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Lee Mission Cemetery

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Location
  
Salem, Oregon, USA

Area
  
4 ha

Phone
  
+1 503-559-2242

NRHP Reference #
  
78002299

Year built
  
1842

Added to NRHP
  
29 December 1978

Lee Mission Cemetery

Address
  
2104 D St NE, Salem, OR 97301, USA

Burials
  
Jason Lee, Jesse Quinn Thornton, Erastus Otis Haven, Alvin F. Waller, Alanson Beers

Similar
  
Salem Pioneer Cemetery, Salem First United Methodist, Waller Hall, Willamette Heritage Center, A C Gilbert's Discovery

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

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History

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.

Notable interments

  • Alanson Beers
  • Erastus Otis Haven
  • Gustavus Hines
  • Anna Maria Pittman Lee
  • Rev. Jason Lee
  • Josiah Lamberson Parrish
  • Jesse Quinn Thornton
  • Alvin F. Waller
  • Edward J. White
  • References

    Lee Mission Cemetery Wikipedia