LC control no. | no 99052051 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Lewis, Ida, 1842-1911 |
Variant(s) | Lewis, Idawalley Zoradia, 1842-1911 Wilson, Ida Lewis, 1842-1911 Lewis-Wilson, Idawalley Zorada, 1842-1911 Wilson, Idawalley Zorada Lewis-, 1842-1911 |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 1842-02-25 |
Death date | 1911-10-24 |
Place of birth | Newport (R.I.) |
Place of death | Rhode Island Ida Lewis Rock Light (R.I.) |
Profession or occupation | Lighthouse keepers |
Found in | Heroines graphics collection, 1795-1907 (Ida Lewis) Liberty's women, 1980 (Lewis, Ida; Idawalley Zoradia Lewis; Ida Lewis Wilson; first female lighthouse keeper, R.I.; b. Feb. 25, 1842; d. Oct. 24, 1911; m. William H. Wilson, Oct. 1870) United States Coast Guard, Historian's Office website, March 20, 2020: (Idawalley Zorada Lewis(-Wilson); Ida Lewis; born February 25, 1842 in Newport, Rhode Island; served as a keeper, unofficially, from 1857 to 1879 along with her mother after her father, the keeper at Lime Rock Light, became ill in 1857 and passed away in 1872; her mother was appointed as the official keeper until 1879; died of a stroke while on duty, October 24, 1911 at Lime Rock lighthouse (now called Ida Lewis lighthouse); lighthouse keeper noted for her heroism; spent her life caring for her family and the Lime Rock lighthouse; credited with saving at least 18 lives during her 39 years at Lime Rock) <https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Notable-People/All/Article/1862507/idawalley-zorada-lewis-wilson-keeper-uslhs/> |
Associated language | eng |