Henrik and Sigrid Lewison
On May 13, 1885, a terrible calamity befell Henry Lewison who then lived one mile north of Aurora station. His house was burned down about midnight and the following children were burned to death: Hans, aged seventeen years; Lewis, aged fifteen; Barbara, aged nine; Berent, aged seven and Samuel aged four. It appears that they were all sleeping upstairs, and hearing a noise and crackling of flames below, Mr. Lewison and wife, hired man and the boy aged ten years went down carrying the baby. Mrs. Lewison was burned on the face and hands but not seriously. When they got down they found the kitchen part entirely burned down, and the stairs by which they had escaped were immediately enveloped in flames. Their household goods were all burned. There was no insurance on the property.
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