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Lee Mission Cemetery

Coordinates: 44°56′33″N 123°00′34″W / 44.94250°N 123.00944°W / 44.94250; -123.00944
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Lee Mission Cemetery
Entrance gate at Lee Mission Cemetery
LocationSalem, Oregon, USA
Coordinates44°56′33″N 123°00′34″W / 44.94250°N 123.00944°W / 44.94250; -123.00944
Built1842
NRHP reference No.78002299
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1978

Lee Mission Cemetery is a pioneer cemetery in Salem, Oregon, United States.

History

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Lee Mission Cemetery was established in 1842 with the burial of Lucy Thompson Lee, the second wife of Rev. Jason Lee. The cemetery's gate has the date 1838, which is date of death for Anna Maria Pittman Lee, first wife of Jason Lee, and their infant son, who were moved to the cemetery shortly after Lucy's burial.[1]

Notable interments

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References

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