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Levi Greene

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
Death: June 24, 1851 (93)
West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Timothy Greene and Silence Greene
Husband of Asenath Greene
Father of Aurelia Green; Fanny Chapin (Greene); Zephaniah Ripley Ripley Green; Emma Beardsley; Horace Green and 7 others
Brother of Peleg Greene; Mary "Molly" Joice - Hervey; Silence Olin; Rowland Greene; Elizabeth "Betsey" Fisk - Wightman and 13 others
Half brother of Reuben Burlingame

Occupation: Revolutionary War Soldier
Managed by: Private User
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About Levi Greene

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Levi Greene (1759 - 1851)

Levi Greene
Born 6 Jun 1759 in Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Islandmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Timothy Greene and Silence (Rowland) Greene
Brother of Peleg Greene, Enfield (Greene) Baker, Mary (Greene) Hervey, Silence (Greene) Martin, Rowland Greene, Elizabeth Betsey (Greene) Wightman and Huldah (Greene) Wood
Husband of Asenath (Robinson) Green — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Waterman Green, Aurelia (Green) Dayton, Eunice (Green) Crippen, Horace Green, Sophia (Green) Curtis, Fanny (Green) Chapin, Huldah (Green) Slocum, Zepheniah Ripley Greene, Emma (Green) Beardsley, Speedy (Green) McDonald and Laura (Green) Wilcox
Died 24 Jun 1851 at age 92 in West Bloomfield, MImap
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Profile last modified 30 Dec 2020 | Created 24 Feb 2013
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Contents

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1 Biography
2 Sources
3 Notes
4 Acknowledgments
Biography

Levi Green was born June 6, 1758 in Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, to Timothy Greene and Silence (Rowland) Burlingame.

He married Asenath Robinson. They had eleven children.

He fought in the Revolutionary War, most notably during the Battle of Bennington.

From July till December 1776, he volunteered as a Ranger under Captain Baldwin in Albany, New York. Afterwards, he was sent to Fort Constitution.

He passed away June 21, 1859, in West Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan, and is buried in North Farmington Cemetery.

Sources

Ancestry.com Public Profile
Michigan Historical Collections, Volume 34, The Michigan Historical Commission, page 450
The History of Oakland County, Michigan, Volume 1, by Thaddeus DeWitt Seeley, page 86
The History of Levi Greene of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Michigan and his Descendants, by Mary Shaw Greene, Adrian College Press 1944, pages 4, 6-9
Find-a-grave
Notes

There seems to be some serious disagreement between sources as to what Levi Green's birth and death dates actually are. His age was anywhere from 94 to 101 when he died, but I have not found a definite birth or death date for him.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Karen Schermerhorn for starting this profile.

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Levi Greene's Timeline

1758
June 6, 1758
Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
1785
November 5, 1785
Cheshire, Massachesuttesachuettes
1788
June 19, 1788
Rensselserville, Albany, New York, USA
1790
1790
Age 31
Rensselaerville, Albany, New York, USA
1792
1792
Rensselserville, Albany, New York, USA
1794
April 30, 1794
Rensselaerville, Albany, New York, USA
1798
August 7, 1798
Rensselaerville, Albany, New York, USA
1799
September 24, 1799
Middleburg, Schoharie, New York, USA
1801
August 6, 1801
Middleburg, Schoharie, New York, USA