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William Leete

Early settler of the New Haven Colony; governor of New Haven and Connecticut colonies (1612-1683)
Person Human Q1767209

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
1612
Date of death
April 16, 1683
Place of birth
Doddington
Place of death
Hartford
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11]
Occupation
politician
Position held
Governor of Connecticut Colony (1676–1683)[12]
Mother
Anne Leete[7]
Child
Abigail Leete, John Leete, William Leete, II[8][9][10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Described by source
The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States (2004)[16]
Family name
Leete[14]
Given name
William[15]
Place of burial
Ancient Burying Ground[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Leete
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
000000002527288X
VIAF cluster ID
55601360
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85272054
GND ID
1198435992
American National Biography ID
0100511
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02261536
Electronic Enlightenment ID
leetewilli025556
FAST ID
1830390
FamilySearch person ID
LZSQ-M3C
Find a Grave memorial ID
6878881
Freebase ID
/m/03g_g32
Geni profile ID
6000000002106008592
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
72603
Political Graveyard politician ID
leech-lehlbach.html#763.72.14
Prabook ID
1755043, 1055467
Rodovid ID
1122949
SNAC ARK ID
w6n30mm8
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10007280
WeRelate person ID
William_Leete_(5)
WikiTree person ID
Leete-25
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvXgPXqqyVgpx7FDTxxDq
Yale LUX ID
person/696854b6-e712-44d7-8f3a-fcbd4f37a507

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Summary

William Leete was born on 1612[1] in Doddington[2]. He died on April 16, 1683[3], in Hartford[4]. He worked as a politician[5].

FAQs

Where was William Leete born?

William Leete was born in Doddington[2].

Where did William Leete die?

William Leete died in Hartford[4].

Who were William Leete's parents?

William Leete's mother was Anne Leete[7].

What did William Leete do for work?

William Leete worked as a politician[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: English, batch #263732"
  3. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rodovid ID → 1122949
    Given name → William
    Date of death → April 16, 1683
    Political Graveyard politician ID → leech-lehlbach.html#763.72.14
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30846: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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