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I have been trying to find he parents of Francis Horace Close who was born in
New York abt 1833 and lived most of his life in Woodford County, Illinois.
I have recently found out that the city he was born in was Brooklyn, NY .
Also, though I don't know their names, his father and brother were lost at
sea sometime while Francis was a child. He later moved to Illinois and
married Nancy Crow. If this story sounds familiar to you and you know
something about Francis' family, please contact me.
Madeline Winmill