• Born: 20 Dec 1770, Norwich CT
• Marriage (1): Margaret Falley on 19 Dec 1793 in Westfield MA
• Died: 18 Aug 1837, Black Rock NY

  General notes:

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  Events in his life were:

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• Apprenticed: Thomas Harland, about 1783, in Norwich CT. ¹

• Partnership: John Proctor Trott, in Aug 1792-1794, in New London CT. As TROTT & CLEVELAND. The partners made joint land purchases in 1792 and 1793. Dissolution of the firm was announced in The Connecticut Gazette. ³

• Appointed: Deacon, in 1812, in First Congregational Church Norwich CT. ³

• Partnership: Samuel Post, circa 1815, in New London CT. As CLEVELAND & POST. ³

• Alternate Mark. For CLEVELAND & POST

• Example: Receipt, on 23 Aug 1823, in Winterthur Library.

• Master: George Palmer Brigden, about 1826, in Norwich CT.

• Flynt & Fales. Conflicting dates and locations are given by authorities for activities in the latter part of his life. Marshall, in Modern History of New London County, says "[Cleveland] later lived in Worthington and Salem, Mass . . . . and in Zanesville, Ohio, where he was associated with a Mr. Bliss." The latter place and association is an error; John Bliss' partner was Francis Cleveland. ³

William married Margaret Falley on 19 Dec 1793 in Westfield MA. (Margaret Falley was born on 25 Nov 1766 in Westfield MA, christened on 30 Nov 1766 in Westfield MA and died on 10 Aug 1850 in Buffalo NY.)