Individual Details

In the Suffolk county, MA 1880 census, Edward has several lodgers living with him. one is the widower Richard Lee, aged 50 and suffering from rheumatism. Richard was born in Ireland, as were both his parents. Could this be Edward's father?

additional sources
death certificates, EHL & CH
Boston, MA 1880 census
New York 1900 census
Staten Island Moravian Cemetery records
Barbara Fielis Elliott personal knowledge

Birth	Feb 1850	Ireland
Immigration	1870	Edward stated that he immigrated in 1870 and that he was a naturalized citizen.
Marriage	Abt 1875	Katherine Harrigan
Occupation	1880	Painter
Census	1880	Boston, Suffolk, MA
Residence	4 Jun 1880	109 North Cedar Street, Boston, Suffolk, MA
Census	1900	NYC (Staten Island), Richmond, NY
Residence	11 Jun 1900	220 New York Avenue, Staten Island, Richmond, NY
Residence	1904	23 Fingerboard Rd, Staten Island, NY
Death	14 Mar 1904	Staten Island, Richmond, NY
Burial		Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island, NY

Spouse	Katherine Harrigan (1857 - 1931)
Child	Edward W. Lee (1876 - 1914)
Child	Henry W. P. Lee (1878 - 1901)
Child	Robert A. Lee (1880 - 1900)
Child	William R. Lee (1883 - 1969)
Child	Kathryn Ester Lee (1886 - 1946)
Child	Ethel Lee (1891 - 1945)
Child	John Bascom Lee (1895 - 1973)
Child	Lee ( - 1900)

Father	Richard Lee (1830 - 1880)
Mother	Unknown ( - )