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George Washington Cleveland 1759–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 January 1759

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 28 December 1850

Death Location: Jessamine, Kentucky, USA

Father: Alexander Cleveland

Mother: Sarah Harrison

Spouse(s): Hester Sherwood

Children(s): Mary Cleveland, Hannah Cleveland, Martha Cleveland, Sarah Cleveland, Susan Cleveland, William Cleaveland, Hannah Cleveland, Hester Cleveland, George Cleveland, John Cleveland

The story of George Washington Cleveland began in 1759 in Pennsylvania. In 1783, George Washington Cleveland resided in No Township Listed, Shenandoah County, VA. George Washington Cleveland married Hester Easter Sherwood, and had children including George C Cleveland, Hannah Cleveland, Hester Robinson Cleveland, John Cleveland, Martha Elizabeth Cleveland, Mary Polly Cleveland, Sarah Sallie Cleveland, Susan Cleveland, William W Cleaveland. George Washington Cleveland passed away in 1850 in Jessamine, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of George Washington Cleveland began in 1759 in Pennsylvania.
  • In 1783, George Washington Cleveland resided in No Township Listed, Shenandoah County, VA.
  • George Washington Cleveland married Hester Easter Sherwood, and had children including George C Cleveland, Hannah Cleveland, Hester Robinson Cleveland, John Cleveland, Martha Elizabeth Cleveland, Mary Polly Cleveland, Sarah Sallie Cleveland, Susan Cleveland, William W Cleaveland.
  • George Washington Cleveland passed away in 1850 in Jessamine, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Cleveland's Ancestors

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George Cleveland
1759–1850
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Alexander Cleveland
1736–1825
Blue Run, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Harrison
1738–1825
Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (Cleveland Jr or) II
1712–1776
Blue Run, Orange, Virginia, United States
Margaret Doolittle
1710–1785
Blue Run, Orange, Virginia, United States
William Harrison
1705–1745
Chipawamsic, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Isabella Triplett
1695–1760
Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Doolittle
1680–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Cleveland's Descendants

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George (Washington) Cleveland (9 January 1759–28 December 1850) m. Hester ("Easter") Sherwood (15 Sep 1768–18 Jul 1842)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Cleveland 1796–1847 m. Thomas (A) Collins 1792–1847
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Collins 1831–1888
    2. 2. Lewis (W) Collins 1829–1900
    3. 3. George Collins 1815–1815
    4. 4. George (Preston) Collins 1825–1904
    5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Collins 1827–1880
    6. 6. William (Gartner) Collins 1820–1899
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Collins 1823–1874
    8. 8. Jesse (Thomas) Collins 1838–1916
    9. 9. Hester Collins 1816–1879
    10. 10. Hannah (Margaret) Collins 1827–1889 m. Lewis (Gregory) Collins 1813–1880
      1. 1. Reuben (Price) Collins 1864–1937
      2. 2. Lewis (T.) Collins 1850–1851
      3. 3. Jefferson (Davis) Collins 1863–1927
      4. 4. Beauregard Collins 1861–1926
      5. 5. Nancy (E.) Collins 1855–1890
      6. 6. Thomas (B.) Collins 1854–
      7. 7. Uriah (Proctor) Collins 1859–1940
      8. 8. Jesse (Russell) Collins 1856–1943
      9. 9. Minnie (G.) Collins 1867–1891
    11. 11. Jemima ((married her cousin)) Collins 1838–1874 m. 1 (William Samuel) Collins 1816–1888
      1. 1. James (N) Collins 1852–1916
      2. 2. George (Whitfield) Collins 1846–1923
      3. 3. Sarah (E) Collins 1845–1872
      4. 4. Nancy (Jane) Collins 1842–1862
      5. 5. Mary (H) Collins 1841–1842
      6. 6. Jesse (R) Collins 1850–1924
      7. 7. John (Thomas) Collins 1838–1894
      8. 8. Edmund (B) Collins 1849–1921
      9. 9. Charles (W) Collins 1860–1942
      10. 10. Lewis (W.) Collins 1840–1922 m. Sarah Westerfield 1840–1927
        1. 1. William (Stepp W.S.) Collins 1863–1952 m. Mary (Ann) Lukens 1864–1959
        2. 2. Elizabeth Collins 1869–1871
        3. 3. William (Stephen) Collins 1864–1881
        4. 4. William (Stephen) Collins 1864–1920
        5. 5. Roxanna Collins 1866–1866
        6. 6. Charles (P) Collins 1865–1865
        7. 7. Idah (May) Collins 1870–1952
        8. 8. Stanford (LeeRoy) Collins 1884–1948 m. Leonora (May) Weed 1886–1962
        9. 9. Pastor (George Herman) Collins 1884–1982
        10. 10. Cyrus (Honier “Homer”) Collins 1876–1957 m. Fannie (W) Collins 1874– m. Daisy (Mae) Bannerman 1880–1963 m. Grace 1870–1921 m. Fannie (Gertrude) Williams 1867–
  2. 2. Hannah Cleveland 1802–1833
  3. 3. Martha (Elizabeth) Cleveland 1837–1914
  4. 4. Sarah (Sallie) Cleveland 1793–1833
  5. 5. Susan Cleveland 1798–1847
  6. 6. William (W) Cleaveland 1818–1895
  7. 7. Hannah Cleveland 1796–1847
  8. 8. Hester (Robinson) Cleveland 1800–1850
  9. 9. George (C) Cleveland 1804–1867
  10. 10. John Cleveland 1791–1853

George Cleveland's Timeline

3 Records

1759
9 January 1759
Birth of George Washington Cleveland in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1783
1783
Age 24
George Washington Cleveland resided here in No Township Listed, Shenandoah County, VA
No Township Listed, Shenandoah County, VA
1850
28 December 1850
Age 91
Death of George Washington Cleveland in Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
Jessamine, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 January 1759
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0540
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1759; Birth city: MT Vernon; Birth state: VA
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2058.011; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1850
    Event Place: Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0540
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1759; Birth city: MT Vernon; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Shenandoah County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

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