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Henry Lighthorse Harry Lee 1756–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1756

Birth Location: Leesylvania Near Dumfries, Virginia

Death Date: 25 March 1818

Death Location: Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Henry Lee

Mother: Lucy Grymes

Spouse(s): Anne CARTER

Children(s): General Lee, Charles Lee, Sidney Lee

The story of Henry Lighthorse Harry Lee began in 1756 in Leesylvania Near Dumfries, Virginia. Henry Lighthorse Harry Lee married Anne Hill Carter, and had children including Charles Carter Lee, General Robert Edward Lee, Sidney Smith Lee. Henry Lighthorse Harry Lee passed away in 1818 in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Lighthorse Harry Lee began in 1756 in Leesylvania Near Dumfries, Virginia.
  • Henry Lighthorse Harry Lee married Anne Hill Carter, and had children including Charles Carter Lee, General Robert Edward Lee, Sidney Smith Lee.
  • Henry Lighthorse Harry Lee passed away in 1818 in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Henry Lee's Ancestors

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Henry Lee
1756–1818
Birth Place: Leesylvania Near Dumfries, Virginia
Parents
Henry Lee
1729–1787
Lucy Grymes
1734–1797
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Lee's Descendants

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Henry (Lighthorse Harry) Lee (29 Jan 1756–25 March 1818) m. Anne (Hill) CARTER (26 March 1773–26 June 1829)
  1. 1. General (Robert Edward) Lee 1807–1870 m. Mary (Anna Custis Randolph) Lee 1808–1873
    1. 1. William (Henry Fitzhugh) Lee 1837–1891
    2. 2. George (Washington Custis) Lee 1832–1913
    3. 3. Mildred (Childe) Lee 1845–1905
    4. 4. Eleanor (Agnes) Lee 1841–1873
    5. 5. Robert (Edward Lee) Jr 1843–1914
    6. 6. Mary (Custis) Lee 1835–1918
    7. 7. Anne (Carter) Lee 1839–1862
  2. 2. Charles (Carter) Lee 1798–1871
  3. 3. Sidney (Smith) Lee 1802–1869

Henry Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1756
29 Jan 1756
Birth of Henry Lighthorse Harry Lee in Leesylvania Near Dumfries, Virginia
Leesylvania Near Dumfries, Virginia
1818
25 March 1818
Age 62
Death of Henry Lighthorse Harry Lee in Dungeness, Camden County, Georgia, United States of America
Dungeness, Camden County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1756
    Event Place: Leesylvania Near Dumfries, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories
    [6] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1818
    Event Place: Dungeness, Camden County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories
    [5] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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