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Rachel Lee 1753–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1753

Birth Location: Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 1838

Death Location: Numidia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Samuel Lee

Mother: Margaret Hughes

Spouse(s): Thomas Cherrington

Children(s): Ezekial Cherrington, Samuel Cherrington, Margaret Cherrington, William Cherrington, Anna Cherington, Mary Cherrington, John Cherrington, James Cherrington

Rachel Lee was born in 1753 in Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Samuel Lee And Margaret Hughes. Rachel Lee married Thomas Cherrington, and had children including Anna Cherington, Ezekial Cherrington, James Boone Cherrington, John Cherrington, Margaret Cherrington, Mary Cherrington, Samuel Cherrington, William Cherrington. Rachel Lee passed away in 1838 in Numidia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Lee was born in 1753 in Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Samuel Lee And Margaret Hughes.
  • Rachel Lee married Thomas Cherrington, and had children including Anna Cherington, Ezekial Cherrington, James Boone Cherrington, John Cherrington, Margaret Cherrington, Mary Cherrington, Samuel Cherrington, William Cherrington.
  • Rachel Lee passed away in 1838 in Numidia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Lee's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Lee
1753–1838
Birth Place: Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Samuel Lee
1722–1802
Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret Hughes
1726–1810
Exeter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Anthony Lee
1679–1763
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Whitaker
1693–1764
Derby, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Ellis Hughes
1687–1764
Wales
Jane Foulke
1684–1766
Merionethshire, Wales, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lee
1640–1698
Frances Williamson
1679–1698
Charles Whitacre
1665–1720
Sarah Baker
1663–1699
John Hughes
1652–1736
Martha Caimot
1666–1699
Edward Foulke
1651–1741
Eleanor Foulke
1651–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lee
1605–1670
Margaret Oscroft
1609–1681
Samuel Whitaker
1643–
Barbara
1643–
John Baker
1606–1672
Mary Evans
1625–1707
Hugh Cadwalader
1627–1688
Gwen Williams
1630–1688
FNU(M) Caimot
1645–
Mrs. Buckley
1646–
Ap Foulke
1623–1677
Lowery Edward
1623–1677
Hugh Rhys
1610–1665
Gwen Williams
1630–1688

Rachel Lee's Descendants

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Rachel Lee (4 Nov 1753–22 Feb 1838) m. Thomas Cherrington (16 Apr 1751–09 Oct 1832)
  1. 1. Ezekial Cherrington 1782–1851 m. Mary (Catherine) Fisher 1794–1876
    1. 1. John (F.) Cherrington 1814–1882
    2. 2. Harriet Cherrington 1816–1870
    3. 3. Elmira Cherrington 1818–
    4. 4. Rebecca Cherrington 1820–1894
    5. 5. William (A.) Cherrington 1823–
    6. 6. Amanda (M.) Cherrington 1827–1911
    7. 7. Emma (Catherine) Cherrington 1839–1874
    8. 8. Mary (Ann) Cherrington 1824–
    9. 9. Amanda (M.) Keener 1827–1911
    10. 10. Eliza (P Cherrington) Steinmetz 1810–1885 m. Alexander Steinmetz 1815–1889
      1. 1. Samuel (C) Steinmetz 1839–1871
      2. 2. David (Laucks) Steinmetz 1845–1939 m. Lydia (Ann) Witter 1852–1917
        1. 1. Martin (H.) Steinmetz 1873–1948 m. Bertha (D., "Birdie") Phillips 1880–1963
        2. 2. Minnie (E.) Boyer 1884–1955 m. Edwin (Armand) Boyer 1876–1949
  2. 2. Samuel Cherrington 1776–1847
  3. 3. Margaret Cherrington 1790–1852
  4. 4. William Cherrington 1778–1823
  5. 5. Anna Cherington 1780–1843
  6. 6. Mary Cherrington 1784–
  7. 7. John Cherrington 1786–1810
  8. 8. James (Boone) Cherrington 1788–1834

Rachel Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1753
4 Nov 1753
Birth of Rachel Lee in Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1838
22 Feb 1838
Age 85
Death of Rachel Lee in Catawissa, Columbia Co, Penn, USA
Catawissa, Columbia Co, Penn, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1753
    Event Place: Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Genealogy of Berks; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH 170
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 103.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: YSG
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Berks, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1765-1785; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH 166

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1838
    Event Place: Catawissa, Columbia Co, Penn, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Genealogy of Berks; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH 170
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Numidia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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