Benjamin Lewis (1740-1789)
Hannah Gould Lewis (1746-1814)
Born on March 19, 1740, Benjamin Lewis was the son of William Lewis and Bethiah Colburn Lewis. He was the youngest of twelve children. Benjamin was christened on March 22, 1741.
On January 22, 1765, Benjamin Lewis married Hannah Gould Lewis of Stoughton. Her parents were Daniel Gould and Abigail Pettee Gould. The couple was married by Rev. Thomas Balch in the South Parish. The couple had six children, all boys: Jess, Richard, David, Leonard, Jabez, and Abner.
Along with many other men of the South Parish district, Benjamin Lewis answered the call to arms on April 19, 1775 and mustered at Dedham. He spent 10 days on duty in the Company of Capt. William Bullard. Lewis was a Private at that time. He later became a Corporal and, beginning in October, 1775, was encamped at “Fort No. 2” during the Siege of Boston. Benjamin Lewis subsequently answered the alarm on March 4, 1776, the day that George Washington and his troops took Dorchester Heights. That victory forced the British to abandon Boston within weeks.
Benjamin Lewis died on November 1, 1789, knowing he helped to secure the new country’s independence.
Benjamin’s widow, Hannah Gould Lewis died on October 14, 1814, having lived long enough to witness the final victory over the British in the War of 1812.
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