Eli
Lee
Born in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Israel Lee Jr.
and Sarah (Law) Lee
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mindwell (Armstrong) Lee
— married
30 Nov 1809 in Franklin, New London County, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Adon F. Lee
Died
at age 87
in Hartland, Livingston County, Michigan
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Dec 2018
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Biography
Eli was born in 1787 to Israel and Sarah (Law) Lee. He would marry Mindwell Armstrong in 1807 and together they would first move to New York and then would become one of the first families to migrate to the Hartland area of Michigan. They would have the following children:
Maria Lee (1810-1819)
Lyman Lee (1815-1887)
Adon F. Lee (1820-1857)
Elisha H. Lee (1824-1868)
Lewis Lee (1828-1840)
Romenzo Lee (1832-1851)
Once established in Michigan, Eli and Mindwell became founding members of the Baptist Church of Highland.
Eli would pass away in 1874 at 87 years of age.
Sources
- "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3K8G-4BB : accessed 29 December 2018), entry for Eli Lee, cites sources; "RHLeeFamilyTree" file (2:2:2:MM6J-Y46)
- "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB9-DVC : 15 August 2017), Eli Lee, Hartland Township, Livingston, Michigan, United States; citing p. 182, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 208; FHL microfilm 14,796.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8V-LT6 : 12 April 2016), Eli Lee, Hartland, Livingston, Michigan, United States; citing family 1603, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW6S-WFV : 14 December 2017), Eli Lee, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHC3-KM9 : 12 April 2016), Eli Lee in household of Lyman Lee, Michigan, United States; citing p. 16, family 131, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,186.
- Find A Grave Memorial: [1]
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-BY133505, FTDNA kit #920936, MitoYDNA ID T15095 [compare]
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