Philip Lewis

  • Photo by Ben Levinson circa 1984, courtesy of JMABC

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Birth: September 18, 1858 in Victoria, B.C.

Death: March 22, 1884 in Victoria, B.C.

Plot: Row E – Plot 13

Courtesy JMABC Series 013 Jewish Cemetery 1861-2005 of Fonds A.2012.004; A.2015.009 – Congregation Emanu-El fonds

Biography:
After having been in St. Joseph’s hospital for some time, Philip died as a result of internal injuries he had sustained after falling from a horse.

Inscription:
Philip
Son of L. Lewis
Died March 23rd, 1884
Aged 26 Years

Note:
Philip has his own grave marker and is also engraved in the larger headstone which includes his Lewis, his father.

Biography:
After having been in St. Joseph’s hospital for some time, Philip died as a result of internal injuries he had sustained after falling from a horse.

The pallbearers were D F Fee, W Burnes, P Philips, J Gutmann, A Castleton, A Bradley.

Parents:
Rachel Abraham Lewis (born 1825)
Lewis Lewis (1828-1904)

Siblings:
Rosina Lewis Nathan (1856–1931)
Aaron Lewis (died in 1916)

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