Elizabeth Lee

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Lee was born on 26 July 1752, in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Dr. Ebenezer Lee, was 24 and her mother, Abigail "twin" Bull, was 24. She married John W. Clark about 1782, in London, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died about 1830, at the age of 79.

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John W. Clark
1760–1825
Elizabeth Lee
1752–1830
Marriage: about 1782
John W. Clark
1785–1825
Miss Clark
1785–

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    World Events (6)

    1776

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

    The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Young, Sang, Jae, Jong, Jung, Sung, Yong, Kyung, Seung, Dong, Kwang, Myung.

    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’.

    English: habitational name from any of the many places in England named with Old English lēah ‘wood, glade’, including Lee in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, and Shropshire, and Lea in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire.

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

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