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1643 - 1702 (59 years)
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Name |
Andrew LEETE [1, 2] |
- He succeeded in a good degree to the position of his father, in managing the affairs of the town and to some extent of the Colony. In 1677 he was elected to the honorable office of Assistant in the Connecticut Colony, and was annually reelected until his death. It was while holding this office that he became principally instrumental in secreting and preserving the Charter of the Colony during the usurpation of the government by Major Andross. For a season the charter was kept in his house at Guilford. he was a member of the General Court of Conn. that granted the Charter to Yale College. [1]
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Hon. |
Birth |
1643 [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
31 Oct 1702 |
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut [1, 2] |
Person ID |
I73237 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
6 Apr 2016 |
Father |
Gov. William LEETE, b. Abt 1611, England d. 16 Apr 1683, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 72 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Anna PAYNE, b. England d. 1 Sep 1668 |
Relationship |
Birth |
Marriage |
1 Aug 1636 |
Hail-Weston, England [1, 3] |
Family ID |
F29550 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Elizabeth JORDAN d. 4 Mar 1701, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut |
Marriage |
1 Jun 1669 [1, 2] |
Children |
+ | 1. William LEETE, b. 24 Mar 1671, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 26 Jan 1736, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 64 years) [Birth] |
+ | 2. Caleb LEETE, b. 10 Dec 1673, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 03 Dec 1760 (Age 86 years) |
+ | 3. Samuel LEETE, b. 1677, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 20 Feb 1751, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 74 years) [Birth] |
| 4. Dorothy LEETE, b. 1680 [Birth] |
| 5. Abigail LEETE, b. 1683 d. 16 Apr 1767, Guilford, New Haven County,Connecticut (Age 84 years) [Birth] |
| 6. Mercy LEETE, b. 1688, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 4 Feb 1751, Kensington, Connecticut (Age 63 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F29672 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
6 Apr 2016 |
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| Death - 31 Oct 1702 - Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut |
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Sources |
- [S5691] Edward L. Leete, Guilford, Conn. 1884 2nd ed - 1934, "The Descendants of William Leete" One of the Founders of Guilford, Conn. President of the Federation of Colonies and Governor of New Haven and Connecticut Colonies, (New Haven: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., Printers).
- [S4793] Alvan Talcott, "Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut" Vol. II.
- [S5689] Ancestry.com: Connecticut Society of Colonial Wars Pedigrees.
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