1838–1888

Introduction

Born: 1838, Cro­ton Falls, New York.

Died: Jan­ua­ry 8, 1888, Pa­sa­de­na, Ca­li­for­nia.

Buried: Beth­le­hem Ce­me­te­ry, Del­mar, New York.

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Biography

Mary was the daugh­ter of Tho­mas R. Lee, and wife of Theo­dore Frel­ing­huy­sen Corn­ell De­ma­rest (mar­ried Sep­tem­ber 8, 1870, New York Ci­ty).

Her mo­ther died while she was an in­fant, and she was cared for by her grand­fa­ther and a Scotch nurse.

She spent most of her mar­ried life in Pas­sa­ic, New Jer­sey, un­til they moved to Pa­sa­de­na, Ca­li­for­nia, in hopes of re­stor­ing her fail­ing health.

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