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General Robert E. Lee 1807 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1807

Birth Location: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Oct 1870

Death Location: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Father: Gen. Lee

Mother: Anne Carter

Spouse(s): Mary Custis, Unknown None

Children(s): Major Lee, Mary Lee, Major Lee, Anne Lee, Eleanor Lee, Captain Lee, Mildred Lee

The story of General Robert E. Lee I began in 1807 in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA. General Robert E. Lee I married Mary Anne Randolph Custis, Unknown, and had children including Major General George Washington Custis Lee, Mary Custis Lee, Major General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Anne Carter Lee, Eleanor Agnes Lee, Captain Robert Edward Lee, Mildred Chide Lee. General Robert E. Lee I passed away in 1870 in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of General Robert E. Lee I began in 1807 in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA.
  • General Robert E. Lee I married Mary Anne Randolph Custis, Unknown, and had children including Major General George Washington Custis Lee, Mary Custis Lee, Major General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Anne Carter Lee, Eleanor Agnes Lee, Captain Robert Edward Lee, Mildred Chide Lee.
  • General Robert E. Lee I passed away in 1870 in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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General Lee's Ancestors

Self
General Lee
1807 – 1870
Birth Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Gen. Henry Lee
1756 – 1818
Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Anne (Hill) Carter
1773 – 1829
Shirley Plantation, Tyler, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lieut. (Col. Henry Giles) Lee
Lucy (Ludwell) Lee
Charles (Hill) Carter
1732 – 1806
Shirley, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Anne (Butler Carter) (Moore)
1756 – 1809
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Carter
1689 – 1782
Elizabeth Hill
1703 – 1771
Bernard Moore
1718 – 1776
Anna Spotwood
1725 – 1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Carter
1663 – 1732
Judith Armistead
1665 – 1699

General Lee's Descendants

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General (Robert E.) Lee (19 Jan 1807 – 12 Oct 1870) m. Mary (Anne Randolph) Custis (1 Oct 1808 – 5 Nov 1873) m. Unknown
  1. 1. Major (General George Washington Custis) Lee (16 Sep 1832 – 18 Feb 1913)
  2. 2. Mary (Custis) Lee (12 Jul 1835 – 22 Nov 1918)
  3. 3. Major (General William Henry Fitzhugh) Lee (31 May 1837 – 15 Oct 1891)
  4. 4. Anne (Carter) Lee (18 Jun 1839 – 20 Oct 1862)
  5. 5. Eleanor (Agnes) Lee (27 Feb 1841 – 15 Oct 1873)
  6. 6. Captain (Robert Edward) Lee (27 Oct 1843 – 19 Oct 1914)
  7. 7. Mildred (Chide) Lee (10 Feb 1846 – 27 Mar 1905)

General Lee's Timeline

3 Records

1807
19 Jan 1807
Birth of General Robert E. Lee I in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
1870
12 Oct 1870
Age 63
Death of General Robert E. Lee I in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA
Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA
1870
12 Oct 1870
Age 63
Death of General Robert E. Lee I in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1870
    Event Place: Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1870
    Event Place: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

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