Show 0 OBITUARY died fathis lathis city juna june 12 1877 of pard para sis gis dr EZEKIEL leea LEE aged 81 years 1 months and aud t dars deceased was born in chesterfield mas and was the tho son eon of captain charles lee of revolutionary memory who served his bis country aa a true hatot during the evert ful tul struggle for the nations liberty the subject of this obituary inherited his bis fathers valor and patriotism and an seivel during the war in 1815 ho moved oyed oved to the state stain ot at new newyork York tork where ho he remained till 1833 1633 enduring all the hard ships chips attending the settlement of a new country ceu u ry he then removed to kalamazoo Kalain azoo C co on a it heavily timbered farm far distant froza from any white settler here ho he remained for several years 11 rs and in 1843 embraced the gos V gospel pel pei and was appointed president ot at tho the comstock branch ot at the church which was organized la in that vicinity la in 1847 1817 be gathered with the saints to where be he expended d ifor fou for the benefi benefit t of the tha fugitives from nauvoo all the means at his command dp as well wea as to them in the capacity of a physician lu in the tha month of october 1843 1543 ha be sit rit arted started for salt lake lafko befog belog called with four others to carry the first mail mall that ever cros crog crossed sedr the plains leaving his family at council blucas bluffs after suffering much privat privation foli loil he reached salt lake ana returned in the fati fall of 1849 when be gathered up his jamily and effects and came to utah and settled at cotton wood in 1863 1805 he be removed to rne the ward salt lake olty city where he be remained until his bis decease i dr E lee was well known in this community as nsf a skilful physician and add a faithful latter iatter day saint for several years ho he acted as bishop of the holliday settlement he was the father of sixteen children bab baa thirty six grandchildren and ana twenty flye great grandchildren he received the office ot at patriarch and lived and ded died a servant of god jn in full faith of the gospel and the mission of the prophet joseph smith am ith the funeral took place on the last a discourse being delivered on the occasion loa ioa by elder orson pratt be hen sleeps with tha tho just and his memory Is precious to his po pos cou cou coa |