Person Information

Biography

Mary P. Lee was born to Charles and Mary C. Lee. She had a sister Emma Caroline, who married Arthur Swartout. She remained single until she died in 1945. In an article detailing the memorial put on in honor of William Henry Seward in 1873, "Misses Mary and Emma Lee" were listed as having helped trim the canopy. Likely, she and her sister Emma were the young women mentioned. Lazette Miller Worden enclosed the newspaper clipping in her June 2, 1873 letter to Augustus Henry Seward.

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
Mary P. Lee was born to Charles and Mary C. Lee. She had a sister Emma Caroline, who married Arthur Swartout. She remained single until she died in 1945. In an article detailing the memorial put on in honor of William Henry Seward in 1873, "Misses Mary and Emma Lee" were listed as having helped trim the canopy. Likely, she and her sister Emma were the young women mentioned. Lazette Miller Worden enclosed the newspaper clipping in her June 2, 1873 letter to Augustus Henry Seward.
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/imageviewer/collections/7250/images/004858094_00133?usePUB=true&_phsrc=LpS624&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=1371865077
Title of Webpage: 
Ancestry.com
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - 15:45
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - 15:45
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://www.interment.net/data/us/ny/cayuga/fort-hill-cemetery/records-l.htm
Title of Webpage: 
Interment.net: Fort Hill Cemetery
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - 15:45
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - 15:45