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Major General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee 1837–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1837

Birth Location: Arlington House, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Oct 1891

Death Location: Ravensworth, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Father: Gen. Conf)

Mother: Mary Custis

Spouse(s): Charlotte Wickham, Mary Bolling

Children(s): Robert III, William Jr., Norman Lee

The story of Major General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee began in 1837 in Arlington House, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA. Major General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee married Charlotte Georgiana Wickham, Mary Tabb Bolling, and had children including Norman Anderson Lee, Robert Edward Lee Iii, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee Jr. Major General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee passed away in 1891 in Ravensworth, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Major General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee began in 1837 in Arlington House, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
  • Major General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee married Charlotte Georgiana Wickham, Mary Tabb Bolling, and had children including Norman Anderson Lee, Robert Edward Lee Iii, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee Jr.
  • Major General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee passed away in 1891 in Ravensworth, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

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Major Lee's Ancestors

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Major Lee
1837–1891
Birth Place: Arlington House, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Parents
Gen. Robert Edward Lee (Mex\Amer War - Civil War\ Conf)
1807–1870
Stratford Hall, Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Mary (Anna Randolph) Custis
1808–1873
Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Maj. (Gen. Gov. Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee) III
1756–1818
Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
Anne (Hill Carter Lee (mother - Robert E.) Lee)
1773–1829
Charles City County, Virginia, USA
George (Washington Parke) Custis
1781–1857
Mount Airy, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Mary (Lee Randolph) FitzHugh
1788–1853
Arlington, Alexandria, Virginia, United States,
Great-Grandparents
Henry Lee
1729–1787
Lucy Grymes
1734–1792
Charles Carter
1732–1806
Ann Moore
1737–1809
Capt Custis
1754–1781
Eleanor Stuart
1754–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Captain
1691–1747
Mary I
1704–1764
John Carter
1696–1743
Elizabeth Hill
1690–1742
Daniel Dandridge
1711–1757
Martha Washington
1731–1802
Benedict Schulenberg)
1722–1788
Elizabeth Lady
1730–1798

Major Lee's Descendants

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Major (General William Henry Fitzhugh) Lee (31 May 1837–15 Oct 1891) m. Charlotte (Georgiana) Wickham (1835–26 Dec 1863) m. Mary (Tabb) Bolling (1846–5 May 1924)
  1. 1. Robert (Edward Lee) III 1860–1862
  2. 2. William (Henry Fitzhugh Lee) Jr. 1875–1876
  3. 3. Norman (Anderson) Lee 1868–1920 m. Margaret (Anne) Chillingworth 1868–1937
    1. 1. Eugene (William) Lee 1899–2004 m. Mabel (Augusta Mercy) Waterhouse 1903–1993

Major Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1837
31 May 1837
Birth of Major General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee in Arlington House, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Arlington House, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA
1891
15 Oct 1891
Age 54
Death of Major General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee in Ravensworth, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Ravensworth, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1837
    Event Place: Arlington House, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1891
    Event Place: Ravensworth, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

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