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William J Cleveland 1719–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1719

Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 28 Dec 1790

Death Location: Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Henry Cleaveland

Mother: Lucy Cleaveland

Spouse(s): Rachel Warren

Children(s): Jacob Cleveland, Henry Pleasant

William J Cleveland was born in 1719 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Henry Cleaveland And Lucy Cleaveland. William J Cleveland married Rachel Warren, and had children including Henry Pleasant, Jacob Cleveland. William J Cleveland passed away in 1790 in Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William J Cleveland was born in 1719 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Henry Cleaveland And Lucy Cleaveland.
  • William J Cleveland married Rachel Warren, and had children including Henry Pleasant, Jacob Cleveland.
  • William J Cleveland passed away in 1790 in Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cleveland's Ancestors

Self
William Cleveland
1719–1790
Birth Place: Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Henry Cleaveland
1699–1770
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Lucy Cleaveland
1698–
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Josiah Cleveland
1666–1709
Woburn, Mass
Mary Bates
1667–1743
Chelmsford
James Fitch
1649–1727
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Alice Bradford
1659–1745
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cleveland's Descendants

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William (J) Cleveland (7 Jul 1719–28 Dec 1790) m. Rachel Warren (23 Aug 1717–)
  1. 1. Jacob Cleveland 1750–1818
    1. 1. Asenath Cleveland 1788–1855 m. Abel Russell 1784–1862
      1. 1. Jason (Cleveland) Russell 1816–1895 m. Harriet (Eveline) Balsley 1820–1849 m. Julia (Ann) Russell 1824–1907
        1. 1. Marion (Sophia) Russell 1841–1911 m. Joseph (H.) Callender 1835–1903
        2. 2. Theodora (Caroline) Peck 1843–1924
    2. 2. Philo Cleveland 1778–1878
    3. 3. Jason Cleveland 1780–
  2. 2. Henry Pleasant 1744–1841

William Cleveland's Timeline

3 Records

1719
7 Jul 1719
Birth of William J Cleveland in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
1719
23 Aug 1719
William J Cleveland was baptized in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
1790
28 Dec 1790
Age 71
Death of William J Cleveland in Windsor, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Windsor, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1719
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland families An attempt to trace, in both the male and fe
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2058.023; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 264
    [5] Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [6] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0541

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1719
    Event Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Illinois and Missouri and Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Descendants of Governor William Bradford (through the first seven generations)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1790
    Event Place: Windsor, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland families An attempt to trace, in both the male and fe
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 264
    [4] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0541

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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