Fleet Family History & Genealogy

He was born on March 6, 1887, to Lillian Waite and David Fleet in Montesano, Washington. The Fleets were a prosperous family; David Fleet was city engineer and county auditor for Montesano, and owned large tracts of land in the Washington Territory. He also served as the city clerk. Reuben grew up in Grays Harbor, Washington. The Panic of 1893 wiped out the land holdings of the Fleets and the family lived in much diminished conditions from the time Reuben was six until he was thirteen. At 15, Fleet attended Culver Military Academy where his uncle, Alexander Fleet, was superintendent. He spent his fourth and final year at the academy as the editor-in-chief of the cadet newspaper, the C.M.A. Vedette. Culver provided the equivalent of an associate degree, and after his graduation Fleet intended to continue his education at Stanford University. Deciding against going to Stanford immediately, in 1907 Fleet returned home, where he took the state teachers examination and began teaching all grades from first through eighth. After a number of months, Fleet set himself up as a realtor and resigned from teaching. It was also during this time that Fleet joined the Washington National Guard, as captain. In 1908, with a loan from Montesano State Bank for $1500, Fleet began investing in local real estate, which would eventually culminate in Fleet owning large tracts of timberland which he would subdivide and parcel out, often for railroad right-of-way or logging, for substantial profit. In March 1911, Fleet, a captain of a National Guard company, was ordered with his men to quell a civil disturbance organized by the Industrial Workers of the World, a militant labor organization. Later, from April through May Fleet and three other officers were assigned to San Diego, California, to keep track of the agitators who had moved south from Washington and Oregon, heading to Mexico. So impressed was Fleet with San Diego and its climate that he told himself that he would arrange to have his business in San Diego if he could. The promise was kept 24 years later when he relocated the Consolidated plant to San Diego from Buffalo, New York Reuben Fleet was in charge of the airmail service when the famous 24-cent Inverted Jenny postage stamp was printed in error. In 2013 the United States Postal Service commemorated this issue by printing 2,182,000 Souvenir sheets. Each had six of the stamps (repriced at $2) surrounded by period images. Dressed as a World War One-era aviator, Fleet appears in the lower left quadrant of the sheet.

Sydney Edward Fleet was born circa 1897, and died at age 22 years old on April 30, 1920. Sydney Fleet was buried at Pett (ss. Mary And Peter) Churchyard Near West Boundary. in United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sydney Edward Fleet.

Charles Joseph Fleet was born circa 1882, and died at age 32 years old on June 18, 1915. Charles Fleet was buried at Skew Bridge Cemetery Special Memorial A. 42. in Turkey (including Gallipoli). Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charles Joseph Fleet.

Caroline (Fleet) Young of Geelong, Greater Geelong City County, VIC Australia was born in 1825 in Buckinghamshire County, England United Kingdom. She was married to Charles Meredith Young, and had a child Sarah Young Dodgson. Caroline Young died at age 95 years old on November 3, 1921 in Geelong, Greater Geelong City County, VIC Australia.

Georgette Diane (Schlehofer) Fleet of Ramona, San Diego County, California United States was born on October 20, 1956 in San Diego, and died at age 59 years old in March 2016 in Ramona.

Frederick Fleet was born on October 15, 1887 at Cathédrale métropolitaine du Christ-Roi de Liverpool Mount Pleasant, in Merseyside County, England Royaume-Uni, and died at age 77 years old in January 1965 in Southampton. Frederick Fleet was buried at Hollybrook Cemetery Tremona Rd, in Shirley, Southampton County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Frederick Fleet.

Clara (Fleet) Bartlett of Mt Duneed Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Clara Fleet Bartlett.

Carlton Frederick Fleet was born on August 17, 1910, and died at age 61 years old on August 11, 1972. Carlton Fleet was buried at Barrancas National Cemetery Section 33 Site 20 Naval Air Station, 1 Cemetery Road, in Pensacola, Fl. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Carlton Frederick Fleet.

Eugene Noble Fleet Jr was born on August 6, 1939, and died at age 60 years old on August 6, 1999. Eugene Fleet was buried at Quantico National Cemetery Section 17 Site 108 18424 Joplin Road (route 619), in Triangle, Va. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Eugene Noble Fleet Jr.

Claudia M Fleet was born on May 2, 1909, and died at age 88 years old on March 14, 1998. Claudia Fleet was buried at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery Section G-7 Row 21 Site 2 11501 Garrison Forest Rd, in Owings Mills, Md. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Claudia M Fleet.

Gladys R Fleet was born on April 6, 1932, and died at age 33 years old on October 26, 1965. Gladys Fleet was buried at Baltimore National Cemetery Section L Site 700 5501 Frederick Avenue, in Baltimore, Md. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gladys R Fleet.

Belmar C Fleet Jr was born on November 10, 1948, and died at age 17 years old on November 12, 1965. Belmar Fleet was buried at Baltimore National Cemetery Section I Site 13407 5501 Frederick Avenue, in Baltimore, Md. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Belmar C Fleet Jr.

Annie Jean Fleet of Iwood Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Annie Jean Fleet.

Joyce Florence Fleet of Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joyce Florence Fleet.

Alice Lillian Fleet of Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alice Lillian Fleet.

James Fleet was born on February 25, 1909, and died at age 59 years old on January 22, 1969. James Fleet was buried at Baltimore National Cemetery Section R Site 601 5501 Frederick Avenue, in Baltimore, Md. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Fleet.

Carrie Bush (Dickeson) Fleet of Geelong Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Carrie Bush (Dickeson) Fleet.

Carl Donald Fleet was born on January 1, 1953, and died at age 47 years old on September 13, 2000. Carl Fleet was buried at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery Section M-4 Row 4 Site 7 11501 Garrison Forest Rd, in Owings Mills, Md. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Carl Donald Fleet.

Jude D Fleet of Collin County, TX was born circa 1963. He married Georgette A. (Johnson) Fleet on June 5, 1999 in Dallas County, TX and they later separated on October 27, 2004 in Collin County. He also married Regina (Roytberg) Fleet on March 8, 2008 in Collin County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jude D. Fleet.

Richard Richard Fleet of Ken Hill Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Fleet.