Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis, Th.D. (August 22, 1895 – April 11, 1966) was an American historian and the writer of a number of well-known genealogical books.
Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England between 1623 and 1650
Born in Cranston, Rhode Island to John Peter Carl Weis and his wife Georgina Lewis, both natives of Massachusetts, Frederick was the second child of four children.
In April 1913, he entered the United States Naval Academy, graduating in March 1917.[1] He served on the Wisconsin and North Dakota and retired prematurely due to illness. He was active in various genealogical organizations and wrote numerous books and articles. He is today still remembered as a foundational writer in many areas of genealogical research.
frederick, lewis, weis, august, 1895, april, 1966, american, historian, writer, number, well, known, genealogical, books, reverendborn, 1895, august, 1895cranston, rhode, island, diedapril, 1966, 1966, aged, brattleboro, vermont, nationalityamericanoccupationg. Rev Frederick Lewis Weis Th D August 22 1895 April 11 1966 was an American historian and the writer of a number of well known genealogical books The ReverendFrederick Lewis WeisBorn 1895 08 22 August 22 1895Cranston Rhode Island U S DiedApril 11 1966 1966 04 11 aged 70 Brattleboro Vermont U S NationalityAmericanOccupationGenealogistNotable workAncestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England between 1623 and 1650 Born in Cranston Rhode Island to John Peter Carl Weis and his wife Georgina Lewis both natives of Massachusetts Frederick was the second child of four children In April 1913 he entered the United States Naval Academy graduating in March 1917 1 He served on the Wisconsin and North Dakota and retired prematurely due to illness He was active in various genealogical organizations and wrote numerous books and articles He is today still remembered as a foundational writer in many areas of genealogical research He was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists in 1951 2 He died at Brattleboro Vermont Selected works editMagna Charta Sureties 1215 Baltimore 1964 Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England between 1623 and 1650 1951 Colonial Clergy of Maryland Delaware and Georgia Colonial Clergy of the Middle Colonies New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania 1628 1776 Colonial Clergy of Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina 1995 The Colby Family in Early America Caledonia The Colonial Press 1970 Eight lines of descent of John Prescott founder of Lancaster Massachusetts 1645 from Alfred the Great King of England 871 901References edit Providence Evening Bulletin 28 July 1917 American Society of Genealogists All Fellows External links editThe journals of Frederick Lewis Weis are in the Harvard Divinity School Library at Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge Massachusetts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Lewis Weis amp oldid 1115846475, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
