George Lee

1841 - 1910  (69 years)

• Name	George Lee
  Born	1841	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/260108946
  Residence	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-132614
  Died	21 Mar 1910	Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I132614	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Esquire George Lee,   b. 1803, , Scotland ,   d. 8 Apr 1866, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Margaret Paris,   b. 9 Sep 1803, Stow, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. Bef 1852  (Age < 48 years)
  Married	31 Oct 1826	Stow, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  Family ID	F19588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of Mr. George Lee After a long and trying illness, Mr. George Lee, a well known citizen of the town, passed away on Monday. He was nearly seventy years of age, and had been in failing health for some years. His parents came from Roxburghshire, Scotland; but Mr. Lee was born in Galt. He had been a resident of Owen Sound for forty years. He was a watchmaker by trade, but gave much of his time to other work in the mechanical lines; in fact he came of a family of mechanical geniuses, his brother, James Lee, being one of the inventors the Lee-Enfield rifle. His wife, who was a Miss David, survives him, with one son Frank, and two daughters, Mrs. Briggs and Mrs. Frank Morgan. Mrs. Geo. Corbet, formerly of Owen Sound, now of Duluth, Minn., is a sister. The funeral took place on Wednesday to Greenwood cemetery. Owen Sound Sun, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada Fri, Mar 25, 1910 Page 4 ___________ Death of Mr. George Lee The death took place on Monday of Mr. George Lee, a resident of the west side annex and formerly in business here as a watchmaker and jeweler. Deceased was born in Galt of Scottish parentage shortly after the latter's arrival from Hawick, Scotland. He learned his trade with his father, who was one of the most skillful watchmakers in the Province in his day. Coming to Owen Sound when the Indian lands comprising Sarawak and Keppel were thrown open for settlement he has been a resident here for several years. His brothers were the late James Lee, the inventor of the well-known Lee rifle mechanism which was adopted in combination with the Lee-Enfield and Lee-Metford rifles. Another brother was Mr. John Lee, a well-known foundry-man of Galt and Leamington. Mrs. George Corbet, formerly of this town, but who has only recently moved to Tyron, North Carolina where she resided with her daughter, was a sister as were also Mrs. Trumble and Mrs. Whitehead of Galt and Mrs. John Scagel of Sarnia. Deceased was a quiet and unobtrusive man who will be missed by intimate friends and relations. He is survived by a widow and six daughters, Mrs. Frances Morgan, Mrs. John Briggs, Mrs. Roderick Chambers Mrs. Charles Millman, Mrs. Fred. Brown, Miss Fannie Lee, and one son, Mr. Frank Lee of Virden, Man The funeral took place to Greenwood cemetery yesterday afternoon, the service being conducted by Rev. Dr. Caldwell of the Fourth Avenue west, Methodist church, of which deceased was a member. The pall-bearers were Col. Telford, W. P. Telford, Capt. P. Telfer, John Pearson, John Grady and Michael Forhan all life long friends of deceased. The Owen Sound Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, Thu, Mar 24, 1910 Page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 19. [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910. NameMargaret Paris GenderFemale Marriage Date31 Oct 1826 Marriage PlaceStow, Midlothian, Scotland FatherJames Paris SpouseGeorge Lee

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1841 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Mar 1910 - Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth