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John Lees, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: HURST, Ashton-Under-Lyn, Lancashire, England
Death: January 28, 1886 (84)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Place of Burial: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph Lees and Susannah Lees
Husband of Elizabeth (Betty) Lees
Father of James Lees; Mary Anne Lees; Joseph Lees; Susannah Blackham; John Lees, Jr. and 3 others
Brother of Jenny Butterworth; Josiah Lees; Samuel Lees; James Lees; Ann Lees and 1 other

Managed by: Rick Fuller
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About John Lees, Sr.

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel 1847–1868 Cyrus H. Wheelock Company (1853)

Perpetual Emigrating Fund

Age at departure: 52

Find a Grave

Birth: Feb. 25, 1801 Ashton-Under-Lyne, England

Death: Jan. 28, 1886 Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA

Family links:

Spouse:
  • Elizabeth Buckley Lees (1803 - 1870)
Children:
  • James Lees (1824 - 1897)*
  • Susannah Lees Blackham (1830 - 1901)*
  • John Lees (1833 - 1917)*
  • George Taylor Lees (1838 - 1912)*
  • Josiah Lees (1840 - 1908)*

Burial: Salt Lake City Cemetery Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA Plot: H_4_11S2R_1W

Created by: Bryan Chapman Record added: May 27, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 37602571


GEDCOM Note

Occupaction: Laborer

Came to Utah in 1853 as part of the Cyrus H. Wheelock Company

Church callings: Elder, Block Teacher

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John Lees, Sr.'s Timeline

1801
February 25, 1801
HURST, Ashton-Under-Lyn, Lancashire, England
March 29, 1801
Ashton-Under-Lyn, Lancashire, England
March 29, 1801
Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
March 29, 1801
Ashton-Under-Lyn, Lancashire, England
1824
September 23, 1824
Ashton, Underlyne, Lancastershire, England
1827
September 4, 1827
Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
1828
1828
1829
March 23, 1829
Ashton Under Lyn, Lancashire, Eng.
1830
December 11, 1830
Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK