Born: November 8, 1802, in a farmhouse called Chwibren Isaf, at the foot of Mynydd Hiraethog, Llansannan Parish, Denbighshire, Wales.
Died: November 8, 1883, Chester, England.
Buried: Smithdown Road Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England.
Known as a preacher and lecturer, poet, novelist, astronomer and political thinker, Rees was a pastor in Liverpool for over 30 years.