Lewis Emery

(VI) Lewis, son of Samuel and Sallie (Densmon) Emery, was born July 4, 1806, at Conway, New Hampshire. with his father, in 1817, he removed to Ohio, and was apprenticed to a woolen manufacturer and learned the trade.

He returned to Sodus Point, New York, and after his marriage settled in Junius, New York; removed to Alloway, Wayne county, New York, in 1829; to Villanova, Chautauqua county, New York, in 1832, and afterwards to Cherry Creek.

He followed his trade from 1826 to 1840, when he contracted to build several miles of the Erie railroad, and in 1841 he built two miles of the Erie Canal, and in both instances failed to get his pay; later he removed to Michigan and established a woolen manufactory at Jonesville, Hillsdale county, and carried on a large and profitable business. In 1848 he built a second factory and bought a large farm near Hillsdale.

In 1864 he sold his factory and his farm and settled in Hillsdale, where he died. August 21, 1886.

He married, in Lyons, New York, November 28, 1826, Maria Gilson, born February 2, 1809.

Children:

1. Sarah Jane, born December 12, 1827, in Junius, New York. married Wesley Lockwood, died in 1853;
2. Clarissa, born August 22, 1829, in Junius, New York, died 1835;
3. Maria, born September 25. 1831, in Allo way, New York, died 1853, Hillsdale, Michi- gan;
4. Granger D., born in Villanova, Chautauqua county, New York, July 22, 1833, died- 1847; Oliver G., born in Villanova, Chau- tauqua county, New York, August 22, 1835;
5. David, born in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua county, New York, September 7, 1837;
6. Lewis Jr., mentioned below.

Emery, pg. 616- 620 Ancestry of Lewis Emery Jr. Genealogical and personal history of northern Pennsylvania., v.2.Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-Published New York,Lewis historical publishing company,1913.

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• Residence: Fayette, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA - 1850
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• Residence: 1850 - Fayette, Hillsdale, Michigan
• Residence: 1860 - Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
• Residence: 1880 - Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
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