Esquire George Lee^{[1, 2]}

1803 - 1866  (63 years)

• Name	George Lee
  Prefix	Esquire
  Born	1803	, Scotland   [3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135999225
  Interesting	business, life story
  Occupation	1826	Stow, Midlothian, Scotland
  	watch maker
  Occupation	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	watch maker
  Residence	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-75013
  Died	8 Apr 1866	Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I75013	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John Lees,   b. 1774, , Scotland ,   d. 25 Dec 1849, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Isabella Paterson,   b. 1771, , Scotland ,   d. 22 Sep 1854, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1802	Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland   [5]
  Family ID	F11128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Paris,   b. 9 Sep 1803, Stow, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. Bef 1852  (Age < 48 years)
  Married	31 Oct 1826	Stow, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  Children	1. Mary Lee,   b. 27 Aug 1827, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 7 Nov 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   2. James Paris Lee,   b. 1831, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 1904, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA  (Age 73 years)   3. John Lee,   b. 25 Jun 1833, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 30 Oct 1907, Wallaceburg, Chatham Twp., Kent Co., Ontario  (Age 74 years)   4. Isabella D. "Isabel" Lee,   b. 27 Mar 1835, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 10 Apr 1911, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 76 years)   5. Margaret Paris Lee,   b. 29 Jul 1837, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Oct 1929, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   6. Ann Lee,   b. 1838, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. George Lee,   b. 1841, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Jessie Lee,   b. 1843, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F19588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George Lee was a skilled watchmaker and jeweller, who operated a business at the north west corner of Water and Main. The family home was a rough cast frame building on Melville St. which was later demolished to make room for the Central Presbyterian Church Sunday School building. He had a long time association with the Associate Presbyterian Church, now First United Church and served for many years as the church secretary. Mr. Lee became a member of the Galt Subscription and Circulating Library in 1842 and soon succeeded Mr. Hunter [Hugh Hunter] as the town librarian. Mr. Lee was also elected to the School Commission of Dumfries in 1842. He was the father of the noted inventor of the Lee-Enfield rifle, James Paris Lee. Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge _____________________________ I have attended to your directions in respect to the Common Seal, which has been engraved by Mr. George Lee of Galt, in a highly crediable manner, and at as little cost as it could probably have been obtained in any part of America. I thought it right to have the seal engraved by an inhabitant of the distric rather than employing a person living at a distance, more particlarly as as upon inquiry, I ascentained that there was every prospect of the work being satisfactorily performed. Before using the seal it will be advisable to pass a By-law to authorise the form. Journal of the proceedings of the Municipal Council of the District of Gore commencing, February, 1842 - ending November, 1842

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 29 Nov 1859. 16 Nov 1859 In Owen Sound, on the 16th instant, at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. Jas. Gibson, George Corbet, Esq., of Owen Sound, to Isabella, second daughter of George Lee, Esq., formerly of Galt. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of Thomas Lee - 21 Mar 1879. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 19. George LEE Watch Maker Scotland Presbyterian 48 Mary LEE Scotland Presbyterian 22 Isabella LEE Scotland Presbyterian 17 Margaret LEE Upper Canada Presbyterian 15 Ann LEE Upper Canada Presbyterian 13 Jessee LEE Upper Canada Presbyterian 8 John LEE Scotland Presbyterian 19 George LEE Upper Canada Presbyterian 10 [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 19. [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910. NameJohn Lees GenderMale Marriage Date25 Jun 1802 Marriage PlaceSelkirk, Selkirk, Scotland SpouseIsabel Paterson FHL Film Number1067928 [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910. NameMargaret Paris GenderFemale Marriage Date31 Oct 1826 Marriage PlaceStow, Midlothian, Scotland FatherJames Paris SpouseGeorge Lee

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1803 - , Scotland Occupation - watch maker - 1826 - Stow, Midlothian, Scotland Married - 31 Oct 1826 - Stow, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - watch maker - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Apr 1866 - Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth