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Benjamin Franklin Lee 1823–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 June 1823

Birth Location: Wilmington, VT.

Death Date: 20 Jun 1892

Death Location: Ironville, New York USA,

Father: Ashbill Lee

Mother: Polly Hedding

Spouse(s): Betsey Towner

Children(s): Letti See

Benjamin Franklin Lee was born in 1823 in Wilmington, VT., the child of Ashbill Lee And Polly Hedding. Benjamin Franklin Lee married Betsey Lawrence Towner, and had children including Letti See. Benjamin Franklin Lee passed away in 1892 in Ironville, New York USA,.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Lee was born in 1823 in Wilmington, VT., the child of Ashbill Lee And Polly Hedding.
  • Benjamin Franklin Lee married Betsey Lawrence Towner, and had children including Letti See.
  • Benjamin Franklin Lee passed away in 1892 in Ironville, New York USA,.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ashbill Lee
1782–1831
Birth Location: Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Polly Hedding
1789–1859
Birth Location: Vermont, United States
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Spouses(s)

Betsey Towner
1827–1888
Birth Location: Panton, Addison, Vermont
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Children(s)

Letti See
1846–1907
Birth Location: Fairhaven, Vermont
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Benjamin Lee's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Lee
1823–1892
Birth Place: Wilmington, VT.
Parents
Ashbill Lee
1782–1831
Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Polly Hedding
1789–1859
Vermont, United States
Grandparents
William (Ashbill Lee) *
1760–1831
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Irene ((Jane)) Culver
1757–1831
Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
James (H Hedding) Jr
1762–1834
Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA
Ruth Ferguson
1762–1845
Charlotte, Dutchess, New York
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Lee's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Lee (3 June 1823–20 Jun 1892) m. Betsey (Lawrence) Towner (02 Jun 1827–05 Dec 1888)
  1. 1. Letti See 1846–1907 m. Jane French 1848–1880
    1. 1. Mary (Alice Lee) Blood 1874–1937 m. Amos (Abraham) Blood 1860–1950
      1. 1. Elizabeth (E) Blood 1915–2013 m. Fredrick (M Griffen) Sr. 1912–
        1. 1. Clark Griffen 1937–1998 m. Carol (Marie) Tallman 1937–2004
        2. 2. Ellen Griffen 1943–
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Griffen 1935–1935
      2. 2. Amos (Abraham) Blood –1980
      3. 3. Millard (M) Blood 1907–
      4. 4. William (Lee) Blood 1902–
      5. 5. William (Lee) Blood 1902–1968
      6. 6. Ruth (Louise) Blood 1903–1903
      7. 7. Elnora (Lucretia) Blood 1904–
      8. 8. Willard (( Pete) Marwin Blood) (twin) 1906–1988
      9. 9. John (Ephriam) Blood 1907–1974
      10. 10. Margaret (H) Blood 1909–1963 m. Lawrence McCuen 1899–1939 m. Frank (Z) Thatcher 1906–1963
      11. 11. Charles (Franklin) Blood 1910–1989
      12. 12. Dan (Edward) Blood 1912–1975
      13. 13. Robert (Edgar) Blood 1917–1973

Benjamin Lee's Timeline

3 Records

1823
3 June 1823
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Lee in Wilmington, VT.
Wilmington, VT.
1844
2 Mar 1844
Age 21
Benjamin Franklin Lee was married
None
1892
20 Jun 1892
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Franklin Lee in Ironville, New York USA,
Ironville, New York USA,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 June 1823
    Event Place: Wilmington, VT.
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1844

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1892
    Event Place: Ironville, New York USA,
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