Moses
CLEAVELAND
(b.
29 January 1754
,
Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
16 November 1806
,
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
)
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Moses CLEAVELAND was born 29 January 1754 in Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Moses CLEAVELAND was the child of ? and ?Moses had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Moses CLEAVELAND died 16 November 1806 in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA.
son of Colonel Aaron Cleaveland (1725–1785) and Thankful Cleaveland (1733–1822)
married Esther Champion on March 2, 1797, with whom he had four children
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Moses CLEAVELAND was a American lawyer, politician, soldier, and surveyor from Connecticut who founded the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
Moses CLEAVELAND was a American lawyer, politician, soldier, and surveyor from Connecticut who founded the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
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1754 Birth 29 January 1754
Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1796 - July 22 - Cleveland, Ohio, founded by Gen Moses Cleaveland
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1806 Death 16 November 1806
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 52.
1832 - Cleveland is spelled differently than its founder's name Moses Cleaveland. In 1832, the editor of the Cleaveland Gazette newspaper dropped the first "a" to fit the title on one line. The new spelling caught on.
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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