle On That Date.
1676
Age 39
Killed In The Rehobeth Battle On That Date., Rehoboth, Bristol County, MA, 02769, United States