Lewis Germain was born 4 August 1824 " ... northwest of Strasbourg in Alsace-Lorraine. The territory was owned by France but Lewis was of German decent. He first landed in Syracuse, New York around 1852 and worked as a shoemaker. He met and married Magdeline Bouchey b. 1831 d. Nov. 5, 1873 ... [she was the daughter of] Mr.and Mrs. Joseph Bouchey."--P. 10. About 1869 they moved to a farm near Lafayette, Indiana. Here Magdeline and three of their...