When Elizabeth Levey was born in September 1838, in Rotterdam, Schenectady, New York, United States, her father, Cornelius Levey, was 29 and her mother, Sarah Rynex, was 28. She lived in Princetown, Schenectady, New York, United States in 1850 and Mount Morris, Mount Morris, Livingston, New York, United States in 1855. She died in 1921, in Tuscarora, Mount Morris, Livingston, New York, United States, at the age of 83.
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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.
Altered form of Jewish Levy .
English: variant of Leavey .
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