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Lewis Family
by DColucci
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A relative of the Lewis Family has been working on documenting the family
history - these notes are private - he said I could share with others of
collecting interest
William Lewis - Chronology - City Directory Listings, etc. 1840 - W. & W. H. Lewis, suppliers of daguerrian materials, NYC (John S. Craig). 1844 – W. and W. H. Lewis, Daguerrian rooms, 142 Chatham St, opposite the (Chatham) theater. NYC Directory. Also 63 ½ Division St. Offered instruction in the art, and apparatus for sale. Also advertised as manufacturers of daguerrian apparatus, galvanic batteries, and hat pressing machines. 1844 - 63 ½ Division Street (h?) (John S. Craig). 1844-5 – W. and W.H. Lewis, machinists, 142 Chatham Street, NYC. Fancy store, 63 ½ Division St, NYC selling Daguerrian apparatus. Daguerreotypes, 144 Chatham St. 1846 – An ad stated, "Premium manufactory of
daguerreotype apparatus, hat pressing machines, etc... hand, brim and fluting
irons, patent heel plates, galvanic batteries, etc." It also noted they were the
first regularly established manufacturer of daguerreotype apparatus in the United States.
?1847 - Lewis & Co., Daguerrian, 74 Chambers St, NYC, NY. The location was later occupied bt S. K. Barton. 1848 W. and W. H. Lewis, Daguereotypes, Instruction, Importing and Manufacture. 142 and/or 144 Chatham St, NYC. 1848-52 – W. and W. H. Lewis, machinists, 142 Chatham St, NYC. 1849 - W. and W. H. Lewis, First Patent - # 6431 - Improvement in Daguerreotype Apparatus for Gilding Plates 1849 - W. and W. H. Lewis, US patent # 6819 - Apparatus for Holding Daguerreotype Plates 1850-1 - h 21 Eldridge St, NYC, NY (John S. Craig) 1851- W. Lewis, general superintendent; W. H. Lewis – salesman. Early 1850's - Briefly owned (opened Nov 1851) a manufacturing plant at Daguerreville, NY, on the Quassaick Creek (today the border of New Windsor and Newburgh), employing 60-70 people. [In 1818, Townsend ran a cannon mill there, which produced the first cannon made in the US. In 1859, the mills included J. Longking, Daguerrian instruments.] It was reported as closed and sold in the May 1, 1852 issue of Humphrey's Journal. This may have been the factory (mill) once used by Peter Townsend to produce the first cannon in NYS. It was later owned by L. S. Sterrit and used as a pin factory, failing in early 1850. It was later owned by Joseph Longking and Aaron F. Palmer for the manufacture of Photographic instruments, cases and equipment, but this also failed. In 1862, it was converted to a flour mill, but was destroyed by fire in 1867. The family continued in business on Chatham Square into the 1870's. Trouw's N.Y.C. Directory 1852, May 1 - Announced the closing of the Lewis plant in Newburgh (Marder, HJ, p. 28) 1852, Apr - firm (what part?) sold to Gardner, Harrison & Co. (John S. Craig). 1853-4 - W & W. H. Lewis, 63 Elizabeth Street, NYC, manufacturers of daguerrian apparatus. (John S. Craig) (Marder) 1854-5 - William and William H. Lewis at 63 Elizabeth St., NYC (home or business ?). (Trow’s NYC Dir). 1855 - h 187 Allen St (John S. Craig). 1856 - W & W. H. Lewis, machinist, 63 Elizabeth (John S. Craig). 1858 – Lewis, William, machinist, h. Portland av n Myrtle av (Brooklyn City Directory, lain, BPL). 1859 – W. and W. H. Lewis – US patent # 6431 – apparatus for gilding daguerreotype plates. See patent list for later patents. 1860 - W & W. H. Lewis, machinist, manufacturers of daguerrian apparatus, 63 Elizabeth (John S. Craig). ca. 1860 Moved to Williamsburgh. 1854-5, 1861 - William and William H. Lewis at 63 Elizabeth St., NYC (home or business ?). (Trow’s NYC Dir). 1862 - William Lewis, photographic apparatus, 63 Elizabeth, h Portland Av and Myrtle Av, Brooklyn (Trow’s NYC Directory). son ? 1864 - William Lewis, photographer, 63 Elizabeth, NY, h 119 Portland Av. (Lain’s Brooklyn City Directory). See separate file "Lewis Family and Early Photography in America", for additional information. son? 1860 - Wm. & Wm. H. Lewis - Last Patent together, # 28,876, Improvement in Photographic Baths d. 1880 1880-1 Lewis, Mary J., wid William, h 129 N Portland av (NYMA) Brooklyn City US Census 1870 - Lewis, William, age 70, W, M, Manuf of Photo Inst, $2000, $200, b. Wales; wife, Mary J., age 70, F, W, keeping house, b. England. Brooklyn, 20-WD, Boarding house. Children: Hannah, age 42, Eliza, age 40, Margaret, age 32, Josephine, age 29, Caroline, age 16, Elizabeth, age 15. [Whose children are the last 2?]
William Henry Lewis - City Directory Listings ? 1852-3 Ship Chandlers – Lewis, W. H. & Co – p, 291-2 - Wilson’s Business Directory of NYC, published annually, John F. Trow, Publisher and Printer, 49 Ann St, NY, 50 cents 1853-5 William H. Lewis, Hester Street, corner of Elizabeth, daguerrian, h. 21 Eldridge. (John S. Craig). 1858/9 Lewis, William, machinist, h Portland av n Myrtle av, Downtown Brooklyn. (Lain, BPL) ? 1858/9 Lewis, William H, speculator, h 603 3d (West of Prospect Park (?)). (Lains, BPL) 1859/60 Lewis, William, machinist, h 603 3d. (Lains, BPL) ? 1862/3 Lewis, William H., clerk, P.O. h 100 Prince, Downtown Brooklyn (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). 1863/4 Lewis, William, photographer, 63 Elizabeth, NY, h 119 Portland av, Downtown Brooklyn. (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). 1864/5 Lewis, William, photographer, h 119 Portland av. (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). ?1865/6 Lewis, William H., clerk, Montague n Court. (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). 1865/6 Lewis, William, manufacturer, 4 Howard, NY, (1 Block N of Canal), h 109 Portland av. (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). 1871, Sep 23 - William H., US Patent 119,090 for posing chair assigned to Scovill Mfg. Co. (Marder) 1876-7 Lewis, William H., machinist, h 683 Leonard (NYMA) Brooklyn City (Greenpoint). 1877-8 Lewis, William H., machinist, h 683 Leonard (NYMA) Brooklyn City 1878-9 Lewis, William H., machinist, h 181 Calyer (Greenpoint) (NYMA) Lain’s Brooklyn City 1879-80 Lewis, William H., machinist, 181 Calyer (NYMA) Brooklyn City 1879 - d. ?
Henry J. Lewis - City Directory Listings 1850’s - 152 Chatham St, NYC, sold and manufactured photographic supplies. (Marder) 1852 - 176 Centre St, NYC, NY, dealer in Daguerrian apparatus. Manufactured and sold photographic supplies. 1852-3 – Partnership as Lewis and Snyder (Sayder?) (W.H.?). 152 Chatham Street, NYC. 1852-3 Lewis & Snyder, W. H. (or Sayder), Daguerreotype Apparatus, 176 Centre (Wilson’s Business Directory of NYC, published annually, John F. Trow, Publisher and Printer, 49 Ann St, NY, 50 cents) 1854 - Manufacturing Thompson Life Preserver seats. Manufacturing felt hats. 1854 – Daguerrian apparatus manufacturer, Kent St near Union Ave, Kings Co, NY. 1855-6 - Lewis, Henry J., manuf, 96 Sulfolk, NY [Hagstrom, NYC p. 1, E-20; N of E Broadway, near Williamsburg Bridge approach]; h Kent St n Union Av (Brooklyn City Directory) (NYMA) (Marder, Brooklyn Dir) 1856-7 Lewis, Henry J., manuf, NY; h. Kent St n. Union A, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, (Hope and Henderson Brooklyn Directory) (NYMA) About 1856 - Operated a photographic materials manufacturing plant at 138 First Street, (Williamsburg, or South Brooklyn) Brooklyn. (Marder, Brooklyn Dir). 1857-8 - Lewis, Henry J., tradesman (Marder, Brooklyn Dir). 1858-9 Lewis, Henry J., Daguerrian apparatus manufacturer, 1st n S 4th, h Kent n Union av. Williamsburg, (Lain’s Brooklyn City Directory, BPL). 1859 - Henry J. Lewis - US patent # 23, 428, living in Brooklyn, Camera Stand 1858-62 – Daguerrian apparatus manufacturer First St near South Fourth St (or av), (South Brooklyn?) Brooklyn, NY; h Kent Street (Marder, Brooklyn Dir). 1859 - Advertised himself as a manufacturer of all kinds of ambrotype and daguerreotype apparatus and as a dealer in chemicals and other photographic materials at 152 Chatham St, NYC. 1862 - Lewis, Henry J., daguerreotype apparatus maker, 1st n S 2nd, h Kent n Union Av (Lain’s Brooklyn City Directory, p. 253); h Kent n Union Av, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY (1863 Lain’s Brooklyn City Directory). 1863, Sep - Factory in Williamsburg burned out. 1863-4 - Lewis, Henry, framemaker, h Kent n Union Av (Lain’s Brooklyn City Directory, BPL) (Marder). 1864-5 - Lewis, henry J., photo-optician, Freeman nr Union. (Marder). 1865 - He moved his plant to Greenpoint, Brooklyn. He designed and made a camera box with removable inserts to take extra photographs, to circumvent Southworth and Wing patents, which used a movable plate holder. Lawsuits apparently doomed this camera. 1866-7 - Lewis, Henry J., photographer, Freeman nr Union. (Marder, Brooklyn Dir). 1867-8 - Lewis, Henry J., manufacturer, Freeman nr Union, h, Kent nr Union (Marder, Brooklyn Dir). 1869-70 - Lewis, Henry J., cabinetmaker, Freeman nr Franklin, (Marder, Brooklyn Dir). 1872-5 - Lewis, Henry J., photographic apparatus maker, 132 Freeman (Marder, Brooklyn Dir). 1875 - Henry J. Lewis, US Patent # 165,241, to E. & H. T. Anthony, living Greenpoint, Improvement in Stereoscopes. 1875-6 - Lewis, Henry J., Photographer, Kent and West, h 96 Orchard. (Marder, Brooklyn Dir). 1876-7 – None – Brooklyn 1877-8 – None – Brooklyn 1878-9 Lewis, Henry, photographer, h 107 Huron (Greenpoint) (NYMA) Brooklyn City (Marder, Brooklyn Dir). 1879-80 Lewis, Henry J., insts mkr, h 107 Huron (NYMA) Brooklyn City 1880-1 Lewis, Henry J., photographer, h 107 Huron (NYMA) Brooklyn City 1881-2 Lewis, Henry J., photographer, 127 Manhattan av, h 115 Noble (Greenpoint) (NYMA) Brooklyn City 1888-9 Lewis, Henry J., photo materials, 103 Milton (Brooklyn Dir, Ancestry.com) 1889-90 Lewis, Henry J., photo apparatus, 103 Milton (Brooklyn Dir, Ancestry.com) d. 1905, age 86 He conducted his camera making business under the name Lewis Manufacturing Company until 1867, when his son, William H., assumed control and conducted the business under the name William H. Lewis. During the 1870's - He received a patent for a stereoscope and worked with his son William Henry. William H. continued in the business with the help of his father until 1890 - Henry J. retired. 1891, Henry J. is listed in the Brooklyn Directory, as a photographic artist, residing at 103 Milton St, Brooklyn. 1893 - William H. sold this business, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, (having employed 87 people), and having been sick for 6 months (see # 121.).
Richard A. Lewis - City Directory Listings 1839 gallery was established. 1852-3 Lewis, Richard A., 142 Chatham, Daguerreotype Likenesses - Wilson’s Business Directory of NYC, published annually, John F. Trow, Publisher and Printer, 49 Ann St, NY, 50 cents 1855 Lewis & Holt. (John S. Craig). 1858 Lewis, Richard A., daguerreotypes, 142 Chatham, NY, h 55 Cumberland. (Brooklyn City Directory, Lain, BPL). 1858/9 Lewis, Richard A., Daguerrian artist, 42 (sic) Chatham, NY, h 55 Cumberland. ? 1858/9 Lewis, Margaret I., h 55 Cumberland. (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). 1859/60 Lewis, Richard A., artist, 142 Chatham, NY, h 96 Cumberland. (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). 1859/60 Lewis, Margaret, wid, h r 49 Douglas. (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). 1859/60 Lewis, Margaret, wid, h 137 S 2d. (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). 1860 Lewis, R. A. advertised Lewis and Holt collodion for sale. [probably George W. A. Holt, a Daguerrian in NYC, 1841-56. Ca 1841 was listed a Lewis & Holt. (John S. Craig). 1861, removed his business from 142 Chatham St., NYC to 152 Chatham St. Richard A. Lewis, 152 Chatham opp National Theater, “Photographs, Amberotypes, and Daguerreotypes, Lewis and Holt’s celebrated positive and negative colloidions, wholesale and retail (ad - 1862, Wilson’s NY Commercial Directory, p. 51). R. A. Lewis announces removal from 142 to 152 Chatham St (his only gallery at that time) nr Mellon, Banks and Wilcox’s Bldgs. (1862, ½-page ad) (Brooklyn City Dir, Marder). 1860/1 Lewis, Richard A., Daguerrian, 152 Chatham, NY, h 96 Cumberland. (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). 1863/4 Lewis, Richard A., daguerreotypes 152 Chatham, NY, h 96 Cumberland (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). 1864 Richard A. Lewis, daguerreotype, 152 Chatham, NY, h 96 Cumberland (1864, Lain’s Brooklyn City Directory). 1864/5 Lewis, Richard, 96 Cumberland. (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). 1864/5 Lewis, Richard, artist’s materials, 4 Beekman, NY, h 7 Jefferson. (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). (son?) 1865/6 Lewis, Richard A., artist, h 96 Cumberland, (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). 1866/7 Lewis, R. A., photographer, 100 Chatham, NY, h 96 Cumberland. (Lain’s Brooklyn City Dir, BPL). 1869/70, Lewis, Richard A. – same ad as below (NYMA) 1871-2 “Lewis, Richard A, photographer, est 1839,(2nd Av. 3rd Av, E Bwy, Bleecker St, & New Bowery cars pass the door) 158, 160, 162, CHATHAM, h. 126 Cumberland, B’klyn” NYC Directory (NYMA) 1872-3 Lewis, Richard A. – same ad as above (NYMA) 1873-4 “Lewis, Richard A., Photographer, (established 1939) 158, 160, 162 Chatham St, 2d & 3d Av, E Broadway, Bleecker, New Bowery & Grand Central Depot cars pass the door h 126 Cumberland B’klyn” [Hagstrom, NYC p. 20, D13, near Fort Greene Park] 1873-4 - Lewis Gallery advertised at in business for over 30 years, located at 160 Chatham, 2nd and 3rd Ave, E. Broadway, Bleker Street, New Bowery, and Grand Central, NYC (Trow’s Dir) 1874-5 Lewis, Richard A – same ad as above (NYMA) 1874-5 - Richard A. Lewis - Lewis Gallery, estab 1839, 160 Chatham, 2nd and 3rd Ave, East Broadway, Bleeker Street, New Bowery, Grand Central. (Marder - Trow’s Dir) 1875-6 Lewis, Richard A., photographer, (estab 1839), 158, 160, 162, Chatham St 2 av, 3 av, E7 Broadway, Bleecker St, New Bowery, and Grand Central depot cars pass the door, f 126 Cumberland, Brooklyn. (NYMA) Trow’s NYC – P 10, Full Page Ad 1881 - Richard A. Lewis, in business over 30 years, 160 Chatham, h. 196 Cumberland, Brooklyn. Gallery valued at $10,000, free and clear. (Marder - R. G. Dun & Co, NYC, 1881, Vol 373, p. 1541) 1876-7 Lewis, Richard A., photographer, 158 Chatham Street, NYC, h 126 Cumberland (NYMA) Brooklyn City - Also listed under photography 1877-8 Lewis, Richard A., 160 Chatham, h 126 Cumberland (NYMA) Brooklyn City 1878-9 Lewis, Richard A., photographer, 158, 160 Chatham Street, NYC, h 126 Cumberland (NYMA) Lain’s Brooklyn City. ½ page ad next page, to right. 1879-80 Lewis, Richard A., photographer, h 126 Cumberland (NYMA) Brooklyn City 1880-1 Lewis, Richard A., photographer, 160 Chatham, NYC, h 126 Cumberland (NYMA) Brooklyn City 1881 Lewis, Richard A., 160 Chatham St. h 196 Cumberland St., Brooklyn. 1881-2 Lewis, Richard A., photographer, 162 Chatham, NYC, h 126 Cumberland (NYMA) Brooklyn City 1883 Richard A. Lewis, photographs, 160 Chatham, h 126 Cumberland, Brooklyn (1883, Trouw’s NYC Directory, p. 994). d. 1891, age 71. 1891, Sep 23 - Remained a practicing photographer until his death. Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. |
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