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Robert Edward Lee 1807 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1807

Birth Location: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 OCT 1870

Death Location: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

Father: Maj III

Mother: Anne Carter

Spouse(s): Mary Custis

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

The story of Robert Edward Lee began in 1807 in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA. Robert Edward Lee married Mary Anna Randolph Custis, and had children including George Washington Custis Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee,, Eleanor Agnes Lee, Robert E 'Rob' Lee, Mildred Childe "Milly" Lee. Robert Edward Lee passed away in 1870 in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Edward Lee began in 1807 in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA.
  • Robert Edward Lee married Mary Anna Randolph Custis, and had children including George Washington Custis Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee,, Eleanor Agnes Lee, Robert E 'Rob' Lee, Mildred Childe "Milly" Lee.
  • Robert Edward Lee passed away in 1870 in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Lee's Ancestors

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Robert Lee
1807 – 1870
Birth Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA
Parents
Maj Gen Henry 'Light Horse Harry' Lee III
1756 – 1818
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Anne (Hill) Carter
1773 – 1829
James River, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Maj (Gen Henry Lee) II,
1729 – 1787
Lee Hall, Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA
Lucy (Gaines) Grymes
1734 – 1792
Morattico, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Charles (Hill) Carter
Anne (Butler) Moore
Great-Grandparents
Lt Lee
1691 – 1747
Mary Bland
1704 – 1764
Col Grymes
1693 – 1743
Katherine Jennings
1692 – 1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Lee
1647 – 1714
Laetitia Corbin
1657 – 1706
Richard I,
1665 – 1720
Elizabeth Randolph
1685 – 1720

Robert Lee's Descendants

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Robert (Edward) Lee (19 Jan 1807 – 12 OCT 1870) m. Mary (Anna Randolph) Custis (1 Oct 1808 – 5 Nov 1873)
  1. 1. George (Washington Custis) Lee (16 Sep 1832 – 18 Feb 1913)
  2. 2. William (Henry Fitzhugh) Lee, (31 May 1837 – 15 Oct 1891) m. Charlotte (Georgiana) Wickham (1840 – 26 Dec 1863) m. Mary (Tabb) Bolling (27 Aug 1846 – 5 May 1924)
    1. 1. Robert (Edward) Lee (9 Mar 1860 – 30 Jun 1862)
    2. 2. William (Henry Fitzhugh) Lee (1867 – 1875)
    3. 3. Mary (Tabb) Lee (1867 – 1871)
    4. 4. Robert (Edward) Lee (11 Feb 1869 – 7 Sep 1922) m. Mary (Wilkinson) Middleton (14 Aug 1874 – 19 May 1959) m. Mary (Middleton) Pinckney (14 August 1874 – 19 May 1959)
      1. 1. Ward (Parmer) Lee (3 Oct 1892 – 26 Nov 1977)
      2. 2. Edith Lee (May 1894 – )
      3. 3. Agnes Lee (14 Aug 1897 – 1 Oct 1990)
    5. 5. George (Bolling) Lee (30 Aug 1872 – 13 Jul 1948)
    6. 6. Annie (Agnes) Lee (1874 – 1874)
  3. 3. Eleanor (Agnes) Lee (27 Feb 1841 – 15 Oct 1873)
  4. 4. Robert (E 'Rob') Lee (27 Oct 1843 – 19 Oct 1914) m. Charlotte (Taylor) Haxall (23 October 1848 – 22 September 1872) m. Juliet Carter (April 6, 1860 – November 16 or 17, 1915)
    1. 1. Anne (Carter) Lee (July 21, 1897 – November 8, 1978)
    2. 2. Mary (Custis) Lee (December 23, 1900 – December 26, 1994)
    3. 3. Hanson (Ely) Lee (1891 – 1969)
  5. 5. Mildred (Childe "Milly") Lee (10 Feb 1846 – 05 Nov 1873)

Robert Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1807
19 Jan 1807
Birth of Robert Edward Lee in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA
1870
12 OCT 1870
Age 63
Death of Robert Edward Lee in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] American Civil War General Officers
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Education
    Event Place: United States Military Academy

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 OCT 1870
    Event Place: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] American Civil War General Officers
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Cause of death: Pneumonia
    Age:
    63

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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