Grandpa Levy

This is Grandpa Levy.



He was my grandmother's great grandfather. That means he was my Great-great-great grandfather. I'm not sure about dates of birth or death but if we allow, say, twenty-five years between generations, we could estimate that he was born in 1850.



This is the note that we found with the photo:













It says: 'Grandpa Levy. Note fingers gone. Frozen off working pump handle on sinking schooner to keep afloat to get vessel into port.'

Notice the fingers.