Aaron Cleveland (IV); b. Feb. 1744, East Haddam CT; d. Sep. 21, 1815, New Haven CT.
m1. Abiah Hyde, on Apr. 12, 1768, Norwich CT. She was b. Dec. 29, 1749, Norwich; d. Aug. 23, 1788, Norwich. She is the daughter of Capt. James Hyde and Sarah Marshall.
Aaron (IV) and Abiah had 10 children:
George Cleveland; b. Jan. 9 or 29, 1769.
William Cleveland, (1770-1837), grandfather of Pres. Grover Cleveland.
m. Margaret Falley, on Dec. 19, 1793. She was b. Nov. 15, 1766, Westfield, Hampden County MA; d. Aug. 10, 1850, Black Rock (near Buffalo) NY. William and Margaret had 6 children.
Charles Cleveland; b. June 21, 1772.
Francis Cleveland; b. Mar. 9, 1774; d. Sep. 26, 1796, at Norwich of yellow fever caught at New London; unmarried.
Sarah Cleveland; b. Dec. 29, 1775; d. Nov. 27, 1779, young.
Aaron Porter Cleveland; b. July 11, 1778; d. Sep. 24, 1780, Norwich.
Sarah Cleveland; b. Nov. 7, 1780.
Aaron Porter Cleveland; b. Sep. 26, 1782.
Susanna "Susan" Cleveland; b. Sep. 26, 1784.
Lucy Cleveland; b. June 17, 1787.
m2. Elizabeth (Clement) Breed, on Oct. 23, 1788, Norwich CT. She was b. June 10, 1755, Norwich; d. Dec. 23, 1826, New York NY. She is the daughter of Jeremiah Clement and Mary Mosely, and the widow of David Breed.
Aaron (IV) and Elizabeth had 5 children:
Anthony Benezet Cleveland; b. Oct. 22, 1789.
Stephen Blythe Cleveland; b. Feb. 15 or 18, 1792.
Jeremiah Clement Cleveland; b. June 14, 1794.
Abia Hyde Cleveland; b. Apr. 24, 1796.
Francis Cleveland; b. Mar. 22, 1798.
Brief Biography:
Aaron Cleveland (IV) (1744-1815), was perceived by his family as having "more than ordinary mental emdowments", according to the Cleveland/Cleaveland genealogy.
References:
The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, by E. J. Cleveland and H. G. Cleveland, pub. by Case Lockwood & Brainard, Hartford CT, 1899.