Moses
CLEVELAND
Born
2 February 1620
,
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Died
9 January 1702
,
Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Born: 2 February 1620 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Moses married Anne WINN 26 September 1648 in Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Anne WINN was born 1 January 1628 in England (United Kingdom). Anne died 6 May 1682 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA. Anne was the child of Edward WINN and Joanna SARGENT.
Moses CLEVELAND died 9 January 1702 in Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
son of Isaac Cleveland and Alice Cutler
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Spouse & Children of Moses CLEVELAND
Moses CLEVELAND married 
Anne WINN
Marriage date: 26 September 1648
Marriage place: Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Anne WINN was the child of Edward WINN and Joanna SARGENT
Anne WINNMarriage date: 26 September 1648
Marriage place: Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Anne WINN was the child of Edward WINN and Joanna SARGENT
Children of Moses CLEVELAND and Anne WINN
Aaron CLEVELANDBorn: 10 January 1655, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 14 September 1716, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 14 September 1716, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Dorcas WILSON 26 September 1675 Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA*
Samuel CLEAVELANDBorn: 9 June 1657, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 12 March 1736, Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 12 March 1736, Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Jane KEYES 17 May 1680 Place: Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel CLEVELANDBorn: 9 June 1657, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 12 March 1736, Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 12 March 1736, Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Persis HILDRETH 23 May 1682 Place: Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA
Enoch CLEVELANDBorn: 1 August 1671, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 1 August 1729, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 1 August 1729, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Elizabeth COUNCE 9 October 1694 Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA*
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Birth — 16202 February 1620
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Moses or Moyses CLEVELAND or CLEAVELAND, born about 1621 at Ipswich, Suffolk England, is widely considered to be the first of the 'Northern Line' of the Cleveland family to immigrate to America from England, and the ancestor of many, perhaps most people with the surname Cleveland in the United States. The American Biographical Dictionary by William Allen, D. D., 1857, p. 234, in an account of Moses Cleveland, says, 'From him are doubtless descended all in this country who bear the name Cleaveland or Cleveland.' Anyone researching the Cleveland family in the United States will soon come upon Moses Cleveland.
Moses Cleveland became an indentured apprentice to his future Father-in-Law Edwin Winn as housewright or master builder in London, England, from whence he immigrated in 1635 to Massachusetts. Soon after attaining his majority, he was made a freeman at Woburn, Massachusetts. He married, September 26, 1648, Ann Winn, born about 1626, daughter of Edward and Joanna Winn. He was...Read full story
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Moses or Moyses CLEVELAND or CLEAVELAND, born about 1621 at Ipswich, Suffolk England, is widely considered to be the first of the 'Northern Line' of the Cleveland family to immigrate to America from England, and the ancestor of many, perhaps most people with the surname Cleveland in the United States. The American Biographical Dictionary by William Allen, D. D., 1857, p. 234, in an account of Moses Cleveland, says, 'From him are doubtless descended all in this country who bear the name Cleaveland or Cleveland.' Anyone researching the Cleveland family in the United States will soon come upon Moses Cleveland.
Moses Cleveland became an indentured apprentice to his future Father-in-Law Edwin Winn as housewright or master builder in London, England, from whence he immigrated in 1635 to Massachusetts. Soon after attaining his majority, he was made a freeman at Woburn, Massachusetts. He married, September 26, 1648, Ann Winn, born about 1626, daughter of Edward and Joanna Winn. He was...Read full story
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1648 Marriage / PartnerMoses CLEVELAND and Anne WINN 26 September 1648, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
He was 28 years old.
1655 Birth of ChildAaron CLEVELAND was born 10 January 1655, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
Moses was 34 years old.
1657 Birth of ChildSamuel CLEAVELAND was born 9 June 1657, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
Moses was 37 years old.
1657 Birth of ChildSamuel CLEVELAND was born 9 June 1657, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
Moses was 37 years old.
1671 Birth of ChildEnoch CLEVELAND was born 1 August 1671, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
Moses was 51 years old.
1675 Marriage of ChildAaron CLEVELAND married 26 September 1675, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA* to Dorcas WILSON
1680 Marriage of ChildSamuel CLEAVELAND married 17 May 1680, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA to Jane KEYES
1682 Death of Spouse/PartnerAnne WINN died 6 May 1682, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
1682 Marriage of ChildSamuel CLEVELAND married 23 May 1682, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA to Persis HILDRETH
1694 Marriage of ChildEnoch CLEVELAND married 9 October 1694, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA* to Elizabeth COUNCE
Death — 17029 January 1702
Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 81.
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First Burial Ground Woburn Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA
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