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Grandfather Tale #5
The Stone Boat
The Stone Boat was a solid, flat boat built of planks that could be filled with
stone and hauled by ox-team to build a stone wall dividing the fields and at
the same time disposing of the stones before planting. The soil froze in
winter to a depth of four feet or more pushing stones to the surface so
removing stones was an ongoing process. Sas a stone boat filled with stone was
heavy and did not slide very easily over rough ground, the ox-team was ideal.
In the French-Indian War in 1745, in the seige of Louisburg in Nova Scotia, the
fort had all the guns facing the sea as the land area behind was a large swamp
that was thought to need no protection. However, the New England army under
William Pepperell had large stone boats built and loaded with heavy siege guns
and pulled by many soldiers over the soft swamp. The next morning the
defenders of Louisburg found their fort under attack from guns for which they
had no defense and the fort had to surrender.
In the Revolution these typical stone walls dividing the fields were also found
useful. The English troops marched right up the middle of the roads in close
formation with the banners flying and the drums beating to destroy stocks of
guns that the Tory spies told them were stored. By the time the English
arrived the alarm was given and every stone wall had its defenders with their
squirrel rifles and the English were lucky if they got back alive. So, the
lowly stone boat and the stone walls that were built in clearing the fields for
the early settlers, sometimes found other uses.
Another form of early fence used in clearing fields but not used on the Closson
homestead was the rail fence. These rails were split from logs cut in clearing
the land and were built up in a zig-zag fashion. This secured greater strength
without heavy posts but took up more area.
I have been with my father when, under a heavy load, a wheel collapsed on his
wagon and he wired a rail under the axle and the wagon body ahead of it. We
were able to ride home on this. These rails were also useful when stuck in a
mud hole to get something solid under the wagon.
In modern times these early clearing methods have been abandoned. We now use
diesel engines, electric wheels and large dump trucks and graders which level
forests and hills and make such work unnecessary.
William Gideon Closson (1880-1973)
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
Dear Closson Cousins:
I have a publication entitled Penobscot Pioneers Bray Closson Howard, by
Philip Howard Gray, Penobscot Press, Camden, Maine, 1992. In it is
mentioned the following:
In an era when neither spelling nor pronunciation of surnames was
rigid, Colson and Closson were interchangeable. Indeed, there is record
proof of that in the sale by "John Colson" of Deer Isle of land which
had come to him as one of the heirs of "Nathan Colson" in 1799 (Hancock
Deeds v6 p.300). The seller is actually John Closson, eldest son of
Nathan Closson, deceased. I came to believe (quoting the writer) that
Closson and Colson were alterations of the name Courson. (have any of
you ever heard of this?)
NATHAN CLOSSON was born March 10, 1720 in Lebanon, CT (Lebanon Vital
Records v1 P.47). (Carol: in your family file that you sent me, you do
not have a specific date for his birth. Does this help?) His first
wife was Sarah Foster (Carol: you have Sarah Forster, not Foster)
whom he married December 19, 1739. Her death is not of record but May
3, 1744 he married Leah Armstrong and they had a daughter Elizabeth born
Jan 13, 1744/5. It would appear that his second wife and daughter both
died and he wandered up to the Piscataqua region where his mother had
relatives. Nathan Closson married October 4, 1756 in Portsmouth SARAH
KEENE (Marriages by Rev. Samuel Haven 1752-1806 p. 130. The names in
this typed account are Nathan Glossen and Sarah Cane and they are so
entered in the LDS International Genealogical Index but Nathan is then
cross-indexed in the latter as "Gleason" making the name impossible to
locate by direct search; only the diligent reading of old church records
by Elizabeth Wescott made this connection possible.
He appears (as Nathan Clausen) on the as a member of "York Train Band,
1757, Col Nathaniel Donnell" - Town Militia for York Me. in the home of
his mother Elizabeth BANKS. Wm G says he arrived in Deer Isle 1762-63.
he names Nathan's wife as Sally Mnu(maiden name unknown) but Sarah could
easily look like Sally.
Do any of you have some data on this?
Jim
--
James T. Closson, Ph.D.
Paragon Business Group, Inc.
11537 Hemlock Drive, Suite 202
Overland Park, KS 66210-2443
(913) 451-1928 (Phone)
(913) 451-1514 (Fax)
I have a photograph of the grave stone of an Isaac Closson taken at Blue
Hill Cemetery (Maine). He was born May 9, 1834 and died May 28, 1905.
His wife
is Phebe H. Grindle and she died June 29, 1903. Does any of this ring a
bell?
Jim
--
James T. Closson, Ph.D.
Paragon Business Group, Inc.
11537 Hemlock Drive, Suite 202
Overland Park, KS 66210-2443
(913) 451-1928 (Phone)
(913) 451-1514 (Fax)
This Grandfather Tale is more about the STONE family than the CLOSSONS but
they are an allied family in my CLOSSON branch.
GRANDFATHER TALES. ADIN STONE 1795-1888 No.4
My great grandfather, Adin Stone passed away when I was 8 years old
and I
remember him not only as a very old man but as a sort of teacher who helped
develop my mechanical tendencies. The old Closson House had a front
porch and steps
with parapets on each side of the steps where the old gentleman liked
to sit in the sun.
He always carried a folding two-foot rule with brass edges, a great
attraction to
me. He would let me use it as long as I would measure the lines of the
parapets but if
I started to open and close it and play with it he would take it away
from me. I
therefor learned to measure with it and to keep at it under his strict
and watchful
eye, a lesson I have not forgotten - maybe not engineering, but good
training.
Adin Stone was a Veteran of the War of 1812 - I have his record from
The National
Archives at Washington, DC. "He enlisted at Luzerne, Warren Co., N.Y.
and served as
Private under Capt Gideon Orton's Company of N.Y. Militia from Sept 13
to Dec 12, 1814.�
He married Philena Orton May 11, 1817 In Luzerne N.Y. He was granted a
pension on
Certificate 2954 under act of Feb 14, 1871, of $6 per month. Adin's
father was Joseph Stone but the name of his mother is unknown. An obituary
of' Adin Stone says he was born in Mass. Oct. 19 1795 and when about 5
months old his parents moved to Luzerne, N.Y. and that he was the oldest of
9 children. He died Aug 6 1888 at Providence, Saratoga Co., N.Y at the
home of his daughter, Susan Stone wife of Gideon Closson Jr. Adin Stone
had 8 children:
1 Salina Stone 1818-1895 m John
D. Morgan
2 Darius Stone 1819 - m Rowena Hinckley
3 Abigail Stone 1820-1889 m Joseph Waite
4 Susan Stone 1824-1895 m Gideon Closson
5 Harriet Stone 1826-1898 m
Iaaac L. Walsh, MD
6 Miriam Stone 1828-1860 m Irvin
Kasson
7 Lydia Stone 1830-1855
8 Sarah Eliza 1841-1906 m Milo
K. Waite, MD.
Of course I was too young to talk to Adin Stone about the War of
1812-1814 or ask
about his mother or his children at the time when such information was
remembered.
Adin Stone's wife, Philena Orton, died in 1849 but he never married
again. During the last years of his life he visited among his children but
mostly made his home with his daughter Susan.
Although there were many horses at the old homestead Adin Stone
would never ride, but always walk winter or summer, even to church when the
family rode to church. Grandmother Closson used to watch him from the
windows as sometimes he would fall in the snow but always managed to get up
again and walk on. Perhaps the old gentleman knew what was best for him as
he always walked and lived to be 93 years of age older than any other of
the Closson family we know about except Stillman Thomas Closson who was
born Jun 16. 1853 and died Dec 29, 1952 lacking 6 months and 18 days of
reaching 100 years.
William Gideon Closson (1880 - 1973)
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
Here' s the name of the series of books I was telling you about--it
straightens out the varying accounts of the Bull family and I believe it
also has a treatment of the Clossons.
DUTCHESS COUNTY - Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New
York by Frank J. Doherty
Volume I: Historical Records (1990)
Volume II: Abbot to Burch (1993)
Volume III: Burtis to Dakin (1996)
Volume IV: Darbyshire to Everitt (1997)
Make sure you look for these at your local genealogical library, they are
wonderful. (You can buy them from NEHGS for $85.00 each)
Jennifer
Grandfather Tale #3
The School House
The one room school house was located on the north side of the road between
Fayville where we lived and the village of Fish House, about a half mile walk
from our house. When I was 6 years old and my brither was 4 years old we
started school together for the winter months. We had no school in the summer
as the children, young and old, were required to help with the planting and
harvesting.
We had one teacher, usually a man, who taught all of us. School was usually
too rough for a woman to control in those days. We had long benches and desks
for different classes or as the scholars advanced mostly for 5 or 6 grades.
For further study you had to go to a large village.
We had a bell which rang for opening and for recess at morning and afternoon
when we played games just as you do now. I think we all liked the last day of
school just as you do now.
We had exercises, singing and recitations and graduation for the upper class
etc. but what we liked best came last when the teacher placed a wooden peck
measure of American Candy on a central desk and we all pitched in as long
as it
lasted.
All in all it was very much like your elementary school mainly �reading,
�riting and �rithmetic with a little geography, spelling, etc. and perhaps the
teacher helping advanced students prepare to enter some Village Academy,
Seminary or religious school. Most of us knew our alphabet, could write our
names and count some before we entered school.
The one great difference was in our summer vacation. You have no planting and
other harvesting to do but the summer vacation lingers on a sort of relic of
an old agricultural community which has all but gone from the lives of us
great
city dwellers.
William Gideon Closson (1880-1973)
I have put a picture of this school house on the following site. You may copy
a picture from there if you wish.
http://members.tripod.com/~robjame/schoolhouse.html
Regards,
Bob
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
My brother Fred emailed me this poem that William Gideon Closson sent to
Fred's
daughter Sandra. The subject is interesting enough as it seems to relate to
our genealogy pursuits but is more special when you realize who the author
was.
Our Father�s Brother �Uncle Guy�
By Kate A. Burnham
He came our father�s brother-
A stranger to our home-
And yet he seems some dear one
Whom we have loved and known.
His every look reminds us
Of loved ones gone before
His voice so like our father�s-
That smile the same he wore.
His earnest friendly greeting
And hearty soul-full clasp-
So like his younger brothers
In the love-lighted past.
Now sundered far, they are sleeping
Life�s varied warfare o�er-
One near his dear ones resting
One on the golden shore.
But with our Uncle near us
We half forget �tis so-
And almost think we live again
The hours so long ago.
Our hearts go forth unbidden,
In earnest love to him
Who, in their boyhood rambles
Has friend and playmate been.
Another link is added
Bringing the dead more near
And making dear ones dearer
Who still are with us here.
Battle Creek, Michigan. May 20, 1858
>From Burnham Genealogy, �The Burnham Family� by Roderick H. Burnham
Hartford, Conn 1869
Mrs. Kate A. Burnham was Catherine Ann Fuller b. 26 May 1829.
She m. 7 Aug 1848 Albert Burnham b. 24 Sep 1826
Albert Burnham was the son of Charles Burnham of Detroit, Mich
b. 13 Sep 1796 d. 29 Sep 1855 m 5 Nov 1815 Thirza CLOSSON
b. 11 Aug 1800 d.
Charles�s brother William Burnham b. 1781 d. 5 Jul 1831
m. Apr 1815 m. Rebecca CLOSSON b. d. 1 Jan 1832
Uncle Guy Burnaham b. 5 Nov 1791 was a brother of William and Charles Burnham
both of whom married CLOSSON girls, daughters of Caleb and Hannah Landon of
Upper Canada.
You may recall that as recently as October 4, 1998, Will Armstrong posted some
Landon ancestors to the mail list.
Regards,
Bob
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
Happy to hear from you. Yes, I do have Closson ancestors through the
Bull family. Timothy Bull was the son of John Bull and Mary Closson
(desc. from Josiah Bull and Mary Williamson). Timothy's daughter Phebe
Bull married Joseph Bull, also possibly a descendant of the Closson line.
The Bulls were among the first Quaker families in Danby, Vermont, in the
1700's and had previously lived in Canada (Loyalists) and Nine Partners,
NY. I will share my descent though the family shortly. I'm happy to
know I joined the correct list!!!
Jennifer Mitten
On Sun, 11 Oct 1998 16:33:56 -0500 Bob James <robjame(a)georgian.net>
writes:
>Hi Jennifer,
>Welcome to the CLOSSON mail list. This is a new list for anyone
>interested in
>the genealogy and history of the Clossons. It began July 24, 1998,
>and
>hopefully you will find it helpful and interesting. The mail list
>grew out
>of
>the fact that a number of us were contacting each other to share our
>research,
>stories and questions. You are most welcome and please feel free to
>jump
>right
>in or just observe, as you wish. Pass the word.
>My CLOSSON line is as follows:
>Direct Descendants of Josiah Closson
>
>1 Josiah Closson b: 1655 in Tiverton, RI d: February 13, 1698/99 in
>Little
>Compton, RI
>.... +Mary Williamson b: July 07, 1654 in Marshfield, Mass. m: March
>10,
>1678/79 in Marshfield, Mass. d: Bet. 1721 - 1726 in Little Compton,
>RI
>2 Timothy Closson b: January 05, 1680/81 in Marshfield, Mass. d: Abt.
>1706 in
>Little Compton, RI
>.... +Martha Wilbur b: August 20, 1684 in Little Compton, RI m: June
>16, 1702
>in Little Compton, RI d: Bet. 1718 - 1720
>3 Timothy Closson b: July 05, 1705 in Little Compton, RI d: Bef. 1774
>in
>Tiverton, RI
>*2nd Wife of Timothy Closson:
>.... +Grace Church b: December 15, 1712 in Little Compton, RI m: July
>27, 1736
>in Little Compton, RI d: Aft. 1755 in Tiverton, RI
>4 Thomas Closson b: March 07, 1749/50 in Tiverton, RI d: Aft. 1805
>in
>Providence, New York
>.... +Rebecca Earl b: April 30, 1746 in Tiverton, RI m: April 01, 1770
>d: Bef.
>1800 in Tiverton, RI
>5 Gideon Closson b: January 08, 1775 in Tiverton, RI d: January 09,
>1847 in
>Providence, New York
>.... +Hannah Westgate b: September 15, 1779 in Tiverton, RI m: 1798
>in
>Tiverton, RI d: September 30, 1864 in Providence, New York
>6 Gideon Closson b: June 10, 1824 in Providence, New York d: January
>23, 1885
>in Providence, New York
>.... +Susan Stone b: May 07, 1824 in Luzerne, New York m: June 10,
>1845 in
>Luzerne or Fayville, New York d: October 05, 1895 in Northampton,
>Fulton
>County, New York
>7 Eugene Adin Closson b: February 23, 1854 in Providence, Saratoga
>Co., New
>Yory d: May 08, 1921 in Gloversville, New York
>.... +Laura Delphine Olin b: May 18, 1857 in Barrington Center, Cook
>Co.,
>Illinois m: March 22, 1874 in Benedicts Corners, Fulton Co., New York
>d:
>December 02, 1942 in Gloversville, New York
>8 William Gideon Closson b: June 13, 1880 in Providence, Saratoga
>Co., New
>York d: October 15, 1973 in Los Altos, California
>.... +Louise Elizabeth Woehrlin b: September 13, 1880 in New York City
>m: June
>30, 1909 in University Pl. Presbyterian Church, New York City d:
>October 06,
>1948 in Flushing, New York Flushing Cemetery Sec. 27
>9 Kathryn Closson b: July 05, 1910 in Brooklyn, New York
>.... +Frederick Stanley James b: June 08, 1904 in Sackville, New
>Brunswick m:
>September 03, 1930 in Flushing, New York d: January 28, 1958 in
>T.G.H.,
>Toronto, Ontario
>10 Robert David James b: March 05, 1946 in Kingston, Jamaica, BWI
>
>Have we some common ancestors?
>Perhaps you will share your Closson lineage with us.
>My grandfather, William Gideon CLOSSON, was very interested in
>genealogy and
>wrote several articles and books about the family. I have "The Josiah
>Closson
>Family", published in 1952, which contains genealogy about other
>related and
>unrelated Clossons. I am happy to look up your family and share what
>is
>there.
>
>To send messages to all members on the list use:
>CLOSSON-L(a)rootsweb.com
>There is now a Closson Family Page on the internet.
>http://members.tripod.com/~robjame/index-2.html
> Take a look and if you have any questions or comments or want to
>suggest a
>link, please email me at robjame(a)georgian.net
>Welcome and feel free to contact me.
>
>Regards,
>Bob James
>Closson mail list owner
>
>
>
>Robert James
>74 Downer Crescent
>Wasaga Beach, Ontario
>Canada
>L0L 2P0
>
>(705) 429-6768
>
>robjame(a)georgian.net
>
>
At 10:02 AM 10/7/98 -0500, Bob James wrote:
>3. I need some help from our "historians". What was King Philip's War -
>the first record of Josiah was serving in King Philip's War?
>
Mark Felone's web site at
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/9324/kingphilipswar.htm
has lot's of good info, including many names, on King Philip's War.
Thanks again, Bob James, for providing information to me on my eighth great
grandparents, Matthew and Mary (Phelps) CLESSON, from The Josiah Closson
Family, by William Gideon Closson, published 1952. Matthew and Mary were
married in Northhampton, MA in 1670 and soon moved to Deerfield.
More data on this family is on my web site if anyone thinks they may have a
link.
All the best to everyone.
Robert Kline email: robertkline(a)bc.sympatico.ca
1079 Walalee Dr, Phone: 604-657-0134
Delta, BC, Canada, V4M 2L9
Web page: http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/robertkline/
I have been working(?) on the CLOSSON Family Page, trying to make it an
information base for CLOSSON genealogy. I have begun linking in the Josiah
Closson Family with appropriate links for each of Josiah's children. I
invite you to try it out and give me feedback as to correctness and whether
it works.
http://members.tripod.com/~robjame/index-2.html
Now here is where I need some help.
1. I would like to link in the Richard CLOSSON Family the same way and if
some of you will post the information(background as well as genealogy) to
our mail list, I will create the pages. I will do this for any other
CLOSSON families, too.
2. Secondly, for the Josiah CLOSSON family, if those listers would please
post what they know of Josiah's children (background as well as genealogy)
and spouses I will begin to fill in those pages.
This would be a great way to review, prove, validate what we know of our
early roots.
3. I need some help from our "historians". What was King Philip's War -
the first record of Josiah was serving in King Philip's War?
Regards,
Bob
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
In response to the recent posting on Closson redheads I have notes on a
photograph of some of my Closson forebears. This is the line
(Josiah1,Caleb2, Ichabod3, Caleb4, John5, Amasa Moss6, Amasa Moss7, Edgar
Dwight8, Mary9. The photo includes Amasa Moss7 and Edgar Dwight as well
as several of Edgar's full brothers and sister and a half brother and
sister The line up goes like this:
Amasa Moss 7--Redheaded
Edgar Dwight--Redheaded
Seymour Closson(Edgar's full br.)--Redheaded
Homer Closson(Seymour's son)--Light red hair
Dan Closson(Edgar's Half br.)--Dark red hair
Lydia Closson Buck(Edgar's half sis.)--Titian red hair
Also noted are several not in the photo:
Esther Closson(Dau. of. Edgar)--Redheaded
Ruth Closson( Dau. of Edgar)--Redheaded
Thomas Gamble(Son of Mary9)--Redheaded
The photo notes are by Esther, who knew all concerned.
Hope this adds to the mix.
I am brother to Thomas and enjoying the Closson roundup.
Richard W. Gamble
725 Bayview Ave
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
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Grandfather Tale 2
Sheep
When the Closson families settled in the Township of Providence, Saratoga Co.,
NY in 1800, sheep raising was a main industry. Sir William Johnson controlled
large areas around Broadalbin where you had to buy land at his price to raise
sheep.
Perhaps that was one reason the Closson families bought their land in the Glen
Patent in Saratoga Co., where they could raise sheep without Johnson�s
consent. Another reason was, perhaps, that the Township of Providence was
named after Providence, RI and other families that the Clossons knew at that
time were also settling there.
After the land was cleared, sheep were raised in large numbers but not without
difficulty as the bears, wolves and mountain lions came down from Maxon Hill
and made away with many of them.
By the time I was born [1880] these troubles had ceased and I was able to
watch some of the more interesting parts of sheep raising in more peaceful
times.
One of these was the day of the shearing of the sheep. The sheep were driven
down to the lower pond at Fayville where they entered a fenced-in path and
through a gate one by one into the water where the sheep were washed clean of
all the dirt that their wool had collected. Then my father sheared off the
cleaned wool which hung together all in one place. Sheep do not like water at
all and when they came out with all their wool gone, they looked like skinned
cats and were very cold after suddenly being sheared of all their wool.
Now the wool was ready for grandmother�s carding and spinning wheel where
under her expert hands it became wool yarn. Then the yarn was taken to a
woolen
mill at Fayville down by the same pond, where the yarn was turned into
homespun
wool cloth. A village tailor at Fayville made most of the family clothes.
Many times my grandmother cut up an old suit to make me a little pair of short
pants to wear around the farm. My mother took away from me as soon as I came
home as she did not like homespun clothes, she being a city girl and her
father being the Reverend William Olin, an ordained Baptist minister.
My grandmother�s spinning wheel, loom, and my grandfather�s Grandfather clock
and other heirlooms were borrowed later by a Fish House historian for an
exhibit at the Masonic Lodge in Fish House where a fire destroyed the whole
building and its collection, so our family was deprived of these valuable
articles connected with sheep raising and family history.
In this connection, the original deeds of the Closson Homestead were never
recorded at the Saratoga Co. Seat but I was fortunate in being allowed to copy
them in full by Mr. Allan�s daughter, whose father bought the Homestead
when it was sold about 1896.
William G. Closson (1880-1973)
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
Hi Everyone:
For those of you who have interest in the CLOSSON line Nathaniel 1, Josiah
2, Caleb 3, Ichabod 4, Caleb 5, Caleb 6 I have recently found an entry for
part of the LANDON family from which Caleb's wife Hannah came from. What
this entry has is two branches of the family of Asa LANDON Sr. b 27 Aug
1731 Litchfield or Salisbury CT. The first branch Asa 1, Samuel 2, Reuben
3, James 4, Alexander 5, Walter Edward Blake 6, and Eileen Marie 7. The
second one is Asa 1, He(r)man 2, Heman 3, Edmunds 4, Asa 5, Maurice F 6,
and Hazel Marie 7. It lists the issue for each of these entries with some
birth, death, and marriage dates. If anyone is interested, I can fax,
attach to mail or e-mail. I also found quite a few LANDON marriages on the
microfilm "Johnstown Marriage Register 1801-1848" however parents are not
listed on most of these marriages so none of them can be positively
confirmed. If you have a LANDON marriage that you are looking to confirm
from that time period, you could mail me the names you have, and I could
let you know if I found it or not.
Willie Armstrong
Whitby, ON
Hi Everyone:
This information may be of interest to those who are researching
CLOSSON/LANDON. I saw this information about the LANDON family in the book
Loyalist Lineages of Canada, it lists two branches of the LANDON family the
first one is 1 Asa, 2 Samuel, 3 Reuben, 4 James, 5 Alexander, 6 Walter
Edward Blake, 7 Eileen. The second one is 1 Asa, 2 He(r)man, 3 Heman Jr.,
4 Edmunds, 5 Asa, 6 Maurice, and 7 Hazel Marie. I then checked the
microfilm Johnstown District Marriage Records 1801-1848 and came up with
these marriages that may fit into this family. Two notes about this, there
is no listing of parents on these records, and this was a microfilm of the
actual dacuments, i.e it was done in script(by some very poor writers I
might add) so 1 name was very difficult to decipher and also I may have
missed some. I found 6 possibles and about 20 I can't match, so if you are
interested in more marriages, e-mail me directly and I can let you know
waht other christian names are involved.
Marriages involving Reuben's children
Ziba M LANDON of Augusta m. Feb. 14/1833 Sarah MORRY(unsure) of same
Adaline LANDON m. May 23/1833 George TRUESDALE
Maria LANDON m. Dec 26/1832 Stephen COOLIDGE
Marriages involvingHe(r)man's children
Rebecca LANDON m. Sep. 20/1831 William WILCOX
Asa Duncan LANDON m. Sep 20/1844 Hannah HARRISON
Minerva LANDON m. Nov 30/1836 William G HEALY
As I stated, these are by no means verified information, however maybe
someone can verify this information. If anyone is interested in the LANDON
family document, I would happily e-mail, fax or snail mail it.
Willie Armstrong
Whitby, ON
Have you checked the Deer Isle Vital Records?
How about this, we know...
1. Zeruah CHATTO b. 9 Feb 1802 d/o Charles and Polly [DIVR]
2. Joshua Staples CHATTO b. 31 Aug 1805 s/o Charles and Polly [DIVR]
So Zeruah and Joshua are brother and sister
3. A daughter of Nehemiah (Nathan, Nehemiah, Josiah) CLOSSON married Joshua
CHATTO [History of Deer Isle, Me. by George L. Hosmer. 1806 & 1905, p.43]
4. George Closson CHATTO b. 27 Jan 1823 s/o Zeruah [DIVR]
Zeruah is young (20 years) and no father(husband) is recorded in DIVR, so
she names him George Closson CHATTO - maybe in respect of her brother's
marriage to dau CLOSSON.
Do we have a Zeruah marriage listed anywhere? I don't see it in the DIVR.
Other considerations: Zeruah's brother's middle name is Staples. Joshua
STAPLES b. 19 Jun 1783 m. abt 1805 Polly CLOSSON b. 17 Sep 1787 who's
father was a Josiah. Or could Polly , mother of Zeruah, be a STAPLES
brother of Joshua? or even better a CLOSSON - there was a Polly CLOSSON b.
1758 Deer Isle?
I think you have to accept that Joshia is a mis typed Josiah - I have
trouble typing Josiah myself cause the "h" doesn't do anything and we get
used to typing Joshua.
No answers but I think all the names are here, you just have to put them
together.
Was Zeruah married?
Was there a G W Closson or just a George Closson CHATTO?
Who was Polly wife of Charles?
What was Charles mother's maiden name?
What do you think?
Regards,
Bob
Thanks, Louise, for all of this information. It is very interesting. To all of you other Clossons out there: I would like to get a connection to someone. I
feel like my Closson line must have been isolated on an island or something. I cannot find any connection, so far, to any of you.
Carol: Do you find a connection to Louise?
Jim
Louise Rosett wrote:
> To Carol Munns and James T. Closson and anyone else on the list who wondered
> who my unidentified Closson great-great grandmother was:
>
> Sarah H. Closson was born in PA c. 1831, m. Hiram C. Stone 20 Jun 1853 in
> Doylestown, Bucks Co., PA. They moved to Illinois but Sarah returned to
> Doylestown & later divorced Hiram Stone for being a bigamist!
>
> Sarah Closson Stone died 2 June 1889 in Doylestown. She had a brother,
> William Harrison Closson whose children died young. William Harrison Closson
> was born 29 Apr 1840 and died 18 Aug 1914. Sarah also had a sister, or
> possible half sister, Rachel who married William S. Mann.
>
> I believe that Sarah Closson's parents were James Closson and Hannah
> Maulsbury. I have surmised the parentage from the cemetery plot at
> Doylestown Cemetery although I am still searching for baptismal records for
> Sarah as well as James Closson. James was born abt 1801 in PA, married by a
> Justice of the Peace in Easton,Northampton, Pa, May 26, 1825, to Hannah
> Maulsbury of Bucks Co., PA. James Closson died 22 Dec 1875 and is buried in
> Doylestown, Bucks,PA. His wife Hannah was born about 1800 and died 9 Sept 1840.
>
> I have a new lead on church records in Tinicum Tshp, Bucks, PA which I hope
> will provide more information on this branch of the Closson family.
>
> Sister of two red-heads, but alas, a mousy brown,
>
> Louise
>
> lrosett(a)mindspring.com
> Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Overland Park, KS 66210-2443
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To Carol Munns and James T. Closson and anyone else on the list who wondered
who my unidentified Closson great-great grandmother was:
Sarah H. Closson was born in PA c. 1831, m. Hiram C. Stone 20 Jun 1853 in
Doylestown, Bucks Co., PA. They moved to Illinois but Sarah returned to
Doylestown & later divorced Hiram Stone for being a bigamist!
Sarah Closson Stone died 2 June 1889 in Doylestown. She had a brother,
William Harrison Closson whose children died young. William Harrison Closson
was born 29 Apr 1840 and died 18 Aug 1914. Sarah also had a sister, or
possible half sister, Rachel who married William S. Mann.
I believe that Sarah Closson's parents were James Closson and Hannah
Maulsbury. I have surmised the parentage from the cemetery plot at
Doylestown Cemetery although I am still searching for baptismal records for
Sarah as well as James Closson. James was born abt 1801 in PA, married by a
Justice of the Peace in Easton,Northampton, Pa, May 26, 1825, to Hannah
Maulsbury of Bucks Co., PA. James Closson died 22 Dec 1875 and is buried in
Doylestown, Bucks,PA. His wife Hannah was born about 1800 and died 9 Sept 1840.
I have a new lead on church records in Tinicum Tshp, Bucks, PA which I hope
will provide more information on this branch of the Closson family.
Sister of two red-heads, but alas, a mousy brown,
Louise
lrosett(a)mindspring.com
Albuquerque, New Mexico
I am looking for more information on my family in Maine. They were
from the Hancock, County area.
My Great Grandparents:
George Washington Closson (1820-1878); Married Louisa Chatto
(1826-1892) I think George's parents were Joshia S. Closson (1796-1821)
and Zeruah Chatto. If this is true, George married his first cousin,
Louisa. (No wonder my family is a little strange)
My Grandparents:
Franklin Eugene Closson (1857-1903); Married Almeda Jane Bowden
(1856-1936) Almeda's parents were Enoch Bowden (1825-1879) and Abigail
Davis McFarland (1827-1910)
If you know anything about any of these folks or know where I can search
them out, please let me know. Thanks.
Jim
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James T. Closson, Ph.D.
Paragon Business Group, Inc.
11537 Hemlock Drive, Suite 202
Overland Park, KS 66210-2443
(913) 451-1928 (Phone)
(913) 451-1514 (Fax)