flag male ancestor  William Hamilton  CLEVELAND

  (b. 7 August 1786 Blandford, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay   d. 30 November 1871 Torrington, Connecticut, USA )  

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William Hamilton CLEVELAND was born 7 August 1786 in Blandford, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

William Hamilton CLEVELAND was the child of Noadiah CLEVELAND   and   Sarah HAMILTON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Aaron CLEVELAND and Eunice SPENCER (maternal)  Thomas HAMILTON and Rebeckah FORBES

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William Hamilton  married  Mary COLBY 10 October 1809 in Granville, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary COLBY  was born 5 January 1789 in Mount Washington, Coos, New Hampshire, USA.  Mary died 16 July 1878 in Torrington, Connecticut, USA.  Mary was the child of Joseph COLBY and Mary HUNTINGTON.

William Hamilton CLEVELAND died 30 November 1871 in Torrington, Connecticut, USA.
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William Hamilton CLEVELAND married flag female ancestor Mary COLBY-- Date: 10 October 1809 Place: Granville, Massachusetts, USA
Mary COLBY was the child of Joseph COLBY and Mary HUNTINGTON




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birth1786 Birth
7 August 1786
Blandford, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1809 Marriage / Partner
William Hamilton CLEVELAND and Mary COLBY 10 October 1809, Granville, Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 years old.
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1817 Birth of Child
Mary Ann CLEVELAND was born 8 November 1817, Goshen, Connecticut, USA

William Hamilton was 31 years old.
marriage1837 Marriage of Child
Mary Ann CLEVELAND married 12 September 1837, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA (Waterville) to Lucius CURTISS
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1858 Death of Child
Mary Ann CLEVELAND died 15 September 1858, Torrington, Connecticut, USA

William Hamilton was 72 years old.
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
death1871 Death
30 November 1871
Torrington, Connecticut, USA

He died at the age of 85.
Added: 6/22/2016 2:38:19 PM - Updated: 8/26/2016 3:41:07 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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