Ann Lee

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Lee was born on 9 March 1880, in Westleigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Aaron Bullough Lee, was 21 and her mother, Ellen Farrington, was 20. She married James Henry Johnson on 24 February 1900, in Church, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Seattle, King, Washington, United States for about 5 years and Bryn Mawr, King, Washington, United States in 1940. She died on 30 April 1949, in Renton, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Henry Johnson
1880–1958
Ann Lee
1880–1949
Marriage: 24 February 1900
Mary Carter Johnson
1901–1904
Aaron Johnson
1903–1931
James Johnson
1906–1906
Ellen Johnson
1906–1906
Margaret Johnson
1911–1999

Sources (16)

  • Ann Johnson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ann Lee - Government record: birth: 9 March 1880; Westleigh St Paul, Lancashire, England
  • Ann Johnson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1886

Historical Boundaries 1886: Kittitas, Washington Territory, United States 1889: Kittitas, Washington, United States

1899 · Mount Rainier National Park is Established

Mount Rainier was established as a state park on March 2, 1899 with legislation was signed by President McKinley. Mount Rainier is a volcanic peak surrounded by forests.

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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Ann's Death

Ann was on her way to the hospital to visit her husband there. She had her daughter Margaret drive her there but when almost there someone hit their car. Ann died the next day due to fractured skull …

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