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==Birth==
Lewis Fowler was born in the State of New Jersey in the month of May of 1762. <ref name="Pension File"> Revolutionary War Pension file of Lewis Fowler</ref> His parents names were not provided.
==Military==
He resided at a place called Orangetown, which was then Orange County but is now Rockland County, NY when he entered the service at about age 15 or 16 in the year 1778, and was first employed as an artificer and did blacksmithing at Station #2 at Peekskill. He again enlisted as a private and was at Stony Point under the command of General Anthony Wayne. He also served under Captain Brown in Col. Harris’ Regiment. He was a Private in the Dragoons or Calvary under Capt. Rudolph’s command until 1782.
==Marriage and Children==
At about 1784 Lewis married Hannah Vandervoort<ref name="Pension File"> Revolutionary War Pension file of Lewis Fowler</ref> who was born on March 27, 1766. Their known children:
John Fowler b. January 24, 1786 at Haverstraw, Rockland Co., NY<ref name="Bernehistory"/>
Samuel Fowler b. about 1789 <ref name="Bernehistory"/>
Peter Fowler b. April 10, 1792<ref name="Pension File"> Revolutionary War Pension file of Lewis Fowler</ref>
Martha Fowler b. July 27, 1795 <ref name="Bernehistory"/>
Hannah Fowler b. June 19, 1796<ref name="Bernehistory"/>
Mary Fowler b. about 1799 in East Berne, NY<ref name="Bernehistory"/>
*Rebecca Fowler b. about 1809 at East Berne, NY<ref name="Bernehistory"/>
==Death==
Lewis died on January 31, 1834 and was buried at the Lake Rural Cemetery in Berne. Hannah died on February 27, 1847 and was buried beside Lewis and near several of their children. <ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref>

==Additional Media==
His pension file contained affidavits from some very well known and respected people, Corporal Robert Livingston, Paul Hochstrasser, Andrew Secor and Richard Filkins.
<gallery>
Image:Page 15.jpg|<center>Page 1 of 3 of Lewis' declaration for his Revolutionary War pension</center>
Image:Page 16.jpg|<center>Page 2 of 3 of Lewis' declaration</center>
Image:Page 17.jpg|<center>Page 3 of 3 of Lewis' declaration</center>
Image:Page 33.jpg|<center>Lewis' wife's affidavit in support of her husban's pension</center>
Image:Page 34.jpg|<center>Second page of Hannah's affidavit</center>
Image:Page 35.jpg|<center>Affidavit of Lewis' son Peter </center>
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</gallery>
'''Sources'''
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