Clarissa Jane Hodges

Brief Life History of Clarissa Jane

When Clarissa Jane Hodges was born on 21 January 1797, in New York, United States, her father, Samuel Hodges, was 30 and her mother, Lydia Bradley, was 21. She married Marquis La Fayette Lee in January 1824, in Winfield, Herkimer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 17 September 1864, in Winfield, Herkimer, New York, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in East Winfield, Winfield, Herkimer, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Marquis La Fayette Lee
1792–1863
Clarissa Jane Hodges
1797–1864
Marriage: January 1824
Charles Hodges Lee
1824–1867
Samuel Fayette Lee
1829–1888
Eli Bradley Lee
1830–1880
Mary Jane Lee
1837–1916

Sources (6)

  • Clarissa Lee, "New York State Census, 1865"
  • Clarissa Lee, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Clarise Lee in household of M F Lee, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hodge with genitival or post-medieval -s. Occasionally, however, the name may be topographic for a person who lived or worked at the house of someone named Hodge or Roger.

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

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