Deacon William CLEVELAND

1770 - 1837  (66 years)

• Name	William CLEVELAND  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Deacon
  Birth	20 Dec 1770	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Aug 1837	Black Rock (near Buffalo), New York   [1]
  Notes	"The Cleveland Genealogy" - Deacon William Cleveland resided first at Norwich, where he learned the trade of silversmith, watch and clockmaker. His farm was on Bean Hill. His jewelry shop, the first house south of the Methodist E. Church, is still remaining, now A.A. Adams' tavern. Here he manufactured spoons; on the back of the handle of which the name CLEVELAND was embossed in bold, handsome letters. Specimens still exist; one of these spoons was presented to his great grand-daughter Ruth, a daughter of President Grover Cleveland; an account of the presentation appeared in '"The Sun, N.Y., Feb 6, 1893" - Soon after marriage he set up in business at Worthington, Massachusetts. He removed to Salem where he remained in business a few years thence went to New York. However, he lived most of his life at Bean Hill, an outskirt of Norwich. He died while visiting Hon. Lewis F. Allen, his son-in-law and cousin as well.
  Person ID	I12082	Main Tree
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Rev Aaron CLEVELAND, IV,   b. 02 Feb 1744, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut d. 21 Sep 1815, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Abiah HYDE,   b. 27 Dec 1749, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 23 Aug 1788, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	12 Apr 1768	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Family ID	F10121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret FALLEY,   b. 25 Nov 1766, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts d. 10 Aug 1850, Black Rock (near Buffalo), New York (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1793	Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Francis CLEVELAND,   b. 28 Dec 1796, Worthington, Massachusetts d. 1877, Portsmouth, Ohio (Age 80 years)  [Natural]   2. Willam Falley CLEVELAND,   b. 19 Sep 1798, Salem, Massachusetts d. 13 Feb 1801, Salem, Massachusetts (Age 2 years)  [Birth]   3. Margaret CLEVELAND,   b. 19 Jan 1801, Salem, Massachusetts d. 13 Sep 1880, Buffalo, New York (Age 79 years)  [Natural]   4. Susan CLEVELAND,   b. 06 Jan 1803, Salem, Massachusetts d. 06 Feb 1805, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 2 years)  [Natural]   5. Rev Richard Falley CLEVELAND,   b. 19 Jun 1804, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 01 Oct 1853, Holland Patent, New York (Age 49 years)  [Birth]   6. Susan Sophia CLEVELAND,   b. 07 May 1809, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 30 May 1838, Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut (Age 29 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F10122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 18 Aug 1837 - Black Rock (near Buffalo), New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S00087] Edmund Janes Cleveland and Horace Gillette Cleveland, "The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families", (Name: Name: Hartford, Conn.1899;;). [S5004] Reuben Hyde Walworth, "Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde, of Norwich" Vols. I & II, (Albany: J. Munsell, 78 State Street - 1864). [S5405] Gar Boyd Roberts, "Ancestors of American Presidents", (New England Historic Genealogical Society - 2009). [S10331] Frank Burton Miller, Soldiers and Sailors of the Plantation of Lower St. Georges Maine Who served in the War for American Independence.