Moses Cleaveland

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Moses Cleaveland
General Moses Cleaveland
Born	(1754-01-29)January 29, 1754 Canterbury, Connecticut Colony, British America
Died	November 16, 1806(1806-11-16) (aged 52) Canterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Known for	Founder of Cleveland, Ohio
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Moses Cleaveland (January 29, 1754 – November 16, 1806) was an American lawyer, politician, soldier, and surveyor from Connecticut who founded the city of Cleveland, Ohio, while surveying the Connecticut Western Reserve in 1796. During the American Revolution, Cleaveland was the brigadier general of the Connecticut militia.