My ancestor named his first born son, Lewis, born in 1826 in Ontario. The family came here from Fermanagh in 1817. The name Lewis seems to have come out of no where; it does not appear in subsequent Fallis families, nor have I seen the name Lewis in Fermanagh records in that time period. The paternal grandfather of this child was named John; I do not have the maternal grandmother's last name or parentage, but understand that she came from Fermanagh. Lewis does not occur in the families of Lewis's aunts and uncles, so I am assuming it was not the name of the maternal grandfather. They were Methodists. Does anyone have any suggestions? Was there a public figure living at the time with the first name of Lewis? bj

Hi Betty Jean The Fallis family in Ontario was associated with a Lipsett family, also from Fermanagh. The Lipsetts had quite a few Lewis Lipsetts in Ontario and in the earlier Fermanagh generations. Kathy Lowe -----Original Message----- From: Betty Jean moyle via Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 8:10 AM To: fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com Subject: FERMANAGH-GOLD first born names My ancestor named his first born son, Lewis, born in 1826 in Ontario. The family came here from Fermanagh in 1817. The name Lewis seems to have come out of no where; it does not appear in subsequent Fallis families, nor have I seen the name Lewis in Fermanagh records in that time period. The paternal grandfather of this child was named John; I do not have the maternal grandmother's last name or parentage, but understand that she came from Fermanagh. Lewis does not occur in the families of Lewis's aunts and uncles, so I am assuming it was not the name of the maternal grandfather. They were Methodists. Does anyone have any suggestions? Was there a public figure living at the time with the first name of Lewis? bj ================================== https://www.google.ie/ ================================== http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Could he have been named after a neighbour/friend/someone who was very helpful to the family after they came to Canada? > On May 31, 2015, at 11:10 AM, Betty Jean moyle via <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > My ancestor named his first born son, Lewis, born in 1826 in Ontario. The family came here from Fermanagh in 1817. The name Lewis seems to have come out of no where; it does not appear in subsequent Fallis families, nor have I seen the name Lewis in Fermanagh records in that time period. > > The paternal grandfather of this child was named John; I do not have the maternal grandmother's last name or parentage, but understand that she came from Fermanagh. Lewis does not occur in the families of Lewis's aunts and uncles, so I am assuming it was not the name of the maternal grandfather. > They were Methodists. > > Does anyone have any suggestions? Was there a public figure living at the time with the first name of Lewis? > > bj > > ================================== > > https://www.google.ie/ > ================================== > http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Maybe they were impressed by Meriwether Lewis, but opted for Lewis???? On 1/06/2015 1:10 AM, Betty Jean moyle via wrote: > My ancestor named his first born son, Lewis, born in 1826 in Ontario. The family came here from Fermanagh in 1817. The name Lewis seems to have come out of no where; it does not appear in subsequent Fallis families, nor have I seen the name Lewis in Fermanagh records in that time period. > > The paternal grandfather of this child was named John; I do not have the maternal grandmother's last name or parentage, but understand that she came from Fermanagh. Lewis does not occur in the families of Lewis's aunts and uncles, so I am assuming it was not the name of the maternal grandfather. > They were Methodists. > > Does anyone have any suggestions? Was there a public figure living at the time with the first name of Lewis? > > bj > > ================================== > > https://www.google.ie/ > ================================== > http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >