James Michael Levee

Brief Life History of James Michael

When James Michael Levee was born on 20 April 1853, in Manheim, Herkimer, New York, United States, his father, Michael Levee, was 29 and his mother, Nancy Bellinger, was 24. He married Mary Alice Klock on 17 October 1874, in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Herkimer, Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, United States in 1892 and Little Falls, Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States in 1892. He died on 24 October 1897, in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Rural Park Cemetery, Ingham Mills Station, Manheim, Herkimer, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Michael Levee
1853–1897
Mary Alice Klock
1853–1925
Marriage: 17 October 1874
Frank S Levee
1876–1938
James Leonard Levee
1880–1947
Clarence Levee
1882–1885
Bessie May Levee
1884–1922
Albert Ellsworth Levee
1889–1962
Loretta May Levee
1891–1949
Earl Levee
1894–1897
Emery Dygert Levee
1896–1957

Sources (14)

  • Jane L Leavy in household of Michael Leavy, "New York State Census, 1855"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James M Levee - Published information: birth-name: James M Levee
  • James Michael Levee, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Altered form of English Levey .

Americanized form of French Léveillé (see Leveille ).

French (Levée): topographic name for someone who lived on a piece of high ground, from levée ‘raised (ground), bank’, or a metonymic occupational name for a tax-collector, from levée (d’impôts) ‘tax levy’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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