John Doyle Lee

Male6 September 1812–23 March 1877

Brief Life History of John Doyle

When John Doyle Lee was born on 6 September 1812, in Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States, his father, Ralph Lee, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Doyle, was 34. He married Agatha Ann Woolsey on 23 July 1833, in Old Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1851 and Washington, Washington, Utah, United States in 1860. In 1845, at the age of 33, his occupation is listed as taught broad-sword lessons in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. He died on 23 March 1877, in Mountain Meadow, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Panguitch City Cemetery, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Doyle Lee
1812–1877
Sarah Caroline Williams
1830–1907
Marriage: 19 April 1844
Harvey Parley Lee
1852–1927
George Albert Lee
1855–1862
Margaret Ann Lee
1857–1862
Rachel Olive Lee
1858–1924
Sarah Ann Lee
1860–1920
Sarah C Lee
1861–
Charles William Lee Sr
1862–1941
Mary Elizabeth Lee
1864–1941
Robert Edmond Lee Sr
1866–1928
Josephine Helen Lee
1868–1947
Walter Brigham Lee
1869–1939
Ammon Doyle Lee
1872–1940

Sources (129)

  • John Lee in entry for Della Blair, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • 1850 United States Census for John Doyle Lee & Mary Ann Workman Lee
  • 1833 Illinois Marriage of John Doyle Lee & Agatha Ann Woolsey, "Illinois, County Marriages", July 1833, Randolph, Illinois, United States

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 April 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
  • Children (12)

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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 7

    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. 

    1821

    Age 9

    Historical Boundaries: 1821: Fayette, Illinois, United States

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 18

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    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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    John Doyle Lee

    John Doyle Lee (1812 - 1877) Thanks to the Lee cousin who added this history of John Doyle Lee. It should be noted that it was taken from the book "Some Descendants of John Doyle Lee", pp 1-12, compil …

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