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General Robert Edward Lee 1807–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 June 1807

Birth Location: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia

Death Date: 12 Oct 1870

Death Location: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia

Father: Major VA

Mother: Anne Carter

Spouse(s): Mary Custis

Children(s): William Lee, George Lee, Sarah Lee, Richard Lee

The story of General Robert Edward Lee began in 1807 in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia. General Robert Edward Lee married Mary Anna Randolph Custis, and had children including George Washington Custis Boo Lee, Mary Custis Lee, Richard Henry Lee, Sarah Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Rooney Lee. General Robert Edward Lee passed away in 1870 in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of General Robert Edward Lee began in 1807 in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia.
  • General Robert Edward Lee married Mary Anna Randolph Custis, and had children including George Washington Custis Boo Lee, Mary Custis Lee, Richard Henry Lee, Sarah Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Rooney Lee.
  • General Robert Edward Lee passed away in 1870 in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major VA
1756–1818
Birth Location: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Anne Carter
1773–1829
Birth Location: Shirley Plantation on James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Custis
1808–1873
Birth Location: Arlington, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States,
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Children(s)

William Lee
1837–1891
Birth Location: Arlington, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
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George Lee
1832–1913
Birth Location: Fort Monroe, Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Lee
1833–
Birth Location: –
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Richard Lee
1831–1894
Birth Location: Bristol, Washington, Virginia, United States
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General Lee's Ancestors

Self
General Lee
1807–1870
Birth Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia
Parents
Major General Henry 'Light Horse Harry' Lee III 9th Gov. of VA
1756–1818
Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Anne (Hill) Carter
1773–1829
Shirley Plantation on James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Henry Lee
1729–1787
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Lucy ('The Lowland Beauty') Grymes
1734–1792
Morattico, Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Lee
1691–1747
Mary Bland
1704–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
(Colonel) Lee
1647–1711
Laetitia Corbin
1657–1706

General Lee's Descendants

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General (Robert Edward) Lee (19 June 1807–12 Oct 1870) m. Mary (Anna Randolph) Custis (01 Oct 1808–05 Nov 1873)
  1. 1. William (Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney") Lee 1837–1891
  2. 2. George (Washington Custis "Boo") Lee 1832–1913
  3. 3. Sarah Lee 1833–
  4. 4. Richard (Henry) Lee 1831–1894

General Lee's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 June 1807
    Event Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia

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