Born in Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Woolsey
and Abigail (Schaffer) Woolsey
Sister of
William A. Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Richard Woolsey, Agatha Ann (Woolsey) Lee, John Doyle Woolsey, Sarah (Woolsey) Hickerson, James Hopkins Woolsey and Emoline Vaughn (Woolsey) Lee
Wife of
John Doyle Lee
— married
3 May 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth Abigail Lee, Helen Rachel (Lee) Wood, Nancy Emily (Lee) Dalton, Rachel Amorah (Lee) Smithson, Ralph Doyle Lee, John Amasa Lee, William Franklin Lee and Joseph Willard Lee
Died
at age 86
in Lebanon, Graham, Arizona, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Dec 2013
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Biography
Rachel Andora Woolsey was born on 5 August 1825 in Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States, daughter of Joseph Woolsey (1775–1839) and Abigail Schaffer (1786–1848).
Rachel (19) married John Doyle Lee (32) (born on 6 September 1812 in Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois, United States; son of Ralph Lee and Sarah Elizabeth (Doyle) Lee) on 3 May 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. Their children were:
- Elizabeth Abigail Lee (3 February 1848 – 5 July 1852) .
- Helen Rachel Lee (29 July 1852 – 5 July 1943) .
- Nancy Emily Lee (22 January 1853 – 27 February 1931) .
- Rachel Amorah Lee (29 March 1856 – 21 July 1945) .
- Ralph Doyle Lee (12 February 1858 – 20 July 1918) .
- John Amasa Lee (9 March 1860 – 29 April 1939) .
- William Franklin Lee (5 August 1862 – 12 June 1946) .
- Joseph Willard Lee (9 August 1868 – 30 October 1916)
Rachel died on 7 July 1912 in Lebanon, Graham, Arizona, United States, aged 86. She was buried in Lebanon Cemetery, Safford, Graham County, Arizona.[1]
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Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27139897/rachel_andora-lee: accessed March 31, 2024), memorial page for Rachel Andora Woolsey Lee (5 Aug 1825–7 Jul 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27139897, citing Lebanon Cemetery, Safford, Graham County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Angela Notarangelo (contributor 47005831).
- "Descendants of John Doyle Lee," 1960 by Manetta Prince Henrie
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27139897/rachel_andora-lee: accessed March 31, 2024), memorial page for Rachel Andora Woolsey Lee (5 Aug 1825–7 Jul 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27139897, citing Lebanon Cemetery, Safford, Graham County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Angela Notarangelo (contributor 47005831).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
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~6.25%
Wilford Whitaker
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T692999 [compare]
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~3.12%
E. (Wright) Pany :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A588868 [compare], Ancestry member BethPany43c
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~1.56%
Kristin (Brady) Levang :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
+
Living DNA
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~0.78%
Hershel Price :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A790415 [compare], Ancestry member brendaprice37
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