Benjamin Levering ¹

  General Notes:

LEVERING FAMILY
HISTORY AND GENEALOGY.
BY COL. JOHN LEVERING, OF LAFAYETTE, INDIANA,
BENJAMIN4: b. at Roxb. Sept. 15, 1728; m. Apl. 2, 1854,
at Swede's Church, Philad., to Catharine Righter. Mr.
Jones states: "He resided on the Ridge Road, opposite
Samuel Gorgas. The farm where he lived was once
owned by John Bald. There was a two-story log house,
which was pulled down years ago. A stone house was
also on the place, and that was pulled down in 1857.
He d. Feb. 25, 1804. Mrs. L. d. Nov. 14, 1808, aged 76 years.
Both are interred at Lev. Cem.

Benjamin married Catharine Righter, daughter of Michael Righter and Anna Catharina Geiger, on 2 Apr 1754 in Swede's Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Catharine Righter was born on 17 Jun 1732 and died on 14 Nov 1808.)