A rememberance from Elsie Gibson - "My Great Grandfather, Alfred B. Gibson and Emily Ann Gibson were brother and sister. Newel and Emily were both born in Bangor, New York. They had three children, Charles Lee, Roland Gibson Lee, and Flora Lee Watts. According to the 1880 Census of Bangor, NY, Newel and Emily's son Charles,was age 5, attending school, born in Mass, and his parents born in NY. The 1900 Census for Santa Clara, NY has Newel, Emily, Roland, and Flora. Roland and Flora were born in NY. In Sept. 1900, Charles was living in Malone, NY near the fairgrounds according to The Malone Farmer, Sept. 19, 1900.
Newel and Emily are in the North Bangor Cemetery. Their stone is in front of Alfred and Flora Gibson's stone.
Newel was in the 60th Regt, NY Infantry, Company E and transferred into the 137th NYVols. He appeared on report for Nov. 24, 1863 because he took a Rebel Flag. "

Elsie Gibson

Obituary of Newell F. Lee

Adirondack News
Saturday, Feb. 9, 1918

Death of N. F. Lee

Newell F. Lee, an aged and prominent
citizen of Santa Clara, died at his home
in that village last Saturday after a period
of ill health. Mr. Lee had resided in the
town of Santa Clara for many years and
for several terms represented the town as
supervisor and held various other town
offices at different times and at the time
of his death, was one of the justices of
the peace. He was a member of the
Masonic Lodge at North Bangor, where
he at one time resided. He was well
known and had many friends in this
section of the county. His funeral was
held at Santa Clara on Wednesday, Rev.
Anderson of Saranac Lake and Rev. N. A.
Darling of this village officiating. Several
from here attended the funeral.


Newell was a local politition in Franklin County, New York.

Father: Joshua Lee b: 12 OCT 1799 in Peru, Clinton, New York, USA
Mother: Nancy Southworth b: 7 JAN 1805 in Weybridge, Addison, Vermont, USA

MarriageEmily Ann Gibson b: 1845 in New York

1. Charles Newell Lee b: 31 AUG 1874 in Springfield, Hampton County, MA
2. Roland Gibson Lee b: ABT 1881 in New York
3. Flora C. Lee b: ABT 1887 in New York