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Historical records matching Benjamin (Lea) Lee [Free Settler "Laetitia" and "Mary" 1829]
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About Benjamin (Lea) Lee [Free Settler "Laetitia" and "Mary" 1829]
Benjamin LEE was born 10/2/1788 in Worcester, England (son of Thomas LEA and Susannah DYSON)
Benjamin married Ellen Eliza SAUNDERS c1812 and they had the following children
- 1813 Helen
- 1818 Sarah Eliza
His wife Ellen died c1819 in England
Benjamin married Lucy Ann POULTON on 7/9/1825 in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England and they had the following children
- 1826 Benjamin
- 1827 Caroline
Benjamin and Lucy + 4 children + Luc's brother George and his wife emigrated to Australia.
They embarked on "Letitia" ("Laetitia) on 20/7/1828 and were shipwrecked on 19/8/1828 at Port Prava, St Jago. The passengers were transferred to "Mary" which left Port Prave on 21/8/1828 and arrived in Hobart on 19/12/1828 and then left Hobart on 6/1/1829 and arrived in Sydneyon 6/1/1829
After they arrived Benjamin and Lucy had the following children
- 1830 William Poulton
- 1831 George
- 1833 John Leonard
- 1836 Edward Cameron
- 1836 Lucy Anne Sarah - died young
- 1838 Thomas Frederick
- 1841 Lucy Ann Eliza
- 1842 Charles Alfred
- 1844 Susannah Margaret
- 1846 Emily Jane
- 1849 Laura Harriet
- 1852 Frances Adelaide
Benjamin died 13/4/1879 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia and was buried at St Johns
NOTE: Benjamin is referred to as a Waterloo Veteran
A detail obituary was published in The Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday 16 April 1879
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13432997?searchTerm=benj...
LINKS
- https://australianroyalty.net.au/tree/purnellmccord.ged/individual/...
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lee-10977
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Lee_(Australian_politician)
- https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Benjamin_Lee_(Australian_politician)
- https://zims-en.kiwix.campusafrica.gos.orange.com/wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2019-12/A/Benjamin_Lee_(Australian_politician)
- https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/Pages/forme...
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144785667/benjamin-lee
- https://alchetron.com/Charles-Lee-(Australian-politician)
- http://www.frankmurray.com.au/the-letitia-shipwreck/letitia-researc...
- http://www.frankmurray.com.au/ships-emigration-and-transportation/%...
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Benjamin (Lea) Lee [Free Settler "Laetitia" and "Mary" 1829]'s Timeline
| 1788 |
February 10, 1788
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Feckenham, Worcestershire, England
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| 1813 |
1813
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| 1818 |
August 28, 1818
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| 1825 |
November 5, 1825
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Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
NSW Death Record
Mentioned in Benjamin LEE's 1879 obituary - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18922393?searchTerm=benj... |
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| 1827 |
1827
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| 1830 |
1830
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New South Wales, Australia
NSW Birth Record
NSW Death Record
Mentioned in Benjamin LEE's 1879 obituary - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18922393?searchTerm=benj... |
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| 1831 |
November 10, 1831
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New South Wales, Australia
NSW Birth Record
NSW Death Record
Mentioned in Benjamin LEE's 1879 obituary - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18922393?searchTerm=benj... |