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Isadore Brown Lee was born on 6 June 1871 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts to John A. Lee and Susan E. Brown.1
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During her childhood, Isadore lived at 60 State Street in New Bedford with her parents and siblings, Charles, Minnie, and John.2 Isadore had two additional sisters who died before her birth, a baby born in 1864, and Lillian Lizzie “Lottie,” who died at the age of two in 1869.3
In 1883, Isadore accompanied a large group that included her aunt Isadore Brown Potter and her husband, C. C. Potter, to Akin House in Horseneck for the season.4
In 1885, when Isadore was just 14, her mother died at the age of 52 in New Bedford.5 Susan Elizabeth Brown Lee is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts.6
Three years later in 1888, Isadore’s sister, Melintha B. “Minnie” Lee Kelley, died at the age of 28 in New Bedford.7 She also is buried in the family plot in Fall River.8
Isadore attended Parker Street Grammar School, then New Bedford High School, graduating in 1890.9
Following high school, Isadore worked as a bookkeeper in New Bedford and, in 1900, was living with her father, John, and step-mother, Harriet.10 In 1901, her father, John Anson Lee, died at the age of 72.11 He is buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Fall River.12
Isadore returned to the Akin House with friends in 1904.13
In July 1907, Isadore traveled from New York to Liverpool, and then on to France, where she resided for two years.14 Upon her return, Isadore lived in Boston, working as a secretary.15 Isadore returned again to France in 1918, where she worked for the American Red Cross.16
After returning from France, Isadore lived in Boston and then moved to New York City, where she worked as a secretary.17
Isadore’s brother, John Albert Lee, died in 1930 and is buried in the family plot in Oak Grove Cemetery in Fall River.18
From about the mid-1930s, Isadore lived on Riverside Avenue in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts. 19 In 1935, Isadore attended her 45th high school reunion in New Bedford; she is on the 2nd row, 4th from the left in the photograph.20
Isadore’s last surviving sibling, Charles Dean Lee, died in 1936 and is buried in the family plot in Fall River.21
Isadore Brown Lee died at the age of 73 in New Bedford in 1945.22 Isadore is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Fall River.23
Endnotes
1. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Births Register 1871, vol. 4, p. 82, no. 188, Isadore Brown Lee, 6 June 1871. Parents: John A. [Lee], born in Somerset, and Susan E. Brown, born in Fall River. Father’s occupation: Mason. Note on record: See dep vol. 201, p. 66.
Full name of Isadore Brown Lee listed in Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of New Bedford, with the Superintendent’s Annual Report, for the Year 1890, (New Bedford : Mercury Publishing Company, 1891, p. 23, New Bedford High School Graduating Class of 1890, Isadore Brown Lee.
2. 1880 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 108, p. 22B, dwelling 186, family 270, John A. Lee household.
Address: 60 State Street
– John A. Lee, age 51, born in Massachusetts, street superintendent
– Susan, wife, age 47, born in Massachusetts
– Minnie B., daughter, age 19, born in Massachusetts
– Isadore B., daughter, age 9, born in Massachusetts
– John A., son, age 6, born in Massachusetts
Also, 1870 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, p. 33, dwelling 193, family 291, John A. Lee household.
– John A. Lee, age 41, born in Massachusetts, brick mason
– Susan E., age 37, born in Massachusetts
– Charles D., age 11, born in Massachusetts
– Minnie B., age 9, born in Massachusetts
3. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Deaths Register 1864, p. 118, no. 162, Female Lee, 14 Oct 1864. Cause of death: Stillborn. Parents: John A. and Susan E.
Also, headstone reads: Baby
Find A Grave, memorial 151925432, Infant Lee (1864–1864), Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
Also, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Deaths Register 1869, vol. 3, p. 9, no. 364, Lottie L. Lee, 19 Nov 1869. Age: 2 years, 7 months. Cause of death: Croup. Parents: John A. and Susan E. Place of death: New Bedford. Burial: Fall River.
Also, headstone reads: Lizzie Lillian / Daughter of / John A & Susan E Lee / Apr. 28, 1867 / Nov. 19, 1869.
Find A Grave, memorial 151919413, Elizabeth Lillian “Lizzie” Lee (1867–1869), Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
4. “Miss Isadore Lee, Friends, and Family Spend the Season at the Akin House,” newspaper article, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 3 Aug 1883, p. 2, col. 2.
5. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Deaths Register 1885, p. 142, no. 595, Susan E. Brown Lee, 14 Sept 1885. Age: 52, years, 9 months. Cause of death: heart disease. Birthplace: Fall River. Parents: Joseph, born in Fall River, and Melintha, born in Westport.
Also, “Susan E. Lee,” funeral notice, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 15 Sept 1885, p. 3, col. 6.
6. Headstone reads: John Anson Lee / Mar. 9, 1829 / Feb. 23, 1901. | Susan Elizabeth / His Wife / Dec. 15, 1832, / Sept. 14, 1885
Find A Grave, memorial 151970512, Susan Elizabeth Brown Lee (1832–1885), Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
7. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Deaths Register 1888, p. 161, no. 596, Minnie B. Lee Kelley, 24 Sept 1888. Age: 28 years, 8 days. Spouse: Herbert N. Cause of death: Apoplexy. Parents: John A. and Susan E. Place of death: New Bedford. Burial: Fall River.
Also, “Minnie B. Kelley,” death notice, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 24 Sept 1888, p. 3, col. 3.
8. Headstone reads: Minnie Find A Grave, memorial 182854744, Minnie Lee Kelley (1860–1888), Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
9. Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of New Bedford, with the Superintendent’s Annual Report, for the Year 1890, (New Bedford : Mercury Publishing Company, 1891, p. 23, New Bedford High School Graduating Class of 1890, Isadore Brown Lee.
Also, “Admission to the High School,” newspaper article, The Evening Standard (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 10 July 1886, p. 5, col. 3.
Also, “New Bedford High School Class of 1890”; photograph held by the New Bedford Free Public Library photograph collection, New Bedford, Massachusetts; published online at Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts Collection Online.
10. W. A Greenough, complier, 1896 The New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory, (Boston, Massachusetts : W. A Greenough, 1894), p. 349, Isadore B. Lee.
– Lee, Isadore B. Miss, bookkeeper, 48 Pleasant, b. 15 Washington.
Also, 1900 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 195, ward 5, p. 6A, dwelling 98, family 141, John A. Lee household.
Address: 15 Washington Street
– John A. Lee, age 75, married 4 years, born Mar 1825 in Massachusetts, retired
– Harriet M, wife, age married 39 years, born Dec 1833 in Massachusetts, 3 children born, 2 living
– Isadore B., daughter, age 29, single, born June 1870 in Massachusetts, bookkeeper
11. “Death of John A. Lee of New Bedford,” obituary, Fall River Daily Evening News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 25 Feb 1901, p. 4, col. 3.
Also, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Deaths Register 1901, p. 15, no. 43, John A. Lee, 23 Feb 1901. Age: 71 years, 11 months. Residence and place of death: New Bedford. Burial: Oak Grove. Birthplace: Somerset, Massachusetts. Parents: John [Lee] and Deborah Hathaway.
12. Headstone reads: John Anson Lee / Mar. 9, 1829 / Feb. 23, 1901. | Susan Elizabeth / His Wife / Dec. 15, 1832, / Sept. 14, 1885
Find A Grave, memorial 1519705344, John Anson Lee (1829–1901), Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
13. “Miss Isadore Lee and Friends Spend a Week in Westport,” newspaper article, Fall River Globe (Fall River, Massachusetts), 1 Aug 1904, p. 8, col. 1.
14. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1878-1960, Caronia, New York to Liverpool, July 1907, manifest list p. 40, Isadore B. Lee.
-Isadore B. Lee, age 36, female, USA, London to Liverpool.
Also, the first page of Isadore’s 1918 passport application states she lived in France from July 1907 to July 1909, United States Passport Application, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 – March 31, 1925, roll 0497, no. 12474, Isadore Brown Lee, 9 Apr 1918, page 1.
15. 1910 U.S. census, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 1430, ward 12, sheet 11A, dwelling 104, family 146, Isadore B. Lee.
Address: 42 Rutland
– Isadore B. Lee, lodger, 38, born in Massachusetts, secretary
16. United States Passport Application, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 – March 31, 1925, roll 0497, no. 12474, Isadore Brown Lee, 9 Apr 1918, photo, page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4, page 5, page 6, page 7
Also, “Miss Isadore B. Lee Arrives in France,” newspaper article, The Evening Herald (Fall River, Massachusetts), 11 May 1918, p. 9, col. 3.
17. The Boston Directory Containing the City Record, A Directory of the Citizens, Business Directory and Street Directory, vol. 117 (Boston, Massachusetts : Sampson and Murdock, 1921), p. 1017, Miss Isadore B. Lee.
– Lee, Isadore B Miss teacher rms 7 Walnut
Also, The Boston Directory Containing the City Record, A Directory of the Citizens, Business Directory and Street Directory, vol. 118 (Boston, Massachusetts : Sampson and Murdock, 1922), p. 1034, Miss Isadore B. Lee.
– Lee, Isadore B Miss teacher rms 7 Walnut
Also, 1930 U.S. census, New York City, New York, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 31-247, sheet 2A, dwelling 5, family 55, Maria McMatters household, Isadore Lee lodger.
Address: 27 Eleventh Street
– Isadore Lee, lodger, age 58, single, born in Massachusetts, secretary
18. Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Masons Membership Cards 1733–1990, Eureka Lodge, John Albert Lee. Birth: 23 Jan 1874, New Bedford. Death: 25 May 1930.
Also, headstone reads: John Albert Lee / Jan. 23, 1874 / May 25, 1930.
Find A Grave, memorial 151968783, John Albert Lee (1874–1930), Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
19. 1940 U.S. census, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 3-03, sheet 4A, dwelling 79, Isadore Lee household.
Address: Riverside Avenue. Same address in 1935.
– Miss Isadore B. Lee, age 68, single, born in Massachusetts
20. “New Bedford High School Class of 1890 at their 45th Reunion, New Bedford, MA,” 14 July 1935; photograph held by the New Bedford Free Public Library photograph collection, New Bedford, Massachusetts; published at Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts Collection Online.
21. Headstone reads: Charles Dean Lee / June 21, 1858 / June 23, 1936. Find A Grave, memorial 151919012, Charles Dean Lee (1858–1936), Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
22. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, Death Index, 1941-1945, New Bedford, Bristol County, Isadore B. Lee, vol. 67, p. 341.
23. Headstone reads: Isadore B. Lee / June 6, 1871 / March 4, 1945.
Find A Grave, memorial 233347099, Isadore B. Lee (1871–1945), Oak Groves Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts with headstone photo.
Citing this page: Kimberli Faulkner Hull, author, “Isadore Brown Lee (1871–1945),” Cool Adventures (https://cooladventures.com/collection/isadore-brown-lee-1871-1945/ : posted 2021).