LEWISIANA
or The Lewis Letter

The Lewisiana or The Lewis Letter was published from 1893 to 1907 with some gaps in publication. It was edited by Carll Lewis in Elliot, Conn. It covers genealogical information for a wide range of families with the surname Lewis. The family information is divided into separate lineages named after the earliest known ancestor of a particular group. Each lineage is known as a Book and is given a Book number. Each issue of Lewisiana contains articles about several separate families and each article is preceded by it's Book number. For example all articles printed over the years concerning the line of John Lewis of Westerly are considered Book VIII, and that heading precedes each article in any issue. (Book I was the line of Randall Lewis. It was eventually subsumed into Book VIII, Randall being found to be descended from John.) Because Carll Lewis was of this lineage, as I am, he honored his family with a separate printing of the gathered articles about John Lewis of Westerly and descendents. There is a link below to this Book. All files are in PDF format and can be downloaded by clicking on each link.

The issues gathered here are merely those that were available at my local library. A great many more are missing. But these make great reading, may contain information about your family and interesting information about other Lewis families

Lewis Burial Ground #1, Westerly, RI

This is the family cemetery of John Lewis of Westerly and his family and neighbors. John was a founder of the town of Westerly, RI, first known as Misquamicut. He was buried on the family farm near the banks of the Pawcatuck in 1690. This farm was eventually sold to the Kenyon family and then to others. There are an estimated 60 burials here including Barber, Babcock, Card, Sisson. Unfortunately in 1925 the land, then owned by the George C. Moore Co. was paved for construction, destroying the cemetery. The Lewis family has made efforts to reclaim the cemetery for nearly 100 years. The PDF file here linked contains that history as well as my own efforts to to reclaim the cemetery.

Lewis-Card-Perry House

Built by John Lewis, Jr. circa 1700 in Westerly, RI. Restored circa 1929 and 2002. On National Register of Historic Buildings.

Lewisiana Vol I Complete 1887-1888

Lewisiana Vol II Complete 1888-1889

Lewisiana Vol III Complete 1889-1890

Lewisiana Vol IV No. 1 July 1893	Lewisiana Vol V No. 1 July 1894	Lewisiana Vol VI	Lewisiana Vol VII No. 1 July 1896	Lewisiana Vol VIII	Lewisiana Vol IX No. 1 July 1898	Lewisiana Vol X No. 1 July 1899
Lewisiana Vol IV No. 2 August 1893	Lewisiana Vol V No. 2 August 1894		Lewisiana Vol VII No. 2 Aug 1896		Lewisiana Vol IX No. 2 Aug 1898	Lewisiana Vol X No. 2 Aug 1899
Lewisiana Vol IV No. 3 September 1893	Lewisiana Vol V No. 3 September 1894		Lewisiana Vol VII No. 3 Sep 1896		Lewisiana Vol IX No. 3 Sep 1898	Lewisiana Vol X No. 3 Sep 1899
Lewisiana Vol IV No. 4 Octoberr 1893	Lewisiana Vol V No. 4 October 1894		Lewisiana Vol VII No. 4 Oct 1896		Lewisiana Vol IX No. 4 Oct 1898	Lewisiana Vol X No. 4 Oct 1899
Lewisiana Vol IV No. 5 November 1893	Lewisiana Vol V No. 5 November 1894		Lewisiana Vol VII No. 5 Nov 1896		Lewisiana Vol IX No. 5 Nov 1898	Lewisiana Vol X No. 5 Nov 1899
Lewisiana Vol IV No. 6 December 1893	Lewisiana Vol V No. 6 December 1894		Lewisiana Vol VII No. 6 Dec 1896		Lewisiana Vol IX No. 6 Dec 1898	Lewisiana Vol X No. 6 Dec 1899
Lewisiana Vol IV No. 7 January 1894	Lewisiana Vol V No. 7 January 1895		Lewisiana Vol VII No. 7 Jan 1897		Lewisiana Vol IX No. 7 Jan 1899	Lewisiana Vol X No. 7 Jan 1900
Lewisiana Vol IV No. 8 February 1894	Lewisiana Vol V No. 8 February 1895		Lewisiana Vol VII No. 8 Feb 1897		Lewisiana Vol IX No. 8 Feb 1899	Lewisiana Vol X No. 8 Feb 1900
Lewisiana Vol IV No. 9 March 1894	Lewisiana Vol V No. 9 March 1895		Lewisiana Vol VII No. 9 Mar 1897		Lewisiana Vol IX No. 9 March 1899	Lewisiana Vol X No. 9 March 1900
Lewisiana Vol IV No. 10 April 1894	Lewisiana Vol V No. 10 April 1895		Lewisiana Vol VII No. 10 Apr 1897		Lewisiana Vol IX No. 10 Apr 1899	Lewisiana Vol X No. 10 Apr 1900
Lewisiana Vol IV No. 11 May 1894	Lewisiana Vol V No. 11 May 1895		Lewisiana Vol VII No. 11 May 1897		Lewisiana Vol IX No. 11 May 1899	Lewisiana Vol X No. 11 May 1900
Lewisiana Vol IV No. 12 June 1894	Lewisiana Vol V No. 12 June 1895		Lewisiana Vol VII No. 12 June 1897		Lewisiana Vol IX No. 12 June 1899	Lewisiana Vol X No. 12 June 1900