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Mary Digges Lee (1745-1805)
MSA SC 3520-2229
First Lady of Maryland, 1779-1782 and 1792-1794
Mary Digges Lee (Mrs. Thomas Sim Lee)
Attributed to John Wollaston, c. 1760
Oil on canvas
The Maryland Historical Society
MSA SC 1621-594
Born: 17451
Mother: Elizabeth Parnham Craycroft Digges2
Father: Ignatius Digges3
Step-mother: Mary Carroll Digges4
Paternal Grandparents: William and Eleanor Digges5
Digges Family Home: "Mellwood Park," Prince George's
County, Maryland6
Religious Affiliation: Catholic; St. Mary's Roman
Catholic Church, Petersville, Maryland7
Marriage: October 27, 1771 to Governor
Thomas Sim Lee8
Children: Ignatius Digges, Archibald (who died
at the age of three), Thomas, Archibald, William, John,
Mary, and Eliza9
Lee Family Home: "Needwood," Frederick County,
Maryland10
Died: January 25, 180511
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