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Elizabeth (Betty) Buckley

Elizabeth, known as Betty, was born on May 7th, 1803 in Dukinfield.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 38 in 1841
  Aged 56 in 1860 (US census)
  
  The 1841 cennsus shows Betty is NOT from Lancashire, so probably Cheshire or Yorkshire as she married at Ashton-under-Lyne (on the border of three counties)
  
  Aged 50 on ship manifest of 1851
  
  The Millennium file (sometimes unreliable) has her mother as Mary Hirst.:
  Name:    Elizabeth Buckley
  Gender:    Female
  Birth Date:    7 May 1803
  Birth Place:    Dukinfield, Cheshire, England
  Death Date:    5 Jun 1870
  Death Place:    Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  Father:    John Buckley
  Mother:    Mary Hirst
  Spouse:    John (Sr) Lees
  Children:    John (Jr) Lees; Susannah Lees

Betty's father was John Buckley and her mother was Mary Hirst. Her paternal grandparents were Joshua Buckley and Mary Hague. She was an only child. She died at the age of 67 on June 5th, 1870 in Salt Lake County/City. Her burial was in June 1870 in Salt Lake County/City.²

Death Notes
- Name    Elizabeth Lees
  Maiden Name    Buckley
  Gender    Female
  Birth Date    7 May 1803
  Birth Place    Dukinfield, Tameside, Greater Manchester
  Death Date    5 Jun 1870
  Death Place    Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
  Cemetery    Salt Lake City Cemetery
  Burial or Cremation Place    Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
  Has Bio?    Y
  Spouse    John Lees
  Children    James Lees, Josiah Lees, John Lees, George Taylor Lees and Susannah Blackham

General Notes
- Emigrated to Salt Lake City
  
  In 1841, John and Betty Lees (40 & 38) were living at Church Street, Ashton Town, Ashton Under Lyne with James (15), Joseph (13), Susannah (10), John (8), George (1) and Josiah (5mo).
  
  In 1860 John And Betsy (58 & 56) were at Salt Lake, Utah. with sons George (20) and Josiah (18)

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Joshua Buckley
  - b.~ 1751 in Ashton-under-Lyne
  
  John Buckley
  - b.Jul 1776 in Ashton-under-Lyne d.1853 in Little Budworth
  
  Mary Hague
  - b.1752 in Ashton-under-Lyne
  
  Elizabeth (Betty) Buckley
  - b.07 May 1803 in Dukinfield d.05 Jun 1870 in Salt Lake County/City
  
  Mary Hirst
  - b.1781 in Dukinfield d.1860

Personal Timeline

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¹ Millennium File
² FindAGrave