"He and his father Jeremiah Lewis of
Dighton, Mass. and his father's brother James (who was the contractor), worked
on the arcade, Providence, R.I. when it was building
in 1827. Elijah C. resided in Providence for 25 years and employed as a
traveling agent for 23 years for the Windsor Line Steamship Co. He was a man
of sterling integrity and congenial with all he came in contact. He left a
wife and an aged widowed mother in her 85th year."
"He and his father Jeremiah Lewis of
Dighton, Mass. and his father's brother James (who was the contractor), worked
on the arcade, Providence, R.I. when it was building
in 1827. Elijah C. resided in Providence for 25 years and employed as a
traveling agent for 23 years for the Windsor Line Steamship Co. He was a man
of sterling integrity and congenial with all he came in contact. He left a
wife and an aged widowed mother in her 85th year."
Gravesite Details
Elijah and his wife are also buried with Annie White Young
Family Members
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