Lewis, Leah[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
1787 - 1843 (56 years)-
Name Lewis, Leah Born 7 Mar 1787 New Ashford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA 
Gender Female Died 3 Nov 1843 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA Person ID I5943 Early Latter-day Saints Last Modified 13 Jul 2022
Father Lewis, Gideon, b. 15 Dec 1749, Richmond,Washington,Rhode Island,USA Mother Card, Sarah, b. Abt 1754, Charlestown,Washington,Rhode Island,USA Family ID F4911 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Childs, Nathaniel, b. 16 Jun 1789, , , New Hampshire, USA Married Abt 1824 Children 1. Childs, Sybil Cornelia, b. Abt 1825, Pomfret,Chautauqua,New York,USA 2. Childs, Patience Dolly, b. 27 Sep 1827, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA , d. 9 May 1866, Spanish Fork,Utah,Utah,USA (Age 38 years)3. Childs, Stephen, b. Abt 1829, Pomfret,Chautauqua,New York,USA Family ID F4909 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Thompson, John David, b. 1771, Pelham,Hampshire,Massachusetts,USA , d. 1823, Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York, USA (Age 52 years) Married 1812 Children + 1. Thompson, Samuel, b. 30 Mar 1813, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA , d. 22 Apr 1892, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, USA (Age 79 years)2. Thompson, Mary Leah, b. 8 Jul 1815, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA , d. 30 Dec 1868, Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, USA (Age 53 years)3. Thompson, James Lewis, b. 22 Jan 1818, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA , d. 25 Mar 1891, Henrieville, Garfield, Utah, USA (Age 73 years)4. Thompson, Sarah, b. 20 Mar 1820, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA , d. 31 Jan 1896, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (Age 75 years)5. Thompson, Mary Leah, b. 8 Jul 1815, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA , d. 30 Dec 1868, Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, USA (Age 53 years)Family ID F4142 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Simmons, Samuel, b. Abt 1785, New Ashford,Berkshire,Massachusetts,USA , d. Feb 1809 (Age ~ 24 years) Married 3 Nov 1805 New Ashford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Children 1. Simmons, Lucy, b. 1 Feb 1807, New Ashford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA , d. 20 Jul 1883, Virgin, Washington, Utah, USA (Age 76 years)2. Simmons, Miriam, b. Abt 1809, , , Massachusetts, USA Family ID F4910 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Died - 3 Nov 1843 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA 
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Notes - NAUVOO RECORDS
Members, LDS, 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 27 p 72
Nauvoo Death Record p 7
Record of Baptisms for the Dead, by Black and Black, Vol 4, pp 752-755
HISTORY/HISTORIES
Patriachal Blessing given by Hyrum Smith, Sep 15, 1841 Vol, p 20
Life History of Leah Lewis, by Murland R. Packer, pp 104-107
Obituary, Nauvoo Neighbor, Nov 15, 1843
Biography of Leah Lewis Simmons Thompson Childs, by Rachel Rahman,M.D. - Family Group Record by Nauvoo Land and Records
NAUVOO RECORDS
Members, LDS, 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 27, p 72
Record of Baptisms for the Dead, Nauvoo, by Black & Black, Vol 4, pp 752-755
Old Nauvoo Burial Ground, Vol 3
Nauvoo Deaths & Burials, p 7
Women of the Nauvoo Relief Society, p 111
BIOGRAPHIES:
Life History of Leah Lewis, by Murland R. Packer, pp 104-107
Biography of Leah Lewis Simmons Thompson Childs, by Rachel Rahman, M.D.
Leah Lewis Obituary, Nauvoo Neighbor, Nov 15, 1843, p 108 (Extract)
OTHER SOURCES:
Internet Research:
Familysearch.org: Ancestral File: Family Group Record
Rootsweb.com: World Connect: Family Group Record
VARIANTS:
Birth Date: 7 Mar 1787
Name: Leah Child, Childs
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Sources - [S4] Book - Annotated Record of Baptisms for the Dead, Nauvoo, 7 vols., Black, Susan Easton, (Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602), , by Black and Black, Vol 4, pp 752-755.
- [S6] LDS - Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:1830-1848, 50 vols., Black, Susan Easton, Compiler, (LDS Church, Salt Lake City, 1990), 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 27 p 72.
- [S145] LDS - Nauvoo Death Records, p 7.
- [S1146] LDS - Nauvoo Neighbor, 3 vols., Taylor, John and Wilford Woodruff, Editors, (Nauvoo, Illinois, 1843-1845), , Nov 15, 1843.
- [S35] Internet Link - Ancestral File, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998).
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- [S4] Book - Annotated Record of Baptisms for the Dead, Nauvoo, 7 vols., Black, Susan Easton, (Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602), , by Black and Black, Vol 4, pp 752-755.