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  Symmes, John C.
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NameJohn C. Symmes
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, New Jersey , United States
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Born July 21, 1742
DiedFebruary 26, 1814 (71 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Aug 29, 2022 07:30am
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InfoSYMMES, John Cleves, a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Riverhead, Long Island, N.Y., July 21, 1742; completed preparatory studies; moved to New Jersey; chairman of the committee of safety of Sussex County in 1774; member of the state council in 1778; served in the Revolutionary Army; chief justice of the state supreme court 1777-1787; Member of the Continental Congress in 1785 and 1786; moved to the Northwest Territory and settled in North Bend, below Cincinnati; appointed one of the three judges of the Northwest Territory in 1788 and held the position until Ohio was admitted into the Union; died in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 26, 1814; interment in Congress Green Cemetery, North Bend, Ohio.

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Wife Susannah Livingston Symmes Sep 10, 1794-Feb 26, 1814
Daughter Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison 1775-1864
Granddaughter Elizabeth "Betsey" Bassett Harrison Short 1796-1846
Grandson John Cleves Symmes Harrison 1798-1830
Granddaughter Lucy Singleton Harrison Este 1800-1826
Grandson William Henry Harrison, Jr. 1802-1838
Grandson John Scott Harrison 1804-1878
Grandson Benjamin Harrison 1806-1840
Granddaughter Mary Symmes Harrison Thornton 1809-1842
Grandson Carter Bassett Harrison 1811-1839
Granddaughter Anna Tuthill Harrison Taylor 1813-1845
Grandson James Findlay Harrison 1814-1817
Father In-Law William Livingston 1723-1790

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