Zaccheus Collins Lee
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BornDecember 5, 1805
DiedNovember 26, 1859 (aged 53)
OccupationJurist
SpouseMartha Ann Jenkins
Zaccheus Collins Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 5, 1805 |
| Died | November 26, 1859 (aged 53) |
| Occupation | Jurist |
| Spouse | Martha Ann Jenkins |
| Children | 3 |
Zaccheus Collins Lee (December 5, 1805 – November 26, 1859) was a jurist, who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland.
Born into the illustrious Lee Family of Virginia, he was the son of Richard Bland Lee (1761–1827) and his wife Elizabeth Collins (1768–1858). He was the seventh of their nine children and was named for his maternal uncle Zaccheus Collins. His first cousin was Robert E. Lee, his uncle Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee.
He married Martha Ann Jenkins (April 5, 1819 – April 16, 1864) on June 15, 1837. The couple had three children;
- Richard Henry Lee (April 29, 1839 Baltimore – March 20, 1883); served as a private in the Confederate Army. Father of 4.
- Mary Elizabeth Lee (November 5, 1840 Baltimore – April 8, 1904 Rome, Italy); she married 1) William B. Perine (d. May 1863) and 2) Bernard John Cooper (d. July 26, 1889), a Post-Captain in the British Navy. Mother of 4.
- Mary Ida Lee (c. 1843); died at 6 months of age
