Jeremiah Lee
American
Col Jeremiah Lee was a notable American shipping merchant from Marblehead who rebelled against the British Empire. - AsNotedIn
Col Jeremiah Lee was a notable American shipping merchant from Marblehead who rebelled against the British Empire. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1721/04/16 | Mary Tarrin Lee, wife of Samuel Lee, gives birth to a son, Jeremiah Lee, on Cape Ann, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Province of Massachusetts Bay. | Born | Manchester-by-the-Sea | Massachusetts | |||
| 1745/06/25 | Martha Swett, daughter of Joseph Swett and Hannah Negus Lee, marries, Jeremiah Lee. | Groom | |||||
| 1768/00/00 | A handsome Georgian residence is erected for merchant Jeremiah Lee, 1766-1768. The house still features rococo carving, mahogany woodwork and original English hand-painted mural paper. | Home | Jeremiah Lee House | Marblehead, MA | |||
| 1771/00/00 | Tax listings indicate that Jeremiah Lee of Marblehead is the wealthiest man in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. At the time of his death, Lee's estate includes full ownership of 21 vessels - mostly fishing schooners and several snows and brigs. | Life | |||||
| 1774/10/00 | Autumn 1774, Colonel Jeremiah Lee serves as chairman of the Essex County rebel congress. Col Lee is an importer of munitions and will work as a liaison with leaders in Maryland and Virginia. | Patriot | |||||
| 1775/00/00 | Colonel Jeremiah Lee heads the Marblehead rebel militia regiment and serves as committee chair of the Massachusetts rebel legislature. | Patriot | |||||
| 1775/04/18 | A Patriot Committee of Safety meets at Weatherby's Black Horse Tavern (lost) in Menotomy (now Arlington). Marker in front of 295 Massachusetts Avenue. | Patriot Committee of Supplies | Arlington | Massachusetts | Battles of Lexington and Concord | ||
| 1775/04/19 | Committee of Safety members, Elbridge Gerry, Azor Orne and Jeremiah Lee, who were sleeping at the Black Horse Tavern awake to British soldiers knocking on the door wanting to search the inn. The Patriots escape the Regulars by hiding in a cornfield behind | Patriot Committee of Supplies | Battles of Lexington and Concord | ||||
| 1775/05/10 | As a result of exposure after fleeing Weatherby's Black Horse Tavern, Lee contracts an illness and dies in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay. | Died | Waltham, MA | Massachusetts |
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