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General Robert Edward Sr LEE 1807–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 jan 1807

Birth Location: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia

Death Date: 12 oct 1870

Death Location: Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia

Father: Major Lee)

Mother: Anne Lee

Spouse(s): Mary Lee, Nany Wilson, Maria Custis

Children(s): George LEE, Mary LEE, William Sr, Anne LEE, Eleanor LEE, Robert Jr, Mildred LEE, Richard Lee, Mary Lee, Eleanor Lee, Robert Capt., Anne Lee, James Lee, Delia Lee, Orvel Lee, Erastus Lee, Matilda Lee, Sarah Lee, John Lee, Charles Lee

General Robert Edward Sr LEE was born in 1807 in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, the child of Major General Henry Iii Light Horse Harry Lee Father Of General Robert E Lee And Anne Hill Carter Lee. General Robert Edward Sr LEE married Maria Carter Syphax Custis, Mary Anne Randolph Custis Lee, Nany J Wilson, and had children including Anne Annie Carter Lee, Anne Carter Annie Lee, Charles R Lee, Delia Lee, Eleanor Agnes Agnes Lee, Eleanor Agnes Lee, Erastus Lee, George Washington Custis Lee, James Lee, John W Lee, Mary Ann Lee, Mary Custis Lee, Matilda Minna Lee, Mildred Childe Lee, Orvel Lee, Richard Henry Lee, Robert Edward Capt Lee Jr, Robert Edward Rob Lee Jr Capt, Sarah Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee Sr. General Robert Edward Sr LEE passed away in 1870 in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia.

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  • General Robert Edward Sr LEE was born in 1807 in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, the child of Major General Henry Iii Light Horse Harry Lee Father Of General Robert E Lee And Anne Hill Carter Lee.
  • General Robert Edward Sr LEE married Maria Carter Syphax Custis, Mary Anne Randolph Custis Lee, Nany J Wilson, and had children including Anne Annie Carter Lee, Anne Carter Annie Lee, Charles R Lee, Delia Lee, Eleanor Agnes Agnes Lee, Eleanor Agnes Lee, Erastus Lee, George Washington Custis Lee, James Lee, John W Lee, Mary Ann Lee, Mary Custis Lee, Matilda Minna Lee, Mildred Childe Lee, Orvel Lee, Richard Henry Lee, Robert Edward Capt Lee Jr, Robert Edward Rob Lee Jr Capt, Sarah Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee Sr.
  • General Robert Edward Sr LEE passed away in 1870 in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia.

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Children(s)

General LEE's Ancestors

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General LEE
1807–1870
Birth Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Parents
Major General Henry III "Light Horse Harry" Lee (Father of General Robert E. Lee)
1756–1818
Leesylvania Plantation near Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia
Anne (Hill CARTER) Lee
1773–1829
Shirley Plantation, James River, Buckingham, Virginia
Grandparents
Henry lee
1729–1787
Great-Grandparents
Mary Bland
1704–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Randolph
1695–1720

General LEE's Descendants

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General (Robert Edward Sr) LEE (19 jan 1807–12 oct 1870) m. Mary (Anne RANDOLPH Custis) Lee (01 Oct 1808–05 Nov 1873) m. Nany (J.) Wilson (1 October 1808–5 November 1873) m. Maria (Carter Syphax) Custis (1804–1886)
  1. 1. George (Washington Custis) LEE 1832–1913
  2. 2. Mary (Custis) LEE 1835–1918
  3. 3. William (Henry Fitzhugh LEE) Sr 1837–1891
  4. 4. Anne (Carter (Annie)) LEE 1839–1862
  5. 5. Eleanor (Agnes (Agnes)) LEE 1841–1873
  6. 6. Robert (Edward (Capt) LEE) Jr 1843–1916
  7. 7. Mildred (Childe) LEE 1845–1905
  8. 8. Richard (Henry) Lee 1831–1894
  9. 9. Mary (Ann) Lee 1851–1918
  10. 10. Eleanor (Agnes) Lee 1841–1873
  11. 11. Robert (Edward "Rob" Lee Jr.,) Capt. 1843–1914
  12. 12. Anne ("Annie" Carter) Lee 1839–1862
  13. 13. James Lee 1845–
  14. 14. Delia Lee 1840–
  15. 15. Orvel Lee 1836–
  16. 16. Erastus Lee 1842–
  17. 17. Matilda (Minna) Lee 1852–
  18. 18. Sarah Lee 1833–
  19. 19. John (W) Lee 1858–1943
  20. 20. Charles (R) Lee 1838–

General LEE's Timeline

4 Records

1807
19 jan 1807
Birth of General Robert Edward Sr LEE in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia
1822
1822
Age 15
General Robert Edward Sr LEE was married in Arlington, VA
Arlington, VA
1831
30 June 1831
Age 24
General Robert Edward Sr LEE was married in Arlington
Arlington
1870
12 oct 1870
Age 63
Death of General Robert Edward Sr LEE in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia
Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 jan 1807
    Event Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Arlington, VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 June 1831
    Event Place: Arlington

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 oct 1870
    Event Place: Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama

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