Levy Birth Records

I have copies of the registration pages from Metzervisse, France, where the births of the children of Leopold Levy and Catherine Boeles were recorded. These records are valuable genealogical documents, and even the names of the witnesses can be valuable in some way to someone. I begin with the first child.

Birth of Julie Levy

On November 20, 1835, at 7 a.m., birth of Julie Levy. a daughter of Libmann Levy, 29 years of age,  a salesman, and of Catherine Boeles, his wife, 23 years of age, notifed by Leopold Levy on November 21, 1835. Witnesses: Cerf Israel, 51 years of age, a baker, and Marc Cerf Cahen, 30 years of age, a tradesman, all living in Metzervisse. Note that the father signs Leopold Levi in gothic script.

Death of Julie Levy

On February 14, 1836, notification of the death of Julie Levy, 3 months of age, a daughter of Leopold Levy and of Catherine Boeles, his wife, notified by her father, 28 years of age [he lost a year], and by her grandfather, Leman Benjamin Boeles, 70 years of age, a Hebrew teacher, all living in Metzervisse.

Birth of Emmanuel Leopold Levy

On January 1, 1837, at 5 a.m., birth of Emmanuel Leopold Levy, a son of Leopold Levy, 31 years of age, a peddler, anad of Catherine Boeles, 23 years of age, a housekeeper, his wife, notified by Leopold Levy on the same day. Witnesses: Leman Benjamin Boeles, 72 years of age, a former Hebrew teacher, and Isaac Wimphen, 22 years of age, a butcher, all living in Metzervisse.

Birth of Pauline Levy

On July 14, 1838, at 11 a.m., birth of Pauline Levy, a daughter of Leopold Levy, 34 years of age, a peddler, and of Catherine Boeles, his wife, 25 years of age, a housekeeper, notified by Leopold Levy on July 15, 1838. Witnesses: Leman Benjamin Boeles, 72 years of age, and Salomon Gouguenheim, 57 years of age, a tradesman, all living in Metzervisse.

Birth of Barbe Levy

On June 16, 1840, at 5 a.m., birth of Barbe Levy, a daughter of Leopold Levy, 35 years of age, a peddler, and of Catherine Boeles, his wife, 28 years of age, notified on the same day by Leopold Levy. Witnesses: Leman Benjamin Boeles, 74 years of age, and Samuel Lazard, 55 years of age, a livestock dealer, all living in Metzervisse.  [Note: Barbe Levy is also known as Phoebe Levy, who married Aaron Cerf.]

Birth of Fanny Levy

This registration is full of mistakes. It is for the birth of a daughter, but they mistakenly put the name of the father for the name of the child.  Also, the ages of the parents are wrong.  This must be the registration for Fanny.  Here is the translation [with the mistakes]:  On August 25, 1842, at 6 p.m., birth of Leopold Levy, a daughter of Leopold Levy, a grocer, 30 years of age, living in Metzervisse, and of Catherine Boeles, his wife, 34 years of age, notified on the same day by Leopold Levy, the father. Witnesses: Leman Benjamin Boeles, 72 years of age, and Borus Israel, 48 years of age, an innkeeper.

Birth of Mayer Levy

On October 8, 1844, at 5 a.m., birth of Mayer Levy, a son of Leopold Levy, 37 years of age, a grocer, and of Catherine Boeles, his wife, 32 years of age, notified on the same day by Leopold Levy. Witnesses: Georges Bolzinger, 49 years of age, an innkeeper, and Nicolas Guille, 32 years of age, a teacher, all living in Metzervisse.

Birth of Estelle Levy

On November 8, 1846, at 1 a.m., birth of Estelle Levy, a daughter of Leopold Levy, 34 years of age [?], a grocer, and of Catherine Boeles, his wife, 36 years of age, notified on the same day by Leopold Levy. Witnesses: Georges Bolzinger, 51 years of age, a laborer, and Jacques Bolzinger, 61 years of age, a weaver, all living in Metzervisse.

Birth of Sara Levy

On March 22, 1849, at 4 a.m., birth of Sara Levy, a daughter of Leopold Levy, 43 years of age, a grocer, and of Catherine Boeles, his wife, 36 years of age, notified on the same day by Leopold Levy. Witnesses: Israel Israel, the younger, 26 years of age, an innkeeper, and Nicolas Grausem, 68 years of age, a laborer, all living in Metzervisse.

Birth of Victoire Levy

On April 3, 1851, at 3 p.m., birth of Victoire Levy, a daughter of Leopold Levy, 46 years of age, a grocer, and of Fleurette Crehange, his wife, 29 years of age, notified by Leopold Levy on the same day. Witnesses: Jacques Bolzinger, 64 years of age, a weaver, and Nicolas Schneider, 27 years of age, a laborer, all living in Metzervisse.