Brief Life History of Levi B.
When Levi B. May was born on 25 March 1845, in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jacob May, was 24 and his mother, Lydia W. Bittner, was 30. He lived in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Bullskin Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. He died on 1 July 1863, in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 18, and was buried in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Levi May in household of Jacob May, "United States Census, 1850"
- Levi May in household of Jacob May, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jacob May, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (4)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English male personal name May, a pet form of Matthew (see Mayhew ).
English, Dutch, and German: from a personal name or nickname taken from the month of May (Middle English, Old French mai, Middle High German meie, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a minor Roman goddess of fertility). This name was sometimes bestowed on someone born or baptized in the month of May; it was also used to refer to someone of a sunny disposition, or who had some anecdotal connection with the month of May, such as owing a feudal obligation then. In England, this name was possibly also a pet form of Mary or Margaret. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Denmark.
English: nickname from Middle English mey, may ‘kinsman’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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