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John Leete

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Guilford, New Haven Colony
Death: November 25, 1692 (52-53)
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony (25 Nov 1692)
Immediate Family:

Son of William Leete, Colonial Governor of New Haven and Connecticut and Anna Leete
Husband of Anne Leete and Mary Leete
Father of Anne Collins; John Leete; Joshua Leete; Sarah Marshall; Deacon Pelatiah Leete, Sr. and 3 others
Brother of William Leete, II; Hon. Andrew Leete; Abigail Woodbridge; Peregrine Leete; Mary Leete and 4 others

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About John Leete

John Leete

  • BIRTH 1639 Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
  • DEATH 25 Nov 1692 (aged 52–53) Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
  • BURIAL Village Green Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
  • BURIAL Ancient Burying Ground Hartford Hartford County Connecticut, USA
  • MEMORIAL ID 160424533

John Leete was son of Colonial Governor of Connecticut William Leete 1611-1683, who served Britain from 1676 until his death in 1683, and Anna Payne Leete 1621–1668

Inscription
Although this person was likely interred in Guilford's original village cemetery (now the commons and public park in downtown Guilford), no surviving gravestone was known in 1818 when all gravestones at the Village Green, but not the people's remains, were dispersed to other town cemeteries.

Gravesite Details
Time and weather had erased the location of this grave when the cemetery was moved

Parents
Gov. William Leete 1611–1683
Anna Payne Leete 1621–1668

Spouse
Mary Chittenden Leete 1647–1712 (m. 1670)

Siblings
Anna Leete Collins 1661–1747
Abigail Leete Woodbridge 1643–1710
William Leete 1645–1687
Andrew Leete 1643–1702
Caleb Leete 1651–1673
Gratiana Leete 1653–1683
Peregrine Leete 1657–1658
Joshua Leete 1659–1660

Children
Deacon Pelatiah Leete Sr 1681–1768
Joshua Leete 1676–1742
Ann Leete Collins 1671–1724
Benjamin Leete I 1686–1741
John Leete II 1674–1731

References

1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160424533/john_leete

2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Leete-32 WikiTree Genealogy] - SmartCopy: Feb 17 2020, 4:25:21 UTC

GEDCOM Source

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John Leete's Timeline

1639
1639
Guilford, New Haven Colony
1671
August 5, 1671
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
1673
January 4, 1673
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
1676
July 7, 1676
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
1677
December 16, 1677
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
1681
March 26, 1681
Leete's Island, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
1683
December 10, 1683
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
1686
December 26, 1686
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1689
December 23, 1689
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA