Lee, John D. 1812-1877
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Name (Latin)
Lee, John D. 1812-1877
Other forms of name
nne Lee, John Doyle, 1812-1877
Date of birth
1812-09-12
Date of death
1877-03-23
Place of birth
Kaskaskia, Ill.
Place of death
Mountain Meadow, Utah
Associate group
Utah Territorial Legislature
Mountain Meadows Massacre
Lee's Ferry
Council of Fifty
Lonely Dell Ranch
Occupation
farmer
rancher
ferry operator
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
John Doyle
Other Identifiers
Library of congress:
n 80165648
OCoLC:
oca00545328
DLC:
n 80165648
Sources of Information
- His Journals of John D. Lee, 1846-47 and 1859, 1984.
- Wikipedia, website viewed 21 July 2011(John D. Lee; John Doyle Lee; b. September 12, 1812 in Kaskaskia, Illinois territory; d. March 23, 1877, Mountain Meadows, Utah; Joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1838; mission to Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee; practiced plural marriage; farming and rancher in Utah; US Indian Agent in Iron County, Utah in 1856; member of the Utah Territorial Legislature, 1848; Member of the "Council of Fifty"; established a ferry crossing on the Colorado River called Lee's Ferry near his ranch which was named Lonely Dell Ranch; involved in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, September 1857)