Meriwether Lewis was 29 years old when he began the expedition
Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774 and died on October 11, 1809. Meriwether Lewis would have been 35 years old at the time of death or 240 years old today.
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meriwether Lewis lived 35 years
Meriwether Lewis's real name is actually Meriwether Lewis.
35 years.
According to Stephen E. Ambrose's biography of Meriwether Lewis, titled Undaunted Courage, Meriwether Lewis had made several journeys, by himself(!), on foot, from Virginia to Georgia and back, by the time he was 12 years old!
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are both dead. However, Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774 and William Clark was born on August 1, 1770. Therefore, if still alive today, Meriwether Lewis would be 235 years old and William Clark would be 239 years old.
Meriwether Lewis was 29 years old and William Clark was 33.
He was born and raised in Ablemarle County, Virginia.
Edward. Meriwether Edward Lewis.
Meriwether Lewis traveled the NW to the Pacific Ocean.