Daniel K. Levan^{[1, 2, 3]}

1800 - 1877  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Daniel K. Levan
  Born	May 1800	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	pioneer, business
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 005, Waterloo County, Ontario   [6]
  Occupation	locksmith
  Occupation	1852	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Tinsmith
  Occupation	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Tinsmith
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	E, M.
  Eby ID Number	00071-4218
  Died	Nov 1877	Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I20574	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Juliana Sauers,   b. CALC 8 Jan 1807, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 9 Aug 1889, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Children	1. Isaac Levan,   b. 15 May 1827, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Nov 1835, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 8 years)   2. Maria Levan,   b. 1828, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1835, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 7 years)   3. Jacob S. Levan,   b. CALC 2 Jan 1830,   d. 2 May 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 46 years)   4. Abraham Levan,   b. 22 Nov 1832, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 1835  (Age 3 years)   5. Daniel S. Levan,   b. 31 Jan 1835, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1921, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   6. Samuel S. Levan,   b. Abt 1837, Of, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Peter S. Levan,   b. 1837, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1908, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   8. Julia Ann Levan,   b. 8 Jan 1840, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jul 1929, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   9. Cyrus Levan,   b. 1843, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. John Sauers Levan,   b. 1846, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Sarah Levan,   b. 12 Mar 1846, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Sep 1915, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   12. Susannah Levan,   b. 1850, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Daniel K. Levan, "(The Levans are descendants of the Hugenots or French protestants and it is related that during the religious persecutions the family was almost killed out. A few of the males fled to Holland and Switzerland for safety.) progenitor of the Levans of this county, was a native of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where he was born in May, 1800. When pretty well advanced in his "teens" he commenced the life of a copper-smith, and after having served his apprenticeship of three years he was engaged in Skippack, Pottstown, and other places in Montgomery County until 1825 when he, in company with others, namely John Hoffman, Michael Eby, Samuel Horst, Mrs. Winger and family, all from Lancaster County, moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario. Mr. Levan located on a tract of land (now part of Berlin) situated opposite the Berlin High School, where he had a shop erected and commenced working on at his trade. (In going through the county one meets with a number of old copper kettles (in possession of the children of our pioneer settlers) made by Mr. Levan. Besides being a copper-smith, Mr. Levan also manufactured a number of door locks and latches which are still in use in our old houses and are yet almost as good as new.) He was united in marriage with Julia Sauers and after leaving Berlin they resided in different parts of the county where he worked at his trade until he was an old man. He died in Plattsville, Ontario, in November, 1877, and she died in Preston in 1885, aged 81 years. To them was born a large family" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 874. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 221. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 29 Aug 1889. Aug. 9, 1889 Mrs. Julianne Levan died in Preston at age of 82 years, 7 months & 1 day. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 10. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 11. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 35.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - May 1800 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 005, Waterloo County, Ontario Occupation - Tinsmith - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Tinsmith - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - E, M. - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Nov 1877 - Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth