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Major General George Washington Custis Lee 1832 – 1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1832

Birth Location: Fort Monroe, Elizabeth, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 18 Feb 1913

Death Location: Ravensworth, Virginia, United States

Father: General Lee

Mother: Mary Custis

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Major General George Washington Custis Lee was born in 1832 in Fort Monroe, Elizabeth, Virginia, United States, the child of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anne Randolph Custis. Major General George Washington Custis Lee passed away in 1913 in Ravensworth, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Major General George Washington Custis Lee was born in 1832 in Fort Monroe, Elizabeth, Virginia, United States, the child of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anne Randolph Custis.
  • Major General George Washington Custis Lee passed away in 1913 in Ravensworth, Virginia, United States.

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Major Lee's Ancestors

Self
Major Lee
1832 – 1913
Birth Place: Fort Monroe, Elizabeth, Virginia, United States
Parents
General Robert E. Lee
1807 – 1870
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Anne Randolph) Custis
1808 – 1873
Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Gen. (Henry) Lee
1756 – 1818
Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Anne (Hill) Carter
1773 – 1829
Shirley Plantation, Tyler, Charles City, Virginia, USA
George (Washington Parke) Custis
1781 – 1857
Maryland, USA
Mary (Lee) Fitzhugh
1788 – 1853
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lieut. Lee
Lucy Lee
Charles Carter
1732 – 1806
Anne (Moore)
1756 – 1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Carter
1689 – 1782
Elizabeth Hill
1703 – 1771
Bernard Moore
1718 – 1776
Anna Spotwood
1725 – 1801

Major Lee's Timeline

4 Records

1832
16 Sep 1832
Birth of Major General George Washington Custis Lee in Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1832
16 Sep 1832
Birth of Major General George Washington Custis Lee in Fort Monroe, Elizabeth, Virginia, United States
Fort Monroe, Elizabeth, Virginia, United States
1913
18 Feb 1913
Age 81
Death of Major General George Washington Custis Lee in Ravenworth, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Ravenworth, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
1913
18 Feb 1913
Age 81
Death of Major General George Washington Custis Lee in Ravensworth, Virginia, United States
Ravensworth, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1832
    Event Place: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1832
    Event Place: Fort Monroe, Elizabeth, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1913
    Event Place: Ravenworth, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1913
    Event Place: Ravensworth, Virginia, United States

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