Abraham Israel Levi

Brief Life History of Abraham Israel

Abraham Israel Levi was born on 19 February 1821, in Neustadt, West Prussia, Prussia, Germany as the son of Israel Levi and Joholee. He married Mary Wardrop in 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1853 and lived in Stapleton Township, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States in 1860. He died on 31 May 1895, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abraham Israel Levi
1821–1895
Mary Wardrop
1838–1915
Marriage: 1853
Abraham Levi Fotheringham
1855–1929

Sources (17)

  • Adolph Raison in household of Albert Dravelon, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Abraham Levy, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • Abraham Israel Levi, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"

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World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1846

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

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Amnon, Meir, Moshe, Arie, Avi, Dror, Haim, Yehuda, Doron, Dov, Haskel, Ilan.

Jewish (Sephardic and Ashkenazic): variant of Levy .

Italian: possibly also from the Biblical personal name Levi, from a Hebrew word meaning ‘joining’ (see Levy ).

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

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