Moses Cleaveland

Moses Cleaveland (January 29, 1754 – November 16, 1806) was a lawyer, politician, soldier, and surveyor from Connecticut who founded the U.S. city of Cleveland, Ohio, while surveying the Western Reserve in 1796.

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Moses Cleaveland
Birth dateJanuary 29, 1754
Date of deathNovember 16, 1806
Known for
Cleveland
Ohio

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  1. http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CM10
  2. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=86