On 22 Sep 1813 when Joanna Phillips was 22, she married Bela Lewis (62355) , son of Bela Lewis (53371) (ca 1761-28 Mar 1841) & Mercy Lapham (55821) (3 Sep 1763-22 Feb 1810), in Marshfield, MA.343 Born on 7 Jun 1787 in Marshfield, MA.343 Bela died in Marshfield, MA, on 21 Jan 1866; he was 78.

1820 Federal Census. Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 50, page 250
Family of Bela Lewis Jr
    2 males under 10
    1 males 26-44 [Bela]
    1 females 26-44 [Mercy]
    1 females 45 and over [?]
Nearby families: William Lewis, John Joyce, Nathan Kent Jr, Anna Hall, Benjamin Hatch Jr, and Calvin Lewis.

1830 Federal Census. Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll M19-64, page 154
Family of Bela Lewis Jr
    2 males 5-9 [Jesse & ?]
    2 males 10-14 [William]
    1 male 40-49 [Bela]
    1 female 30-39 [probably Mercy]
    1 female 70-79 [perhaps Mercy (Thomas) Tolman]

1850 Federal Census. Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 332, page 163A
    Bela Lewis, 63, laborer, $600 real estate
    Joanna Lewis, 59
    Jesse Lewis, 26, laborer
All were born in Massachusetts

1860 Federal Census. Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 519, page 20
Post Office Marshfield
    Bela Lewis, 73, farmer, $300 real estate
    Jesse L. Lewis, 38, shoemaker
Both were born in Massachusetts.

Deaths in Marshfield
Bela Lewis, d. 21 Jan 1866 æ. 78 y 7 m 14 d, d. at New Bedford, widowed, b. Marshfield, son of Bela & Mary Lewis, d. of kidney disease