Elias Lee

1777–1825 (Age 48)
New Hampshire, United States

The Life Summary of Elias

When Elias Lee was born in 1777, in New Hampshire, United States, his father, Col Jonathan Lee, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Lee, was 36. He married Patty Watkins in 1805, in Italy, Yates, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died in 1825, in Italy, Yates, New York, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Italy, Yates, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elias Lee
1777–1825
Patty Watkins
1780–1849
Marriage: 1805
Elizabeth “Betsey” Lee
1806–1875
William Dunton Lee
1808–1860
Esther Lee
1810–1858
Clark Lee
1812–
Polly Lee
1814–1847
Rodney Roswell Lee
1816–1899
Didama Lee
1818–1838
Pedee Lucretia Lee
1820–1838
Olive Lee
1822–1823

Spouse and Children

Children

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Siblings

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World Events (8)

1777 · New York Adopts a Constitution
Age 0
The Constitution of New York was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York on April 20, 1777. New York’s Constitution preceded and strongly influenced the United States’ Constitution. Three governmental branches were created including the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch made up of two houses.
1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution
Age 11
On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land
1791
Age 14
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

Name Meaning

1 English: topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land, Middle English lee, lea, from Old English lēa, dative case (used after a preposition) of lēah, which originally meant ‘wood’ or ‘glade’.2 English: habitational name from any of the many places named with Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘glade’, as for example Lee in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, and Shropshire, and Lea in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire.3 Irish: reduced Americanized form of Ó Laoidhigh ‘descendant of Laoidheach’, a personal name derived from laoidh ‘poem’, ‘song’ (originally a byname for a poet).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Yi
Leyes
Lees
Lay
Laye
Delee
Lie
Lea
Li
Leigh

Sources (2)

  • Elias Lee, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-36333-20000-13

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