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Benjamin Franklin Lee 1839–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 April 1839

Birth Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 16 Mar 1916

Death Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Burrell Lee

Mother: Lehaney\ Lee

Spouse(s): Mary Lee, Eliza Lee

Children(s): Ida Gaut, Raney Lee, James Lee, Robert Lee, Louise Tollett, William Lee, Hester Wood

Benjamin Franklin Lee was born in 1839 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Burrell Russel Lee And Lehaney Louhaney Paralee Lee. Benjamin Franklin Lee married Eliza Tennessee Lee, Mary Isabelle Lee, and had children including Hester Ann Wood, Ida Belle Gaut, James Burrell Lee, Louise Tollett, Raney Franklin Lee, Robert Oscar Lee, William I Lee. Benjamin Franklin Lee passed away in 1916 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Lee was born in 1839 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Burrell Russel Lee And Lehaney Louhaney Paralee Lee.
  • Benjamin Franklin Lee married Eliza Tennessee Lee, Mary Isabelle Lee, and had children including Hester Ann Wood, Ida Belle Gaut, James Burrell Lee, Louise Tollett, Raney Franklin Lee, Robert Oscar Lee, William I Lee.
  • Benjamin Franklin Lee passed away in 1916 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Lee's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Lee
1839–1916
Birth Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Burrell Russel Lee
1804–1877
Halifax County, VA
Lehaney\ (Louhaney Paralee) Lee
1800–1863
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Burrell (Bassett) Lee
1775–1853
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Susannah ("Anna" Woodruff) Lee
1780–1843
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Aaron ("Big Aaron") Swafford
1776–1824
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Lucinda Howard) Swafford
1780–1863
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1730–1809
Elizabeth Lee
1735–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hon. Sr.
1690–1766
Mary Bryant)
1697–1780

Benjamin Lee's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Lee (17 April 1839–16 Mar 1916) m. Mary (Isabelle) Lee (17 July 1844–18 September 1891) m. Eliza (Tennessee) Lee (22 November 1848–2 December 1925)
  1. 1. Ida (Belle) Gaut 1875–1954
  2. 2. Raney (Franklin) Lee 1884–1951
  3. 3. James (Burrell) Lee 1870–1950
  4. 4. Robert (Oscar) Lee 1879–1945
  5. 5. Louise Tollett 1873–1912
  6. 6. William (I) Lee 1867–1879
  7. 7. Hester (Ann) Wood 1869–1915

Benjamin Lee's Timeline

3 Records

1839
17 April 1839
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Lee in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America
1916
12 March 1916
Age 77
Death of Benjamin Franklin Lee in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
1916
16 Mar 1916
Age 77
Burial of Benjamin Franklin Lee in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 April 1839
    Event Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 44
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1916
    Event Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 44
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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