Lake Erie Canal Lock Tender
Veteran of Toledo War
Business Man - Foundry
At the age of twenty-two Isaac Lewis married Sophia Redfield in September 1828, at Clyde, New York. They came to Monroe, Michigan in the spring of 1835, where he continued to live for more than fifty-four years. A moulder by trade, he started the first foundry in Michigan, outside of Detroit, in Monroe, Mi; making the first railroad car wheels for the new Michigan Southern Railroad line that started in 1839. His factory cast the first cannon balls to be used in the Toledo War dispute, over the Michigan/Ohio state boundaries. Isaac was a veteran of the Toledo War of 1835. In his foundry, most of the machinery used in the saw and grist mills of this section of Michigan were made, along with an improved plow for the farmers that soon became universally used. When Cyrus McCormick was looking for someone to make the first mowing machine, he turned to Isaac Lewis; which was tested and improved under the inventor on a farm three miles west of the city. He was appointed United States supervising inspector of steamboats by President Pierce; holding that position through the terms of Pierce and President Buchanan and part of President Lincoln's terms. In Isaac's early life, he was one of the first lock-tenders on the Erie Canal; opening the lock at Clyde, New York, when the first canal boat, carrying Gov. Clinton with a barrel of Lake Erie water to mingle with the Hudson, passed through the canal. He also performed the same duty of opening the lock when General Lafayette passed through on one of his Erie Canal boats. Isaac was an elder at the Presbyterian Church of Monroe, where he was active in the affairs of the church; a Democrat in politics, and was known as a gentleman of the old school. At the age of 85, death came to Isaac Lewis, leaving his widow and five daughters to mourn his loss. Three known children preceded him in passing.
Isaac was laid to rest on an inclining hill, under an old shade tree at Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, Michigan. (bio by Lo Marie-info taken from Monroe Co. History & family collections)
Rest in Heavenly Peace Isaac
**His mother was, Nabby (Hotchkiss) Lewis. Isaac's brother, Arza, is married to Sophia's sister, Mary. Information was obtained from Lewis Family Bible kept by brother, Arza, and from census records.
Veteran of Toledo War
Business Man - Foundry
At the age of twenty-two Isaac Lewis married Sophia Redfield in September 1828, at Clyde, New York. They came to Monroe, Michigan in the spring of 1835, where he continued to live for more than fifty-four years. A moulder by trade, he started the first foundry in Michigan, outside of Detroit, in Monroe, Mi; making the first railroad car wheels for the new Michigan Southern Railroad line that started in 1839. His factory cast the first cannon balls to be used in the Toledo War dispute, over the Michigan/Ohio state boundaries. Isaac was a veteran of the Toledo War of 1835. In his foundry, most of the machinery used in the saw and grist mills of this section of Michigan were made, along with an improved plow for the farmers that soon became universally used. When Cyrus McCormick was looking for someone to make the first mowing machine, he turned to Isaac Lewis; which was tested and improved under the inventor on a farm three miles west of the city. He was appointed United States supervising inspector of steamboats by President Pierce; holding that position through the terms of Pierce and President Buchanan and part of President Lincoln's terms. In Isaac's early life, he was one of the first lock-tenders on the Erie Canal; opening the lock at Clyde, New York, when the first canal boat, carrying Gov. Clinton with a barrel of Lake Erie water to mingle with the Hudson, passed through the canal. He also performed the same duty of opening the lock when General Lafayette passed through on one of his Erie Canal boats. Isaac was an elder at the Presbyterian Church of Monroe, where he was active in the affairs of the church; a Democrat in politics, and was known as a gentleman of the old school. At the age of 85, death came to Isaac Lewis, leaving his widow and five daughters to mourn his loss. Three known children preceded him in passing.
Isaac was laid to rest on an inclining hill, under an old shade tree at Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, Michigan. (bio by Lo Marie-info taken from Monroe Co. History & family collections)
Rest in Heavenly Peace Isaac
**His mother was, Nabby (Hotchkiss) Lewis. Isaac's brother, Arza, is married to Sophia's sister, Mary. Information was obtained from Lewis Family Bible kept by brother, Arza, and from census records.
Lake Erie Canal Lock Tender
Veteran of Toledo War
Business Man - Foundry
At the age of twenty-two Isaac Lewis married Sophia Redfield in September 1828, at Clyde, New York. They came to Monroe, Michigan in the spring of 1835, where he continued to live for more than fifty-four years. A moulder by trade, he started the first foundry in Michigan, outside of Detroit, in Monroe, Mi; making the first railroad car wheels for the new Michigan Southern Railroad line that started in 1839. His factory cast the first cannon balls to be used in the Toledo War dispute, over the Michigan/Ohio state boundaries. Isaac was a veteran of the Toledo War of 1835. In his foundry, most of the machinery used in the saw and grist mills of this section of Michigan were made, along with an improved plow for the farmers that soon became universally used. When Cyrus McCormick was looking for someone to make the first mowing machine, he turned to Isaac Lewis; which was tested and improved under the inventor on a farm three miles west of the city. He was appointed United States supervising inspector of steamboats by President Pierce; holding that position through the terms of Pierce and President Buchanan and part of President Lincoln's terms. In Isaac's early life, he was one of the first lock-tenders on the Erie Canal; opening the lock at Clyde, New York, when the first canal boat, carrying Gov. Clinton with a barrel of Lake Erie water to mingle with the Hudson, passed through the canal. He also performed the same duty of opening the lock when General Lafayette passed through on one of his Erie Canal boats. Isaac was an elder at the Presbyterian Church of Monroe, where he was active in the affairs of the church; a Democrat in politics, and was known as a gentleman of the old school. At the age of 85, death came to Isaac Lewis, leaving his widow and five daughters to mourn his loss. Three known children preceded him in passing.
Isaac was laid to rest on an inclining hill, under an old shade tree at Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, Michigan. (bio by Lo Marie-info taken from Monroe Co. History & family collections)
Rest in Heavenly Peace Isaac
**His mother was, Nabby (Hotchkiss) Lewis. Isaac's brother, Arza, is married to Sophia's sister, Mary. Information was obtained from Lewis Family Bible kept by brother, Arza, and from census records.
Veteran of Toledo War
Business Man - Foundry
At the age of twenty-two Isaac Lewis married Sophia Redfield in September 1828, at Clyde, New York. They came to Monroe, Michigan in the spring of 1835, where he continued to live for more than fifty-four years. A moulder by trade, he started the first foundry in Michigan, outside of Detroit, in Monroe, Mi; making the first railroad car wheels for the new Michigan Southern Railroad line that started in 1839. His factory cast the first cannon balls to be used in the Toledo War dispute, over the Michigan/Ohio state boundaries. Isaac was a veteran of the Toledo War of 1835. In his foundry, most of the machinery used in the saw and grist mills of this section of Michigan were made, along with an improved plow for the farmers that soon became universally used. When Cyrus McCormick was looking for someone to make the first mowing machine, he turned to Isaac Lewis; which was tested and improved under the inventor on a farm three miles west of the city. He was appointed United States supervising inspector of steamboats by President Pierce; holding that position through the terms of Pierce and President Buchanan and part of President Lincoln's terms. In Isaac's early life, he was one of the first lock-tenders on the Erie Canal; opening the lock at Clyde, New York, when the first canal boat, carrying Gov. Clinton with a barrel of Lake Erie water to mingle with the Hudson, passed through the canal. He also performed the same duty of opening the lock when General Lafayette passed through on one of his Erie Canal boats. Isaac was an elder at the Presbyterian Church of Monroe, where he was active in the affairs of the church; a Democrat in politics, and was known as a gentleman of the old school. At the age of 85, death came to Isaac Lewis, leaving his widow and five daughters to mourn his loss. Three known children preceded him in passing.
Isaac was laid to rest on an inclining hill, under an old shade tree at Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, Michigan. (bio by Lo Marie-info taken from Monroe Co. History & family collections)
Rest in Heavenly Peace Isaac
**His mother was, Nabby (Hotchkiss) Lewis. Isaac's brother, Arza, is married to Sophia's sister, Mary. Information was obtained from Lewis Family Bible kept by brother, Arza, and from census records.
Family Members
Parents
Siblings
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
