Levie de Wit was the eldest son of Philip de Wit and Aaltje Tammerijn. He was born on 1 July 1891 in Rotterdam. On 13 August, when he was 22 years old, he married in Rotterdam the 22-year old Grietje de Roode, a daughter of Abraham de Roode and Johanna d’Ancona; Grietje was born on 13 December 1890 in Rotterdam. The couple had four children, namely Philip in 1914, Johanna in 1915, Abraham in 1917 …