Merriwether Explorer LewisAge: 351774–1809
- Name
- Merriwether Explorer Lewis
| Birth | August 18, 1774 36 22 "Locust Hill" plantation, Albemarle Co, VA |
| Birth place | 1774 Charlottsville, VA (Meriwether, 1855) |
| Birth of a brother | 1777 (Age 2) Bio, online Reuben Lewis - younger brother |
| Birth of a half-brother | 1785 (Age 10) John Hastings Marks - half-brother |
| Birth of a half-sister | 1788 (Age 13) Mary Garland Marks - half-sister |
| Appointed | Governor of Territory of Louisiana |
| Death | October 17, 1809 (Age 35) Natchez Trace Nashville, , TN |
| Burial | 1809 (Age 34) Grinder's Inn, Natchez Trace, near Nashville, TN |
| Reference number | 10608 |
| Family with parents - View Family |
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14 years mother |
Lucy Meriwether
Birth February 4, 1752 38 34 - 8th child Albemarle, Albemarle, VA
Death September 8, 1837 (Age 85) - |
| Marriage: 1769 | |
6 years #1 |
Merriwether Explorer Lewis
Birth August 18, 1774 36 22 - "Locust Hill" plantation, Albemarle Co, VA
Death October 17, 1809 (Age 35) - Natchez Trace Nashville, , TN |
-5 years #2 sister |
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2 years #3 sister |
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5 years #4 brother |
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| Mother's Family with John Marks - View Family |
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| mother |
Lucy Meriwether
Birth February 4, 1752 38 34 - 8th child Albemarle, Albemarle, VA
Death September 8, 1837 (Age 85) - |
#1 half-brother |
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3 years #2 half-sister |
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| Family with unknown person - View Family |
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Merriwether Explorer Lewis
Birth August 18, 1774 36 22 - "Locust Hill" plantation, Albemarle Co, VA
Death October 17, 1809 (Age 35) - Natchez Trace Nashville, , TN |
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#1 daughter |
| Shared note | lived from age 9-12 in GA age 18 ran "Locust Hill" plantaion in VA private in Volunteer Corp, VA for Whiskey Rebelion 1794 US ARmy 1795 Capt. 1801 Washinton DC w President Thomas Jefferson 1804 Corps of Discovery: up Missouri River from St. Louis through Louisana Territory to Pacific Ocean. at age 30. 1806 became governor of Louisiana Territory 1809- killed on trip to washington DC on Natchez Trace, near now Nashville TN. Gunshots to chest AND head. |