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Eli Lee 1798–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Westover, Covington, Alabama, United States

Father: GEN. SR.

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Sarah Pyle

Children(s): Richard Lee

Eli Lee was born in 1798 in Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Gen William Greenberry Lee Sr And Mary L Smith. Eli Lee married Sarah Sally Pyle, and had children including Richard Wesley Lee. Eli Lee passed away in 1870 in Westover, Covington, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Eli Lee was born in 1798 in Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Gen William Greenberry Lee Sr And Mary L Smith.
  • Eli Lee married Sarah Sally Pyle, and had children including Richard Wesley Lee.
  • Eli Lee passed away in 1870 in Westover, Covington, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

GEN. SR.
1777–1815
Birth Location: Northumberland, Virginia
GS
Mary Smith
1782–1840
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
MS

Spouses(s)

Sarah Pyle
1808–1887
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Richard Lee
1839–1924
Birth Location: Westover, Covington, Alabama, USA
RL

Eli Lee's Ancestors

Self
Eli Lee
1798–1870
Birth Place: Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
Parents
GEN. WILLIAM GREENBERRY LEE SR.
1777–1815
Northumberland, Virginia
Mary (L.) Smith
1782–1840
Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Greenberry) Lee
1750–1784
Guilford County, North Carolina
Elizabeth Few
1752–1829
Harford, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eli Lee's Descendants

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Eli Lee (1798–1870) m. Sarah ((Sally)) Pyle (1808–25 Jan 1887)
  1. 1. Richard (Wesley) Lee 1839–1924 m. Prudence ("Trudie" Civility McKenzie) Peevy 1847–1922
    1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Lee 1868–1909 m. John (Allen) Matthews 1861–1946
      1. 1. Annie (Francis) Mathews 1897–1994 m. Calvin (Legrand) Smith 1889–1931
        1. 1. Annie (Bell) Lee 1914–2004 m. L (K) Lee 1907–1991

Eli Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Eli Lee in Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 72
Death of Eli Lee in Westover, Covington, Alabama, United States
Westover, Covington, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Westover, Covington, Alabama, United States
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