Mary Elizabeth Woolsey

Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth

When Mary Elizabeth Woolsey was born on 12 January 1848, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, her father, Thomas Woolsey, was 41 and her mother, Mary Burrell, was 34. She married Joseph Hyrum Lee on 2 January 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860 and Tuba City, Yavapai, Arizona, United States in 1880. She died on 29 April 1899, in Tuba City, Coconino, Arizona, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Tuba City, Coconino, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Hyrum Lee
1844–1932
Mary Elizabeth Woolsey
1848–1899
Marriage: 2 January 1863
Thomas Doyle Lee
1863–1895
Mary Lee
1864–1864
Agatha Ann Lee
1866–1953
Sarah Alice Lee
1869–1931
Elnora Abigail Lee
1870–1939
Lovina Syrena Lee
1872–1954
Joseph Hyrum Lee Jr.
1873–1952
Evaline Lee
1875–1941
Ernest Alexander Lee
1876–1956
Rubin Ezra Lee
1878–1879
Mary Eliza Lee
1881–1936
Wilford Willard Lee
1883–1965
George Washington Lee
1885–1961
Ada Belle Lee
1886–1969
Lola Vilate Lee
1889–1966
Minnie Ardell Lee
1891–1891

Sources (62)

  • Mary Elizeph Wolsey Lee in household of Ernest Alexander Lee, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Elizabeth Woolsey - birth: 12 January 1848; Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
  • Marriage Record of Joseph Hyrum Lee and Mary Elizabeth Woolsey

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk): from the Middle English personal name Wulsy (Old English Wulfsige, from wulf ‘wolf’ + sige ‘victory’). The personal name was common in Suffolk, where it gave rise to the surname of Henry VIII's minister Cardinal Wolsey.

History: George Woolsey came to New Amsterdam in New Netherland (now New York City, NY) from England via the Netherlands in 1623.

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

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The Life Summary of Mary Elizabeth When Mary Elizabeth Woolsey was born on 12 January 1848, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Thomas Woolsey, was 42 and her mother, Mary Burrel …

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