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John Lees, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: December 29, 1917 (84)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Place of Burial: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Lees, Sr. and Elizabeth (Betty) Lees
Husband of Emma Lees and Martha Lees
Father of Amazina (Amazon) Player (Lees); Sarah Jane Gillespie; John Needham Lees; Bessie Openshaw; Josiah Needham Lees and 2 others
Brother of James Lees; Mary Anne Lees; Joseph Lees; Susannah Blackham; George Taylor Lees and 2 others

Managed by: Bryan Lee Chapman
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About John Lees, Jr.

GEDCOM Note

Occupation: Butcher for the LDS church tithing office, worked on theSalt Lake Temple construction

He was a veteran of the Black Hawk Indian War

Came to America in 1853, through New Orleans

Came to Utah with the Milo Andrus Company, 1855

Was a Seventy

Church Callings: Block Teacher in the 28th Ward

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John Lees, Jr.'s Timeline

195
April 8, 195
April 8, 195
1833
March 9, 1833
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
April 7, 1833
Oldham, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
April 7, 1833
Oldham, Lancashire, England
April 7, 1833
Oldham, Lancashire, England
1848
August 22, 1848
Age 15
August 22, 1848
Age 15
August 22, 1848
Age 15
1855
June 1, 1855
On The River, Boat "Amazon", On The Miss, River