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02 January 2023

David March © 2014

HARRIET EVA DOROTHY LEVENICK

Harriet Eva Dorothy Levenick was born on 3 November 1904 in Emerald, Minnesota, USA to Edwin Israel Levenick (1870-1931) and Pauline Anny Amanda Boelke (1875-1969). Her siblings were: Ruth Alice (1899-1933), Florence (b 1902), Lawrence John (1902-1971), Edgar Ewald (1909-1982), Clifford Henry (1913-1986) and Lillian (b 1917). In 1910 the Levenick family was living in Emerald.

According to census records they immigrated to Canada in 1911. In 1916 they were living on a farm in 35-7-W3, Loganton RM, Saskatchewan and in 1921 on a farm in 31-7-21-W, Glenwood Municipality, Manitoba. In both census records, Harriet's father was listed as a farmer. By 1940 Harriet had moved to Vancouver, British Columbia and was living with Misses E and Selma Erikson - all three were nurses. When her mother died on 24 January 1969 she had the same residence as Harriet at 1675 West 11th Ave, Vancouver. At the time of her death on 18 December 1974, Harriet was single, a nurse and was still living at the same address.

Harriet's uncle, John Levenick, was in Saskatoon as early as 1910 and started out operating a lumber business. In 1915 he was living at 518 8th Street in Saskatoon and was president of a grocery store, Levenick Mercantile Company. In the same year, her aunt, Leona Ruth Levenick, was an accountant for McGowan and Company and was living at the same address. In 1916 John Levenick and family and sister, Leona, were enumerated at 518 8th Street in Saskatoon, but it would appear that Leona moved to apartment 313 in the #2 Drinkle Building later that year as that is where she was listed in the 1916 Henderson Directory. Leona was listed in the 1918 and 1919 Saskatoon Henderson Directories as a book keeper for McGowan & Company living at 604 116 3rd Ave South. In 1919 an Edward E Levenick (likely Harriet's father) was listed as a farmer at 218 8th Street.

Loganton RM is now part of Vanscoy RM. The land where the Levenicks farmed in 1916 was about 30 km from Saskatoon. As Harriet had relatives in Saskatoon and may even have lived in Saskatoon in 1919, she likely had many opportunities to sign the quilt while in the city shopping or visiting relatives. The Levenick family was Methodist and so may even have had occasion to attend 3rd Ave Methodist Church.

This family tree can be found on Ancestry under the title 3rd Ave Levenick Tree.

Harriet’s signature on her mother’s death certificate where she signed as informant