Hon. Stephen CLEVELAND

Male 1764 - 1835  (70 years)


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  • Name Stephen CLEVELAND  [1
    Title Hon. 
    Birth 09 Oct 1764  Canterbury, Windham County, Connnecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 May 1835  Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Hon. Stephen Cleveland was in the Revolutionary Army and rose to the rank of Orderly Sergeant; enlisted Aug. 19, 1782, in Capt. Benjamin Durkee's company of Matrosses, Conn., troops, and served 1 year with him, stationed at Fort Trumbull, New London Co., Conn., and Fort Griswold, Groton Co., Conn.,
      Stephen applied, Aug. 16, 1832, for a pension as a Revolutionary soldier. In his declaration he stated that he was then 67 years of age, that he moved from Conn., at the end of the Revolutionary war to Plainfield, New Hampshire, where he remained 4 or 5 years, and then removed to Bethel, Vermont. He was a pensioner until decease, and afterward his widow was a pensioner.
      About 1802 he was commissioned a Justice of the Peace, and held the office to 1832, during which time he officiated at most of the marriages in that section of Vermont. A Masonic Lodge was established in Bethel about 1816, of which he became Master. He was several times elected to the Legislature and once to the Governor's council.
    Person ID I12060  Main Tree

    Father Paine CLEVELAND,   b. 30 Aug 1731, Canterbury, Windham County, Connnecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1773, Canterbury, Windham County, Connnecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Susannah N. FALKNER   d. 26 Jan 1766, Canterbury, Windham County, Connnecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Natural 
    Marriage 10 Mar 1761  Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F23231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah HUNTINGTON,   b. 16 Mar 1768, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1846, Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 06 Apr 1789  Lebanon, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Susannah CLEVELAND,   b. Between 06 and 07 Dec 1789, Plainfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1852, Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 184 years)  [Natural]
     2. Stephen CLEVELAND,   b. Between 26 Sep 1791 and 1792, Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Jan 1847, Poughkeepsie, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Natural]
     3. James CLEVELAND,   b. 24 Dec 1793, Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Feb 1800, Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)  [Natural]
     4. Hannah Huntington CLEVELAND,   b. 03 Feb 1796, Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1865, DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Natural]
     5. Mary CLEVELAND,   b. 09 Jun 1798, Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1855, Jefferson, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Natural]
     6. Harriet CLEVELAND,   b. 25 Dec 1800, Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1887, Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Natural]
     7. James Payne CLEVELAND,   b. 20 Mar 1803, Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     8. Elizabeth CLEVELAND,   b. 18 Nov 1805, Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef May 1886 (Age < 80 years)  [Natural]
     9. Daniel CLEVELAND,   b. 17 Feb 1807, Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1861, Liberty, Liberty County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [Natural]
     10. Charles Edward CLEVELAND,   b. 26 Jan 1809, Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1890, Bethel, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Natural]
    Family ID F23269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 09 Oct 1764 - Canterbury, Windham County, Connnecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 06 Apr 1789 - Lebanon, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 May 1835 - Bethel, Vermont Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S00087] Edmund Janes Cleveland and Horace Gillette Cleveland, "The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families", (Name: Name: Hartford, Conn.1899;;).

    2. [S03406] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Canterbury.