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He lived in Phippsburg, Maine, until 1826, when he moved to Farmington, where he remained until 1839. He then moved to Readfield, Maine, where he remained until 1841, when he went to Wilton, Maine, remaining for a year. His property was invested in the Readfield shoe factory, which was burned in 1841, in August. In June, 1841, he and his sons began clearing a farm six miles from Crystal Stream. He was a shoemaker by trade. He finally settled at Island Falls, five miles distant from any neighbors. He intended to build a factory there, in order to get water power from Island Falls, but never carried out his design. He was a Whig in politics.⁷

In an article entitled "Reminiscences of Old St. Stephens" in the Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society, 1898-99, Vol. III there appears: "Lewis Sewall. Within its precincts there once wandered around an erratic individual, something of a poet. I have often heard my father repeat with great gusto a comic poem written by him on a very common subject. I remember the lines jingled harmoniously, and the rhythm was smooth and flowing, but it was not at all refined. Still it was enough to credit the old town with a poet - Captain Sewall. Some may think that there was quite an array of titles among those old inhabitants. Well, so there was; and let us bear in mind that those were days when a title, either civil or military or professional, stood for something"

One of his poems addressed to Dr. Thomas Sewall of Washington, D.C. reads

"When Cromwell ruled Old England's Isle,
And drove the Stuarts into exile,
Two Henry Sewalls, gallant hearts,
From principle, took different parts:
Your Ancestor, as poets sing,
Join'd Oliver; and mine, the King:
But when the second Charles return'd,
And Cromwell's corps was hang'd or burn'd,
Your ancestor to Boston steer'd,
And mine for Maryland, I've heard;
Our family records say 'tis true,
And hence these lines I write to you.
Three volant Bees our Arms display,
As English heralds' records say;
And for the Crest, a Leopard's head
Is plac'd, although the beast is dead.
You now can tell, or bad, or good,
If you and I are of one blood.

Yours respectfully,
LEWIS SEWALL."

Sewall, Lewis. The Miscellaneous Poems of Lewis Sewall. Mobile, 1833.

A stroke which he suffered while shopping in a Dauphin street grocery store Friday afternoon claimed the life of Lewis Sewall, 106 south Warren street, who died en route to the hospital in a Sirmon ambulance at 5:15 o'clock Friday.
Sewall, a native of Jackson, Ala., but a resident of Mobile for the last 30 years, was well-known throughout this section of the state as a chemical salesman. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American war and a member of Fitshugh Lee camp, United Spanish war veterans.
Funeral services will be conducted at the family resident at 4 p.m. Saturday with interment in Magnolia cemetery with Roche mortuary directing.
Surviving Sewall are his widow, Mrs. Irene Crowley Sewall; two sisters, Miss Ella Sewall of Jackson. Ala., and Mrs. P. A. Bryant, of Philadelphia and other relatives. — Mobile Press.⁵

Mrs Lillie Sewall Stewart, widow of Col William F. Stewart, sr., died Monday of pneumonia at her home, 1712 Q street. She was in her 78th year.
Born in Elkton, Md., the daughter of James Morsell and Ann Pinckney Sewall of Holly Hall, Mrs. Stewart had lived in Washington for the last 25 years.
Mrs. Stewart, whose father fought in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, was married in 1875, when 16, to a man whose father had fought for the Union.
Mrs Stewart was the great-granddaughter of William Pinckney. United States Senator from South Carolina and Ambassador to Great Britain and Russia. She is survived by a son. Maj. Frederick F. Stewart, and a daughter, Miss Florence P. Stewart, both of Washington, and two grandchildren, the children of the late Col. William F. Stewart. Jr.⁴

Miss Lina Gove Sewall, 76, a life long resident of Bath died Thursday in Winter Park, Fla. just three weeks after she closed her home at 44 Pearl street to go to the El Cortez apartments for the season according to her usual custom. death was due to heart trouble with which she had been afflicted several years.
Miss Sewall was born in Bath, a daughter of the late Gen Frederick Dummer and Evelina Hill (Gove) Sewall. She was educated in the local schools and at Abbott Academy. Her father saw distinguished service in the Civil war and was present at the surrender of Gen. Lee to Gen. Grant at Appamattox court house where he received from the Confederate general the documents of surrender which he passed to the Union general. Gen. Sewall later was appointed U.S. Commissioner of Inland Revenue and Miss Sewall passed much time in Washington with him. She had been a member of Winter Street church since early womanhood and active in many branches of the church work during her younger life. She was held in high esteem for her womanly traits and loveliness of character. The late Capt. Joseph E. Sewall was her only brother and there are no near family relatives. Dr. John C. Berry of Worcester, Mass. was an uncle.
Miss Sewall was for many years a member of the Board of Managers of the Old Ladies' Home.
Miss Sewall left Bath Nov. 2 in company with a cousin, Miss Linda Swazey of Bucksport, to be gone for the Winter. Her health was none too good at the time. Miss Swazey is expected to accompany the body on its return which left Orlando, Fla., Thursday night and arrived here Sunday. Bath Independent, November 30, 1933⁴

Funeral services for Miss Linnie P. Sewall, who died Tuesday at her home, 1920 Beacon street, Brookline, will be held at the Beacon street residence tomorrow at 2 P.M.
She was the descendant of an old Charlestown family, the daughter of Moses B. Sewall and Mary I. (Perkins) Sewall. Before moving to Brookline about 10 years ago, she lived for 40 years in Boston. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Annie B. Redfearn and Miss Lilla M. Sewall, both of 142 Beacon street, Boston.³

Sewall, Loren "Luke" Age 87 of Eden Prairie. Retired President of Minnesota Rubber Company. Survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Ellie; daughters, Nancy (Lloyd) Stauff, Judy Shinn; grandchildren, Cynthia and Andrew Stauff, and Peter Shinn; sister, Fern Franzen. Private interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Courage Center or donor's choice. Star Tribune, 19 September 2010.