Catherine Levey

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Levey was born about 1836, in Rotterdam, Schenectady, New York, United States, her father, Cornelius Levey, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Rynex, was 27. She lived in Princetown, Schenectady, New York, United States in 1850.

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Family Time Line

Cornelius Levey
1809–1860
Sarah Rynex
1810–1892
William Rynex Levey
1829–1868
Jacob Levey
1831–1898
Elijah Levy
1834–1880
Catherine Levey
about 1836–
James Allen Levey
1848–1894
Prudence Ann "Trudy" Levey
1832–1909
Elizabeth Levey
1838–1921
Margaret Levey
1842–1909
Dorothy Maria Levey
1846–1913
Agnes S Levey
1850–1921
Perry S. Levey
1853–1925
Leroy William Levey
1855–1934

Sources (1)

  • Catharin Levy in household of Cornelius Levy, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (3)

about 1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York

Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Jewish Levy .

English: variant of Leavey .

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

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