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Jonathan Snow LEWIS, Jr.

Male 1919 - 2012  (93 years)


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  • Name Jonathan Snow LEWIS 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 14 Mar 1919  Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 2012  Alva, Lee, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 27 Oct 2012  Alva, Lee, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Alva Cemetery, Alva, Lee, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I9888  bmds
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2020 

    Father Rev. Jonathan Snow LEWIS,   b. 13 Nov 1864, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1940, Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Pearl Luella WOODWARD,   b. 22 Dec 1884, Tyngsborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1975, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F4090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Janet Porter CARLETON,   b. 20 Jan 1933, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1951  Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Stephanie LEWIS,   b. 13 May 1953, Ayer, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 2003, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     2. Jonathan Snow LEWIS, III,   b. 13 Oct 1955, Ayer, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +3. Peter C. LEWIS,   b. 17 May 1957, Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +4. Jennifer LEWIS,   b. 7 Oct 1958, Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     5. Anthony W. LEWIS,   b. 26 Nov 1962, Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     6. Samantha LEWIS,   b. 3 Jan 1967, Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     7. Penelope LEWIS,   b. 17 Jul 1968, Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     8. Amanda LEWIS,   b. Est 1971, Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F3691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Mar 1919 - Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Dec 1951 - Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2012 - Alva, Lee, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Oct 2012 - Alva, Lee, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Alva Cemetery, Alva, Lee, Florida Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From The Bedford Animal Hospital — Jonathan S. Lewis Jr. founded the Bedford Animal Hospital in 1944. Dr. Lewis, a New Hampshire native, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1943. He returned to New Hampshire and practiced briefly in Peterborough before establishing his veterinary practice in Bedford. The original hospital was a small frame building on Bedford Center Road near the present day Water Center.
       Bedford was a rural community with mainly dirt roads in the 1940’s, with many dairy farms that made up the bulk of Dr. Lewis’s practice. The telephone operator lived not far from the animal hospital. If a phone call for Dr. Lewis went unanswered (34 was the clinic’s number), she would look for his car in the driveway. If he were away on a farm call, she would take a message and give it to him when he returned.
       In 1953, Dr. Lewis was called to duty in the Air Force. He returned in January 1955 and purchased the property on Old Bedford Road where he built the present hospital. During his absence, many of the dairy farms had ceased operation, and the focus of veterinary medicine was changing from farm animals to companion animals. The present hospital was built primarily for treatment of small animals.
       By 1972, much of the farmland in Bedford was undergoing residential development. Dr. Lewis hired Carl T. DePrima DVM as an associate veterinarian in June 1972 to help care for the influx of new pets in the community. The practice grew, as did the need for additional veterinarians. In 1983, Dr. Lewis hired William L. Sofield DVM, PhD. to join the staff. Dr. DePrima and Dr. Sofield, still the current owners, bought the Bedford Animal Hospital from Dr. Lewis in December 1983 when Dr. Lewis retired.
       The house adjacent to the hospital was built in the late 1700’s. It was originally known in Bedford as the Old Cabinet House because the owner David Atwood was a cabinetmaker. He also made the best ox yokes in the area, an important skill as most farm work was done with teams of oxen. The house was rebuilt in 1958 after a fire destroyed most of it.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 107304668.