Brief Life History of James W.
When James W. Levi was born on 18 November 1824, in Allen, Kentucky, United States, his father, Solomon Levi Jr, was 19 and his mother, Jane Richey, was 27. He married Nancy Anne Writesman on 10 February 1848, in Fishing River Township, Clay, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Missouri, United States in 1870. He died on 27 September 1888, in Fishing River Township, Clay, Missouri, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Mosby, Clay, Missouri, United States.
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- James W Levi, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Levi, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- James W Levi, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Amnon, Meir, Moshe, Arie, Avi, Dror, Haim, Yehuda, Doron, Dov, Haskel, Ilan.
Jewish (Sephardic and Ashkenazic): variant of Levy .
Italian: possibly also from the Biblical personal name Levi, from a Hebrew word meaning ‘joining’ (see Levy ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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