Greene, Levi
1759 - 1851 (92 years)
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Name Greene, Levi [1] Born 06 Jun 1759 Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 24 Jun 1851 West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA [1] Buried Farmington Hills, Oakland, Michigan, USA [1] - North Farmington Cemetery
Person ID I9964 Sullivan Burgess Family Tree | The History John Greene of Quidnessett Last Modified 1 Jan 2017
Father Greene, Timothy, b. 14 Jun 1725, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA , d. 1780, Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA (Age 54 years) Relationship natural Mother Rowland, Silence, b. 17 Jul 1729, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA , d. Abt 1813, Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA (Age 83 years) Relationship natural Married 22 Sep 1751 Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA [3] Family ID F3609 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Green, Asenath, b. 26 Jun 1766, Scotland, Windham, Connecticut, USA , d. 12 Dec 1847, West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA (Age 81 years) Children 1. Greene, Sophia, b. 07 Jul 1792, Rensselaerville, Albany, New York, USA , d. 24 Nov 1848, Cayuga, New York, USA (Age 56 years) [natural]2. Greene, Huldah, b. 24 Sep 1799, Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York, USA , d. 21 Mar 1877, Genoa, Cayuga, New York, USA (Age 77 years) [natural]3. Green, Zepheniah Ripley, b. 06 Aug 1801, Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York, USA , d. 01 Feb 1879, West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA (Age 77 years) [natural]4. Greene, Emma, b. 24 Apr 1804, Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York, USA , d. 19 Jun 1889, Walcott, Rice, Minnesota, USA (Age 85 years) [natural]5. Greene, Speedy McDonald, b. 25 May 1808, Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York, USA , d. 21 Mar 1890, Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA (Age 81 years) [natural]6. Greene, Laura, b. 11 Aug 1811, Scipio Center, Cayuga, New York, USA , d. 11 Feb 1861, Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA (Age 49 years) [natural]Last Modified 1 Jan 2017 Family ID F11609 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 06 Jun 1759 - Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA 
Died - 24 Jun 1851 - West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA 
Buried - - Farmington Hills, Oakland, Michigan, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Headstones Greene, Levi Grave Stone
Histories 
The History of Levie Greene of Rhode Island Massachusette New York Michigan and His Descendants by Mary Shaw Green
Family Crest 
Greene Family Crest
Recorded in the spellings of Green and Greene, this is one of the most widespread of English, and sometimes Irish, surnames. It is usually of Olde English and Anglo-Saxon pre 7th century origins, and derives from the word "grene" meaning green. It has a nunber of possible origins. It may be topographical for a person resident by the village green, or it can be a "status nickname" for a young man who played the part of the mystic and fertile "Green Man" or "Jack in the Green", in the medieval and later May Day celebrations. In this context "green" was symbolic of youthful ardour, springtime and the growth of nature. Sometimes the surname can be of Irish origins, and a 16th century anglicised translation and spelling of the ancient Gaelic given name "Uaithne". Examples of the early recordings taken from authentic rolls, registers and charters of the Middle Ages, the birth of surnames as we understand them, include: Richard de la Grene of the county of Norfolk in the year 1200; William Grene in the Hundred Rolls of Yorkshire in 1230; Robert Othegreen, and Henry on the Green, both of Worcestershire, in 1274. Among the many distinguished namebearers listed in the "Dictionary of National Biography" are Charles Green (1785 - 1870), an early aeronaut, who made the first ascent with a hydrogen gas balloon in 1821. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Geoffrey de Grene. This was dated 1188, in the "Pipe Rolls" of the county of Kent", during the reign of King Henry 11 of England. He was known as "The Builder of Churches". 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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Notes - "According to "The History of Levi Greene" by Mary Shaw Green, parents of Silence et al, Timothy Greene and Silence Rowland, moved to Lanesborough, Berkshire, Ma. ca 1770. In the book, Miss Green gives Silence Greene as married to a man named -Martin.
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