Simeon LEETE

1753 - 1781  (28 years)

• Name	Simeon LEETE  [1, 2]
  	He was shot by the British in a skirmish at Leete's Island. His tombstone bears the following inscription: "In Memory of Mr. Simeon Leete who was shot by the enemy at Leetes Island the 18th and died the 19th day of June 1781, in the 29th year of his age. In 1802 his family removed to Herkimer Co., and in 1817 to Chautauqua Co., New York, and later to Erie Co., Pennsylvania. [1]
  Birth	14 Apr 1753	Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Jun 1781	Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut   [1, 2, 3]
  	Cause: Shot by the British
  Person ID	I73128	Main Tree
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Deacon Pelatiah LEETE,   b. 7 Mar 1713, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 28 May 1786, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Lydia CRUTTENDEN,   b. 14 Mar 1719   d. 13 Aug 1772, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	26 Mar 1740	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Family ID	F29625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zerviah NORTON,   b. Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F29627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Apr 1753 - Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Death - Cause: Shot by the British - 19 Jun 1781 - Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5691] Edward L. Leete, Guilford, Conn. 1884 2nd ed - 1934, "The Descendants of William Leete" One of the Founders of Guilford, Conn. President of the Federation of Colonies and Governor of New Haven and Connecticut Colonies, (New Haven: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., Printers). [S4793] Alvan Talcott, "Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut" Vol. II. [S03413] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Guilford.