Death and Legacy
Leete moved from Guilford to Hartford, Connecticut died there in April 1683. He is interred at Hartford, Connecticut in Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground. His third wife survived him for several months, dying on 13 December 1683. Leete's Island in Branford/Guilford is named for him.
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