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==Early life==
 
==Early life==
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Francis Lewis was born in Llandaff, [[Wales]]. Both his parents died by the time he was five and he would be raised by a loving aunt. She sought to give young Francis the best education, and sent him to the prestigious Westminster School of [[London]]. Also, he served as an apprentice at the London Mercantile. At age twenty-one, he sailed to New York City in 1735 and began an export business. Lewis resided in Philadelphia for two-years then returned to New York. Francis married his business partners' sister Elizabeth Annesley, and eventually they had seven children.
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Francis Lewis was born to Morgan and Anne Lewis<ref>[https://biography.wales/article/s-LEWI-FRA-1713 LEWIS, FRANCIS]</ref> in Llandaff, [[Wales]]. Both his parents died by the time he was five and he would be raised by a loving aunt. She sought to give young Francis the best education, and sent him to the prestigious Westminster School of [[London]]. Also, he served as an apprentice at the London Mercantile.
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At age twenty-one, he sailed to New York City in 1735 and began an export business together with Edward Annesley.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Biographies_of_Francis_Lewis_and_Morgan/z9nwKzotYGkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA12 Biographies of Francis Lewis and Morgan Lewis]</ref> Lewis resided in Philadelphia for two-years then returned to New York. Francis married his business partners' sister Elizabeth Annesley, and eventually they had seven children.
    
==Capitalism==
 
==Capitalism==
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