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Levi West

Levi West

Male 1891 - 1917  (26 years)


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  • Name Levi West 
    Birth 18 Nov 1891  Ladle Cove, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christening 3 Jan 1892  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 6 Dec 1917  212 Grafton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    address at time of death in Halifax explosion 
    Death 6 Dec 1917  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Levi was listed as next of kin for his brother, Joseph, when he enlisted in 1917. In 1918, Levi was sent communications in Halifax about the condition of his brother, Joseph, from the military. The military didn't know he had died as a result of the Halifax explosion.
    • Halifax Explosion Remembrance Book, 1917-1918:
      Name Levi West
      Gender Male
      Age 28
      Occupation Stevedore/Greaser Orangelea F. Withy
      Address 212 Grafton St.
      Death Date 6 Dec 1917
      Death Place Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
      Burial Place Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
      Family Wife Margaret Blackler West 30, child Thomas Radford, 7
      Notes According to wife was on SS Curaca looking for job with 2 others


      https://archives.novascotia.ca/remembrance/list/?ID=1701
    Person ID I1444  West & Park Genealogy
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2025 

    Father James Henry West,   b. 29 Apr 1860, Cat Harbour (Lumsden), Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1908, Ladle Cove, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Leah Burt,   b. 15 Sep 1864   d. 23 Apr 1906 (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1880  Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret M. Casey,   b. St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 15 Jun 1915  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F2304  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Nov 1891 - Ladle Cove, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Jun 1915 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Dec 1917 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S20] NL BMD.
      Births 1891-1892, Certificate Number 642285

    2. [S3] NS Archives, https://archives.novascotia.ca/images/vital-statistics/deaths/1917/1917-00126.jpg.

    3. [S11] Newfoundland Vital Statistics.
      Fogo
      Musgrave Harbour (Methodist)
      Marriage 1874-1891, Vol. 84

    4. [S3] NS Archives, https://archives.novascotia.ca/images/vital-statistics/marriages/1822/1822-00019.jpg.