Abraham Chaim Levey

Abraham Levey and his family left Posen, Prussia in 1847, and there are conflicting family stories whether they came directly to the US or spent some time in England before arriving in New York. By 1851 they were living in Buffalo, which is when Moses was born. The 1860 census shows them living in Deerpark, Orange County, NY. By 1866 the parents and younger children were in New Orleans with the older children married and residing in Buffalo, New Orleans and Kingston, ON.

How many of the children were biological or adopted is unknown. Family oral history suggests that at least Moses and Adeline were adopted. Adeline is not listed in the 1860 census and not mentioned in Abraham's 1866 will. However she married earlier that same year and Abraham is listed and "signed" as her father. It should be noted that Abraham Levey signed all legal documents with an "X" suggesting he was illiterate in both English and German. Whether he could read/write in Hebrew is unknown.