Person:John Leavitt (38)
Capt. John Wheeler Leavitt
b.29 May 1755 Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
d.6 Sep 1815 Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Joshua Leavitt1746 - 1752
  2. John Leavitt1748/49 -
  3. Thaddeus Leavitt, Esq.1750 - 1813
  4. Joshua Leavitt1752 -
  5. Capt. John Wheeler Leavitt1755 - 1815
  6. Amelia Leavitt1757 -
  7. Abiah Leavitt1760 -
  8. Hannah Leavitt1762 -
  9. Freegrace Leavitt1764 -
  10. Jemima Leavitt1765 -
  11. Dorothy Leavitt1767 -
  12. Charlotte Leavitt1769 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Capt. John Wheeler Leavitt1755 - 1815
  • W.  Silence Fitch (add)
m. 20 Mar 1777
  1. John J. Leavitt, Jr.Est 1778 -
  2. William LeavittEst 1780 -
  3. Cynthia Leavitt1781 - 1814
  4. Silence LeavittEst 1786 -
  5. Albert LeavittEst 1792 -
  6. Humphrey Howe Leavitt1796 - 1873
  7. Abiah LeavittEst 1797 -
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Facts and Events
Name[3] Capt. John Wheeler Leavitt
Gender Male
Birth[1][4] 29 May 1755 Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Christening[2] 1 Jun 1755 Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Marriage 20 Mar 1777 Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United Statesto Silence Fitch (add)
Death[1] 6 Sep 1815 Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Burial? Old Mahoning Cemetery, Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Reference Number Q16857815 (Wikidata)


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Capt. John Wheeler Leavitt (1755–1815), born in Suffield, Connecticut, was an early settler of Ohio's Western Reserve lands, where members of his family had bought large tracts from the state of Connecticut, and where Capt. Leavitt became an early innkeeper, politician and landowner in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. Capt. Leavitt was a member of the Connecticut Land Company and along with his cousin Ebenezer King from Suffield, paid over $51,000 for approximately of Ohio land, which included the township of Warren. The Leavitt family of Warren would go on to play a substantial role in the history of their adopted town and in Ohio.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Leavitt (Ohio settler), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.

    (insert after the word 'approximately', 78,500 Acres)

  2. ↑ Baptisms, in Connecticut Historical Society (Hartford, Connecticut). Records of the Congregational Church in Suffield, Conn. (except church votes), 1710-1836. (Hartford [Connecticut]: Connecticut Historical Society, 1941)
    p.89.

    1755
    June 1 John S. John and Abia Leavitt (baptized)

  3. ↑ History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties : with illustrations and biographical sketches
    Vol. 1 p.305.

    "John Leavitt, Jr. settled on a farm near the center of Warren township about 1805. He was a well-to-do farmer, and raised a respected family. John Leavitt, Jr., known as Esquire John, died in Warren in 1815, being at the time county treasurer."

  4. ↑ 29 May 1755 [Suffield Vital Records]
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