aged 68
Brooklyn, New York
[Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Dec. 5, 1840
"Death of an Ex-Editor. - Zachariah Lewis, Esq. died at Brooklyn Heights, Long Island, on the 14th ult., in the 68th year of his age. - He was the son of the late venerable Dr. Isaac Lewis, of Greenwich, Conn. who died a few months since at the age of 96. Mr. Lewis was, at one time, a private tutor in the family of Gen. Washington. In the year 1803, he succeeded Noah Webster as editor of the New York Commercial Advertiser, where he continued for seventeen years, and retired at the close of March 1820."]∼~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Son of Rev Isaac Lewis and Hannah Beale
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Husband of Sophia Nitchie. They were married January 11, 1804, New York.
Sophia was the daughter of John George Nitchie, who came from Dresden Saxony, about 1750, and Elizabeth Slidell. They were married about 1750.
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Zechariah and Sophia were the parents of -
Sophia Matilda, b. abt. 1806, New York City, NY. Wife of Alfred Edwards, b. abt. 1804, MA.
John Nitchie, b. abt. 1808, New York City, NY; d. October 5, 1861, Brooklyn, NY. Husband of Sarah Edwards.
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aged 68
Brooklyn, New York
[Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Dec. 5, 1840
"Death of an Ex-Editor. - Zachariah Lewis, Esq. died at Brooklyn Heights, Long Island, on the 14th ult., in the 68th year of his age. - He was the son of the late venerable Dr. Isaac Lewis, of Greenwich, Conn. who died a few months since at the age of 96. Mr. Lewis was, at one time, a private tutor in the family of Gen. Washington. In the year 1803, he succeeded Noah Webster as editor of the New York Commercial Advertiser, where he continued for seventeen years, and retired at the close of March 1820."]∼~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Son of Rev Isaac Lewis and Hannah Beale
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Husband of Sophia Nitchie. They were married January 11, 1804, New York.
Sophia was the daughter of John George Nitchie, who came from Dresden Saxony, about 1750, and Elizabeth Slidell. They were married about 1750.
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Zechariah and Sophia were the parents of -
Sophia Matilda, b. abt. 1806, New York City, NY. Wife of Alfred Edwards, b. abt. 1804, MA.
John Nitchie, b. abt. 1808, New York City, NY; d. October 5, 1861, Brooklyn, NY. Husband of Sarah Edwards.
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