Rachel Cleveland
29 September 1794–
Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
The Life Summary of Rachel
When Rachel Cleveland was born on 29 September 1794, in Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, PVT William Cleveland Jr, was 46 and her mother, Sarah Pelton, was 37. She died in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.
Photos and Memories (0)
Do you know Rachel? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
PVT William Cleveland Jr
1748–1799
Sarah Pelton
1757–1846
Onner Cleveland
1779–1858
Alvah Cleveland
1781–1837
Lurinda "Lura" Cleveland
1784–1811
Ruby Cleveland
1787–1866
Samuel Cleveland
1792–1878
Rachel Cleveland
1794–
William Waterman Cleveland
1797–1875
Parents and Siblings
1748–1799Male
1757–1846Female
Siblings
(7)
1779–1858Female
1781–1837Male
1784–1811Female
1787–1866Female
1792–1878Male
+2 More Children
World Events (3)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 6
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 6
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 7
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 7
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1803
Age 9
1803
Age 9
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places in Devon, Essex, or the North Yorkshire, formed from the genitive plural (clifa) of Old English clif ‘bank, slope’ + land ‘land’.Americanized form (and a rare Norwegian variant) of Norwegian Kleveland or its variant Kleiveland, and also of Kleven or its variant Kleiven.History: Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th president of the US, was the fifth child of a country Presbyterian clergyman. His father, Richard Falley Cleveland, a graduate of Yale College and of the theological seminary at Princeton, was descended from Moses Cleaveland who arrived in MA in 1635.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Kleveland
Cleaveland
Sources (1)
- Sketch of the family of Rufus Thompson by Norm Kronvall - must pay to use
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.
