Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Lees was born on 25 January 1784, her father, Joseph Lees, was 43 and her mother, Mary Hudson, was 32.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Mary Lees, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Lees, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Parents and Siblings
1742–1788 Male
1751–1798 Female
Siblings (10)
1771– Female
1772–1773 Female
1775–1838 Female
1775– Male
1776– Female
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World Events (8)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 17
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 24
1815
Age 31
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: topographic name from Middle English lees ‘fields, arable land’, plural of lee (see Lee ), or from Middle English lese ‘pasture, meadow’ (Old English lǣs).
English: habitational name fromLeece or Lees in Lancashire, or Leese in Cheshire, all named from OldEnglish lēas ‘woodland clearings’ (plural oflēah), or from Leece in Cumbria, which was probably namedwith a Celtic word, lïss ‘hall, court, the principalhouse in a district’.
English: variant of Leece 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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