Son of Jacob & Mary (Bebout) Lewis.
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Born: 21 December, 1780 at Basking Ridge, Somerset Co., New Jersey
Died: 18 September, 1859 at Knox Co., Ohio
Freeman Lewis was born the second of nine children to Jacob Lewis Sr. (b. 1734) and Mary Bebout (b. 1756). His family moved to Fayette, Pennsylvania during summer of 1796 where Freeman married Rebecca A. Craft 29 December 1809. They had ten children, three of whom died young of Flux and Scarlet Fever. After Rebecca died in 1844, Freeman moved with seven children to Knox, Ohio where Freeman died. According to "A History of Uniontown" by James Hadden, "Freeman Lewis was a respected surveyor in Fayette County. He assisted in finding a route for the Chesapeake and Ohio canal." The organist at Uniontown Presbyterian Church, he compiled a book of sacred music, entitled 'Beauties of Harmony,' including his own compositions. His hymn 'Redeemer of Israel' remains popular today. Freeman wrote a 5x8 inch hard-bound book of 300 pages in which he documented his family history and showed himself to be a well-educated man with an interest in many subjects.
Information contributed by Dave Hardin
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Born: 21 December, 1780 at Basking Ridge, Somerset Co., New Jersey
Died: 18 September, 1859 at Knox Co., Ohio
Freeman Lewis was born the second of nine children to Jacob Lewis Sr. (b. 1734) and Mary Bebout (b. 1756). His family moved to Fayette, Pennsylvania during summer of 1796 where Freeman married Rebecca A. Craft 29 December 1809. They had ten children, three of whom died young of Flux and Scarlet Fever. After Rebecca died in 1844, Freeman moved with seven children to Knox, Ohio where Freeman died. According to "A History of Uniontown" by James Hadden, "Freeman Lewis was a respected surveyor in Fayette County. He assisted in finding a route for the Chesapeake and Ohio canal." The organist at Uniontown Presbyterian Church, he compiled a book of sacred music, entitled 'Beauties of Harmony,' including his own compositions. His hymn 'Redeemer of Israel' remains popular today. Freeman wrote a 5x8 inch hard-bound book of 300 pages in which he documented his family history and showed himself to be a well-educated man with an interest in many subjects.
Information contributed by Dave Hardin
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Son of Jacob & Mary (Bebout) Lewis.
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Born: 21 December, 1780 at Basking Ridge, Somerset Co., New Jersey
Died: 18 September, 1859 at Knox Co., Ohio
Freeman Lewis was born the second of nine children to Jacob Lewis Sr. (b. 1734) and Mary Bebout (b. 1756). His family moved to Fayette, Pennsylvania during summer of 1796 where Freeman married Rebecca A. Craft 29 December 1809. They had ten children, three of whom died young of Flux and Scarlet Fever. After Rebecca died in 1844, Freeman moved with seven children to Knox, Ohio where Freeman died. According to "A History of Uniontown" by James Hadden, "Freeman Lewis was a respected surveyor in Fayette County. He assisted in finding a route for the Chesapeake and Ohio canal." The organist at Uniontown Presbyterian Church, he compiled a book of sacred music, entitled 'Beauties of Harmony,' including his own compositions. His hymn 'Redeemer of Israel' remains popular today. Freeman wrote a 5x8 inch hard-bound book of 300 pages in which he documented his family history and showed himself to be a well-educated man with an interest in many subjects.
Information contributed by Dave Hardin
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Born: 21 December, 1780 at Basking Ridge, Somerset Co., New Jersey
Died: 18 September, 1859 at Knox Co., Ohio
Freeman Lewis was born the second of nine children to Jacob Lewis Sr. (b. 1734) and Mary Bebout (b. 1756). His family moved to Fayette, Pennsylvania during summer of 1796 where Freeman married Rebecca A. Craft 29 December 1809. They had ten children, three of whom died young of Flux and Scarlet Fever. After Rebecca died in 1844, Freeman moved with seven children to Knox, Ohio where Freeman died. According to "A History of Uniontown" by James Hadden, "Freeman Lewis was a respected surveyor in Fayette County. He assisted in finding a route for the Chesapeake and Ohio canal." The organist at Uniontown Presbyterian Church, he compiled a book of sacred music, entitled 'Beauties of Harmony,' including his own compositions. His hymn 'Redeemer of Israel' remains popular today. Freeman wrote a 5x8 inch hard-bound book of 300 pages in which he documented his family history and showed himself to be a well-educated man with an interest in many subjects.
Information contributed by Dave Hardin
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