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Robert E. Lee 1807–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 January 1807

Birth Location: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 12 October 1870

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

Father: Henry III

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Lee

Children(s): William Lee, George Lee, Mildred Lee, Eleanor Lee, Robert Jr, Mary Lee, Anne Lee

The story of Robert E. Lee began in 1807 in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America. In 1870, Robert E. Lee resided in Lexington, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA. Robert E. Lee married Mary Anna Randolph Lee, and had children including Anne Carter Lee, Eleanor Agnes Lee, George Washington Custis Lee, Mary Custis Lee, Mildred Childe Lee, Robert Edward Lee Jr, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee. Robert E. Lee passed away in 1870 in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert E. Lee began in 1807 in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • In 1870, Robert E. Lee resided in Lexington, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.
  • Robert E. Lee married Mary Anna Randolph Lee, and had children including Anne Carter Lee, Eleanor Agnes Lee, George Washington Custis Lee, Mary Custis Lee, Mildred Childe Lee, Robert Edward Lee Jr, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee.
  • Robert E. Lee passed away in 1870 in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Robert Lee's Ancestors

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Robert Lee
1807–1870
Birth Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Henry Lee III
1756–1818
Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Henry Lee
1729–1787
Lee Hall, Leesylvania, Westmoreland Co, PA
Lucy Grymes
1734–1792
Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Henry Lee
1691–1747
Mary Lee
1704–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Randolph
1680–1719

Robert Lee's Descendants

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Robert (E.) Lee (19 January 1807–12 October 1870) m. Mary (Anna Randolph) Lee (1 October 1808–5 November 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

Robert Lee's Timeline

3 Records

1807
19 January 1807
Birth of Robert E. Lee in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 63
Robert E. Lee resided here in Lexington, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Lexington, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
1870
12 October 1870
Age 63
Death of Robert E. Lee in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America
Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 January 1807
    Event Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lexington, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 October 1870
    Event Place: Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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