Clarissa Jane Lee

Brief Life History of Clarissa Jane

When Clarissa Jane Lee was born on 17 August 1824, in Clarendon, Orleans, New York, United States, her father, Ezekiel Lee, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Strong, was 28. She married Pardon Knapp Webb on 7 January 1844, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Payson, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 3 September 1892, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Pardon Knapp Webb
1818–1893
Clarissa Jane Lee
1824–1892
Marriage: 7 January 1844
Adelaide Elizabeth Webb
1845–1940
Adolphus Delmot Webb
1847–1924
Clarissa Amelia Webb
1850–1947
Helen Adelia Webb
1853–1925
Martha Jane Webb
1855–1855
Pardon Knapp Webb Jr.
1856–1863
Mary Alice Webb
1859–1940
James Henry Webb
1861–1954
Zella Lee Webb
1864–1887

Sources (59)

  • Clarissa Jane Webb in household of Pardon Webb, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Clarissa Jane Lee, "Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995"
  • Clarissa Lee, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1842 · Relief Society Organized

The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on March 17, 1842. Emma Smith was the first Relief Society president. It was established as a way to help strengthen and serve other women.

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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Clarissa Jane Lee

Clarissa Jane Lee was born on August 19, 1824, at Clarendon, Orleans County, New York. Clarendon is located in western New York State near Rochester. Clarissa was the second child of Dr. Ezekiel Lee a …

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