John Cleves Symmes
John Cleves Symmes (July 21, 1742 – February 26, 1814) was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. He was also the father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison and, thereby, the great-grandfather of President Benjamin Harrison.
John Cleves Symmes | |
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Sketch of Symmes by Henry Howe | |
| Born | July 21, 1742 Riverhead, Province of New York, British America |
| Died | February 26, 1814 (aged 71) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Spouses | Anna Tuthill
(m. 1760; died 1776)Susannah Livingston (m. 1794) |
| Children | Anna Tuthill Symmes |
| Parent(s) | Timothy Symmes Mary Cleves Symmes |
| Relatives | John Scott Harrison (grandson) Carter Bassett Harrison (grandson) Charles Wilkins Short (grandson) John Cleves Symmes Jr. (nephew) |
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