Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

John Lee

Male 1833 - 1907  (74 years)


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  • Name John Lee 
    Born 25 Jun 1833  Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89229417 
    Invention Gun - Rifle 
    • John Lee was a Scottish-Canadian - Canadian inventor and arms designer, best known for co- inventing a prototype bolt action rifle with his brother James Paris Lee. The rifle they made led to the Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield series of rifles.
    Residence 1852  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-132613 
    Died 30 Oct 1907  Wallaceburg, Chatham Twp., Kent Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I132613  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father Esquire George Lee,   b. 1803, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1866, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Margaret Paris,   b. 9 Sep 1803, Stow, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1852  (Age < 48 years) 
    Married 31 Oct 1826  Stow, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F19588  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In Loving Memory Died At Wallaceburg, on Wednesday Oct. 30th, 1907, John Lee aged 74 years, 4 months. The Funeral The funeral will take place from his late residence, on Friday afternoon, Nov. 1st, at 2.30 o'clock. Service at the house. Interment at Wallaceburg Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

      Funeral Card

  • Sources 
    1. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 19.

    2. [S2190] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1864-1950.
      NameJohn Lee
      Birth Date25 Jun 1833
      Baptism Date18 Aug 1833
      Baptism Place, Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland
      Residence Date1833
      Residence PlaceHawick, Roxburgh, Scotland
      FatherGeorge Lee
      MotherMargaret Paris

    3. [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
      NameMargaret Paris
      GenderFemale
      Marriage Date31 Oct 1826
      Marriage PlaceStow, Midlothian, Scotland
      FatherJames Paris
      SpouseGeorge Lee

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Jun 1833 - Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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