{"id":88051,"date":"2026-03-18T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/?p=88051"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:30:05","slug":"profile-of-the-day-grover-cleveland-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/profile-of-the-day-grover-cleveland-3-88051.html","title":{"rendered":"Profile of the Day: Grover Cleveland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you related to a U.S. President? On March 18, 1837, Grover Cleveland<\/a> was born in Caldwell, New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Image: Grover Cleveland \/ National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution CC0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Grover Cleveland was the fifth of nine children born to Ann Neal and Richard Falley Cleveland, a pastor. Known as “Big Steve” by friends because of his size, Cleveland dropped his first name and became known as Grover as an adult. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His great grandfather, Richard Falley, Jr.<\/a>, fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. During the American Revolutionary War, Falley made guns at an armory in Massachusetts for the Continental Army. Grover was also a distant cousin of Moses Cleaveland<\/a>, the founder of Cleveland, Ohio. They were third cousins trice removed<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cleveland served as the 22nd and 24th President of the United States<\/span> and\u00a0was the first president to serve nonconsecutive terms. He is also the only President to marry in the White House. In 1886, Cleveland married Frances Folsom<\/a> in the Blue Room at the White House. At 21-years old, Folsom was the youngest First Lady in history. The couple would have five children together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cleveland died on June 24, 1908 at the age of 71.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore Grover Cleveland’s family tree and share how you’re connected to the former President!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View Grover Cleveland’s Geni Profile<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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