Sgt Major
William
Lee
Born about in Nottinghamshire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anna Mary Barbara (Shoemaker) Lee
— married
11 Oct 1784 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Catherine (Lee) Freed
Died
at about age 80
in Wayne Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Dec 2014
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Biography
Sergeant Major William Lee served with 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.
William Lee is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A068832.
In 1775, William Lee enlisted in Bedford County, Pennsylvania and served for a year under Captain Robert Cluggage, First Pennsylvania Regiment. He then re-enlisted and served as a corporal, sergeant, quartermaster sergeant, sergeant major, and forage master in the Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment until peace was declared in 1783.
Sources
- Revolutionary War Pension S41755
- Gravestone, Lee Cemetery, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA. [1]
- Daughters of the American Revolution records associated with William Lee, Ancestor # A068832
- Sons of the American Revolution records associated with William Lee, SAR Patriot # P-234902
- Obituary, Ohio Patriot and New Lisbon Weekly Advertiser (New Lisbon, Ohio), January 12, 1828, page 3
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