Ann Lees

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Lees was christened on 6 December 1757, in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Lees, was 43 and her mother, Sarah Marland, was 39.

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Family Time Line

John Lees
1714–1796
Sarah Marland
1718–1788
Jonathan Lees
1733–
Elizabeth Lees
1739–
Joseph Lees
1742–1788
Sally Lees
1770–
Elizabeth Lee
–1824
Mary Lees
1736–
Samuel Lees
1737–1811
John Lees
1743–1802
Joseph Lees
1743–1744
James Lees
1745–
Martha Lees
1745–
Jane Lees
1745–
Joseph Lees
1747–1816
Benjamin Lees
1749–1832
Jonathan Lees
1752–
Hanna Lees
1755–
Ann Lees
1757–
Sally Lees
1768–
Mary Lees
1770–
Peggy Lees
1773–
George Lees
1776–1776
Joseph Lees
1777–1816
George Lees
1777–
Richard Lees
1779–
Ann Lees
1781–
Anna Lees
1784–
Saml. Lees
1785–

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    World Events (3)

    1815

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    1823

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    1825 · Museum of Lancashire

    The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.

    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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