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Florence Jay Lewis 1878 - 1965

Florence Jay Lewis was born on April 9, 1878 in Cape Breton County, NS to Frederick James Lewis Jr and Mary Ann Morrison, and had a sister Lucretia Catherine Lewis. Florence Lewis married Morris Edmund Speare, and died at age 87 years old on May 3, 1965 in Washington County, DC.

Florence Jay Lewis

April 9, 1878

Cape Breton County, NS

May 3, 1965

Washington County, DC

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Florence Jay Lewis' History: circa 1878 - circa 1965

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Introduction

She was a very young child during the diaspora of Mi'kmaq peoples from Mi'kma'ki to Massachusetts in the late 1800s and may have known little about that period of her life. Florence Jay Lewis also Florence Lewis Speare, one of eight daughters of Mary Ann Morrison and Frederick James Lewis Jr of Wunamakik (Cape Breton NS) was a published writer and the wife of Morris Edmund Speare (1884 - 1974), the son of Mary Rosenberg and Jacob Speare. Florence Jay and Morris Edmund Speare were married ca 1915 and are not known to have had any children.
04/9

1878

Birthday

April 9, 1878

Birthdate

Cape Breton County, NS

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Ethnicity & Family History

Native American
Nationality & Locations

Mi'kmaq
Professional Career

Published writer; screenplays and other works.
05/3

1965

Death

May 3, 1965

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

Washington County, DC
Death location

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Florence Jay Lewis lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.

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In 1878, in the year that Florence Jay Lewis was born, in Africa, the death of the last confirmed Cape lion occurred. The Cape lion was slightly larger than other lions and had black ears, a black mane, and black hair on its belly.

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In 1884, by the time she was only 6 years old, on December 6th, the Washington Monument was completed. Building began in 1848 but was stopped because of lack of funds and also due to the Civil War. It would be dedicated in 1885. At the time of its completion, it was the tallest structure in the world.

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