Born in Florida, Orange, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Elijah Gray
and Sarai (Raymond) Gray
Sister of
Nathaniel Gray, Persia (Gray) Powell, Marilla Gray, Joseph Dixon Gray and Juliette Clarinda (Gray) Keyes
Wife of
Joel Lee
— married
17 Mar 1814 in Sheridan, Chautauqua, New York
Descendants 
Mother of
Olive Lee, Wellington Gray Lee, Daniel Uriel Lee, Caroline (Lee) Strong, Elenora Lee, Elias Baudinot Lee, Sara Almira (Lee) Porter and Helen Lee
Died
at age 101
in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 28 Nov 2010
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Biography
Amanda Gray was born on November 23, 1792 in Florida, New York to Elijah Gray and Sarah Raymond. [1]
On March 17, 1814, Amanda was married to Joel Lee in Sheridan, New York. [1]
Amanda's husband Joel passed away on May 15, 1836. [1]
The 1850 Census finds Amanda living with her son, Daniel, and his family in Ohio, Illinois. Also living with the family was Amanda's daughter, Sarah, and her son, Gerald.[2]
By 1855, Amanda had moved to Brooklyn, New York, and was the head of a household that included three of her children and one grandson, Gerald. Also living with the family was Ella Louise Keyes, her sister's step-granddaughter. Amanda was not employed, but her oldest son, Wellington, was working as a mechanical engineer. [3]
The 1880 Census shows Amanda is now living in Little River, North Carolina along with her daughter Hellen. [4]
Amanda Gray Lee passed away on 16 Aug 1894 in Transylvania, North Carolina, and was buried at the Rocky Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Cedar Mountain, North Carolina. [5]
Research Notes
As of October 2020, unable to locate Amanda on the 1860 or 1870 census, which is why it was not included in this biography.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gray Genealogy, pp 57-60
- ↑ United States Census, 1850
- ↑ New York State Census, 1855
- ↑ United States Census, 1880
- ↑ FindAGrave
- "United States Census, 1850," (FamilySearch : 4 April 2020), Amanda Lee in household of Danl U Lee, Ohio, Boone, Illinois, United States; family 90.
- "New York State Census, 1855," (FamilySearch : 13 March 2018), Amanda Lee, ED 2, Ward 6, Brooklyn City, Kings, New York, United States; line #26, family #1043.
- "United States Census, 1880," (FamilySearch : 11 September 2017), Amanda Lee in household of Hellen Larned, Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 185, sheet 222A.
- Raymond, Marcius Denison. Gray Genealogy: Being a Genealogical Record and History of the Descendants of John Gray, of Beverly, Mass. (Tarrytown, New York, 1887) Page 57 & Page 59
- Find A Grave: Memorial #27420586
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