John D Lee: Click here for Family Search link
Birth: 6 September 1812 Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Baptism: June 17, 1838
Death: 23 March 1877 Mountain Meadow, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
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Conversion:
John D. left at age 16 to make his own way. He had jobs riding the mail through a sparsely settled area, working on a river boat and working at a warehouse and store. When visiting the home of his older sister, he met Agatha Ann Woolsey. They were married on July 24, 1833, and settled nearby. It was here a few years later that he first heard the message of the Mormon elders and was not impressed. However, a neighbor Levi Stewart had brought him a copy of The Book of Mormon and told of meeting Joseph Smith, and John D. decided to read the book. He finished it on the night he stayed up with the body of his little daugh¬ter who had just died and received a confirmation of its truthfulness. The Lees traveled with the Stewarts to Far West where they settled in Ambrosia and were bap-tized on June 17, 1838. John D. was active in the defense of Far West and moved his family with the Saints to Illinois. In the next five years he spent about half his time on missions and the other half providing for his family. His first mission was to Tennessee with Levi Stewart. They split up, and we understand that one of the families that John D. converted was the William Franklin Pace family, another of my ancestors. John had a lot of success in his various missions.
He also baptized the Young family and eventually married Marry (Poly) Vance Young who is our GGG Grandmother.
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