Joseph Lee

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Lee was christened on 23 February 1675, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, his father, Willi Lee, was 126 and his mother, Anne, was 126. He married Helen Dronfield on 27 November 1690, in Old Brampton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Lee
1675–
Helen Dronfield
1670–
Marriage: 27 November 1690
Johannes Lee
1691–
Joanna Lee
1692–
Elizabetha Lee
1696–
Helen Lee
1698–
Marie Lee
1700–
Dorothy Lee
1702–1787
Alicia Lee
1704–
Josephus Lee
1707–
Sarah Lee
1709–

Sources (11)

  • Josephus Lee, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Joseph Lee, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
  • Josephus Lee, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"

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World Events (6)

1688 · Glorious Revolution

The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.

1720 · South Sea Bubble

The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.

1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted

Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.

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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