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General Robert Edward 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 (Lexington City County), Lexington City, Virginia, USA

Father: Henry Lee

Mother: Anne Carter

Spouse(s): Mary Custis

Children(s):

In 1807, General Robert Edward Lee entered the world in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA, born to Henry Light Horse Harry Lee And Anne Hill Carter. General Robert Edward Lee married Mary Ann Randolph Custis. General Robert Edward Lee passed away in 1870 in Lexington (Lexington City County), Lexington City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1807, General Robert Edward Lee entered the world in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA, born to Henry Light Horse Harry Lee And Anne Hill Carter.
  • General Robert Edward Lee married Mary Ann Randolph Custis.
  • General Robert Edward Lee passed away in 1870 in Lexington (Lexington City County), Lexington City, Virginia, USA.

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General Lee's Ancestors

Self
General Lee
1807–1870
Birth Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee
1756–1818
Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA
Anne (Hill) Carter
1773–1829
Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Lee
1729–1787
Lee Hall,Westmoreland County,Virginia
Lucy Grymes
1734–1792
Lowlands, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Henry Lee
1691–1747
Mary Bland
1704–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col II
1644–1714
Laetitia Corbin
1657–1706
Richard Bland
1665–1720
Elizabeth Randolph
1680–1720

General Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1807
19 Jan 1807
Birth of General Robert Edward Lee in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
1870
12 Oct 1870
Age 63
Death of General Robert Edward Lee in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Civil War Soldiers, Side served: Confederacy; State served: Confederate States; Enlistment date: 14 May 1861
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3374.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JBJ
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 992.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RBA
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1870
    Event Place: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Civil War Soldiers, Side served: Confederacy; State served: Confederate States; Enlistment date: 14 May 1861
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington (Lexington City County), Lexington City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

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