Brief Life History of Lysander
When Lysander Gee was born on 1 September 1818, in Austinburg, Austinburg Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, his father, Salmon Gee, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Watson Crane, was 23. He married Amanda Melvina Sagers on 15 September 1838, in Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. In 1849, at the age of 33, his occupation is listed as plasterer. He died on 27 June 1894, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- L Gee, "United States Census, 1840"
- Lysander Gee, "Find A Grave Index"
- Lepander Gee in entry for Caroline Gee McGavin, "Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000"
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World Events (8)
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.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
Name Meaning
Irish: pronounced originally with a hard /g/, a shortened form of McGee , Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ‘son of Aodh’ (see McCoy ).
English: pronounced with a soft g, /dʒ/; generally a variant of Jay .
French (Gée): habitational name from any of several places called Gée or Gé, for example in Maine-et-Loire, derived from the Gallo-Roman domain name Gaiacum. Compare Ge .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Lysander Gee, Pioneer of 1849 by Emma Gee Bloomstrom,
History of Lysander Gee, Pioneer of 1849. Sent in by Emma Gee Bloomstrom, a grand-daughter of Maryetta Rowe'Gee and Lysander Gee. Lysander Gee was a son of Solmon Gee and Sarah Watson Crane of Ash …
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