Amelia Levy

Female24 August 1886–3 September 1965

Brief Life History of Amelia

When Amelia Levy was born on 24 August 1886, in Müstert, Minheim, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, her father, Jacob Levy, was 40 and her mother, Laura Hanau, was 31. She died on 3 September 1965, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Proviso Township, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Levy
1846–1934
Laura Hanau
1855–1896
Amelia Levy
1886–1965
Mathilde Levy
1888–

Sources (3)

  • Amalie Bermann, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Amalie Levy, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Amelia Bermann, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994"

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Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1890

Age 4

Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.

1892 · The Masonic Temple Building

Age 6

The Masonic Temple Building was a skyscraper built in Chicago and from 1895 to 1920 it was the tallest building in Chicago. The building featured a central court surrounded by shops on nine floors. On top of the shops there were meeting rooms that were also used as theaters. In 1939 the Masonic Temple was demolished, and a Walgreens drug store was erected in its place. 

1914

Age 28

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Meyer, Moshe, Emanuel, Avi, Shlomo, Isadore, Meir, Nissim, Ofer.

Jewish (Ashkenazic and Sephardic): from the Biblical personal name Levi, from a Hebrew word meaning ‘joining’. This was borne by a son of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 29: 34). Bearers of this name are Levites, members of the tribe of Levi, who form a hereditary caste who assist the kohanim (see Cohen ) in their priestly duties. Compare Levi and Lowy 1.

Czech (Levý): nickname for a left-handed person, from the adjective levý ‘left’. This surname is also found in Slovakia.

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

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