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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, with parents Maj Gen Henry 'Light Horse Harry' Lee III and Anne Hill Carter. As an adult, Robert Edward Lee wed Mary Anna Randolph Custis. Their household included George Washington Custis Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee,, Eleanor Agnes Lee, Robert E 'Rob' Lee and Mildred Childe "Milly" Lee. Robert Edward Lee's life came to an end in 1870 in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Maj III
1756 – 1818
Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
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Anne Carter
1773 – 1829
Birth Location: James River, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Custis
1808 – 1873
Birth Location: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

George Lee
1832 – 1913
Birth Location: Fort Monroe, Elizabeth, Virginia, United States
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William Lee,
1837 – 1891
Birth Location: Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Virginia, USA
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Eleanor Lee
1841 – 1873
Birth Location: Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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Robert Lee
1843 – 1914
Birth Location: Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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Mildred Lee
1846 – 1873
Birth Location: Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: American Civil War General Officers, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, 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 Year: 12 OCT 1870
    Event Place: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: American Civil War General Officers, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Cause of death: Pneumonia

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