Brief Life History of Chancy Charles
When Chancy Charles Lee was born on 10 October 1853, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Lee, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Ann Roebuck, was 32. He married Louisa Maria Baum on 26 June 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 4 June 1941, in Hanna, Duchesne, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Chancy C. Lee, "United States Census, 1940"
- Chancy Charles Lee, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Chancey Charles Lee, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
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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Trip to America then on to Utah
Chauncey Lee is listed on the Passenger list of the 1856 Voyage of the Enoch Train. Source: Mormon Immigration Index. Other family members that are listed are: John Lee, Sarah Lee, William Lee, Fa …
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