AMERICA THE GREAT MELTING POT
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Direct descendant is highlighted in red
| William Pitt Cleaveland | ||
| Born: 14 May 1797
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| Married: 19 Feb 1824
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| Died: 05 Feb 1841 ae 43 |
FATHER
MOTHER
Mary Bacon
WIFE
Mary Sanford Dwight b 15 Feb 1798
(daughter of James Scutt Dwight and Mary Sanford)
CHILDREN
1. Mary Dwight Cleveland b. 17 Oct 1825
2. William Bacon Cleveland b. 18 Jun 1829
Source: History of the Descendants of John Dwight, 1874
Yale graduate of 1816. "He was an "eminent lawyer at New London, Ct., and in every way a superior man. He took a leading part in the celebrated Armistead slaver case before the U. S. Supreme Court at Washington, D. C. and won it."