When Sarah Wright was born in 1798, in Great Tey, Essex, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Wright, was 26 and her mother, Ann Biam, was 22. She married Samuel Lee on 23 April 1819, in Abberton, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in East Mersea, Essex, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 4 July 1842, at the age of 44, and was buried in East Mersea, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
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Possible Related NamesSamuel Lee Sr and his wife, Sarah, and children are listed on the 1841 census as living on the Win Farm. I contacted a local historian on Mersea Island and asked him for assistance in locating the fa …
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