| Birth: | Oct. 1, 1808 Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA | | Death: | Nov. 5, 1873 Alexandria Alexandria City Virginia, USA |  Folk Figure, Wife of General Robert E. Lee. She was the daughter of George Washington Parke Custis & Mary Ann Randolph Fitzhugh. The Lee family lived at Arlington House, which was inherited by Mary. Unfotunately, the house was seized by the Union because Mary was handicapped & unable to pay the new tax they had installed, and the home's property was turned into a burial ground (now present-day Arlington Nat'l Cemetery) for the dead soldiers. (bio by: Heather from VA) Family links: Parents: George Washington Parke Custis (1781 - 1857) Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis (1788 - 1853) Spouses: Robert Edward Lee (1807 - 1870)* Robert Edward Lee (1807 - 1870)* Children: George Washington Custis Lee (1832 - 1913)* Mary Custis Lee (1835 - 1918)* William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (1837 - 1891)* Anne Carter Lee (1839 - 1862)* Eleanor Agnes Lee (1841 - 1873)* Robert Edward Lee (1843 - 1916)* Mildred Childe Lee (1845 - 1905)* *Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Mary Lee | | | Burial:
Lee Chapel Museum
Lexington (Lexington City County) Lexington City Virginia, USA Plot: Inside a crypt in the museum | Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Heather from VA Record added: May 05, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7416695 |
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