Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland was born March 18th, 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey. He was the fifth child in the family of four brothers and five sisters. His father’s name is Richard Falley Cleveland, who was a Presbyterian minister and relative to the founder of Cleveland Ohio. Grover’s mother, Ann Neal Cleveland was the daughter of a publisher. The family had little money and moved frequently. He attended schools such as Fayetteville and Clinton, …showed first 75 words of 998 total…

…showed last 75 words of 998 total…House. They had five children, Esther (1893-1980), Ruth (1891-1904), Marison (1895-1977), Richard F. (1897-1974), and Francis (1903-1995). Esther Cleveland was the first and only child of president to be born in the White House. Cleveland spent his last years in Princeton, N.J. He served Princeton University as a lecturer. After a three-month illness, Cleveland died on June 24, 1908. His last words were: “I have tried so hard to do right.” Cleveland was buried in Princeton.