Brief Life History of Edward Henry
When Sir Edward Henry Lee 1st Earl of Lichfield was born on 4 February 1663, in Spelsbury, Oxfordshire, England, his father, Sir Francis Henry Lee 3rd Baronet Of Quarendom, was 24 and his mother, Lady Elizabeth Pope, was 17. He married Lady Charlotte Fitzroy Countess of Lichfield on 6 February 1677, in London, Middlesex, England. They were the parents of at least 12 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 14 July 1716, in Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 53, and was buried in Spelsbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (7)
- Edward Henry Lee, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Edward Lee, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- Edward Henry Lee in entry for Charles Lee, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1663–1716 Male
1664–1718 Female
Children (18)
1678–1721 Female
1680–1680 Male
1681–1711 Male
1682– Male
1685– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1639–1667 Male
1645–1719 Female
Siblings (3)
1663–1716 Male
1663–1714 Male
1665–1698 Male
World Events (1)
1688 · Glorious Revolution
Age 25
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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