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Hi,
This is my line of Closson's starting with Richard Closson :
1. RICHARD CLOSSON: born 1747/48 , place unknown ; died 7 Aug. 1831
in Delaware Co., Ohio.
--- married Charity: born 1757; died 17 Mar. 1826 in Delaware Co.,
Ohio. ( 10 children)
2. JACOB CLOSSON: born 1780 in New Jersey; died 1866 in Delaware Co.,
Ohio.
--- married Barbara POINT: born 1780 in Pennsylvania; died 13 Dec.
1859 ( 12 children)
3. LUTHER CLOSSON: born abt 1806 Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania; died aft
1880 in Paulding Co. Ohio
--- married #1. Eliza ARMSTRONG: md late 1820's; died 10 Sept. 1848. (
7 children)
--- married #2. Melissa SCOTT: md. 10 Jun. 1849 in Delaware Co. Ohio;
died 10 Mar. 1873.
4. WILBUR CASWELL CLOSSON: born 7 Aug., 1835 in Delaware Co., Ohio;
died 2 Dec., 1917 in Kenaston,
Saskatchewan, Canada.
--- married #1. Lucretia JOHNSON: born unknown; md. 1856; died 9 Feb.,
1876
in Independence, Iowa. ( 5 children )
--- married #2. Nora Elizabeth BLAKE: 18 Nov. 1877 ; born 23 May, 1863
in Clarksville,Iowa;
died 16 Aug., 1937 in Kenaston, Saskatchewan, Canada. ( 8 children )
5. ROBERT WALLACE CLOSSON: born 1 Mar., 1892 in Mason City, Iowa; died
21 Jan., 1977 in Vernon,
British Columbia, Canada.
--- married Nellie May COLLEDGE: born 20 Oct., 1899 in Leicester,
England; died 1993/94 in
Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. ( 9 children )
6. HAROLD EARL CLOSSON: born 24 Jan. 1925 in Kenaston, Saskatchewan,
Canada; died 5 Jun., 1995 in
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
--- married Sarah Lucille HARTLEY: born 2 Mar. 1926 in Stirling,
Alberta, Canada;
md. 19 Dec., 1945 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. ( 5 children )
7. DORAL STEWART CLOSSON: born 18 Nov 1949 in Lethbridge, Alberta,
Canada; md. 28 Jul., 1973
--- Norma Jean FRACHE: born 09 July, 1953 in Lethbridge, Alberta,
Canada. ( 3 children )
If anyone is a descendant of Richard and Charity who would like to share
the Genealogy research for this
family that would be great. I am also researching the BLAKE and FRACHE
lines.
Thanks,
Norma Closson
Hi,
I have had a request from one of our members for information about Walter
CLOSSON. She has the early history but wonders if anyone has information
about the more immediate members of his family.
Walter was a son of Seymour 8 (Amasa Moss 7, amasa Moss 6, John 5, Caleb 4,
Ichabod 3, Caleb 2, Josiah 1) CLOSSON in 1914 at Loganport, Indiana, and
Catherine SMITH of Jackson, MI. Walter appears to be one of seven children:
Homer
Walter
Harry
Katy
Edna
Eunice
May
Can anyone be of anymore help?
Regards,
Bob James
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
Hi Harman,
Great to have you on the CLOSSON mail list.
You listed you son-in-law's Closson connections as:
1 Ichabod Closson b. May 1764 d. 09 May 1807
m. 14 Mar 1787 Sally Safford b. 11 Sep 1769 d. 04 Jul 1857
2 Cynthia Closson b. 02 Apr 1802 d. 03 Jul 1877
m. 16 Jan 1821 Samuel Litchfield Damon b. 09 Aug 1794 d. 20 Jun
1867
3 Julia Ann Damon b. 12 Oct 1824 d. 03 Feb 1905
m. 22 Aug 1847 Charles Davis b. circa 1822 d. 09 May 1859
m. 5 Jun 1860 Henry Marshall Grimes b. 02 Jul 1836 d. 19 Jul
1891
4 Lorinda Rose Grimes b. 14 Oct 1868 d. Sep 1945
m. 13 Oct 1902 Earl Leighton Swett b. 19 Jun 1879 d. before
1947
5 Marion Myrtle Swett b. 20 Jul 1907 d. 29 Jun 1985
m. Alston Foster Carroll Ham b. 10 Nov 1898 d. Oct 1974
6 Leslie Alston Ham b. 23 Jul 1947
m. 22 Feb 1969 Dolores Edith Maynard b. 25 Aug 1949
7 Patrick Leslie Ham b. 03 Feb 1970 [my son-in-law]
m. 18 Aug 1990 Sarah Jane CLARK b. 14 Nov 1966
I looked up in William Closson's compilation "The Josiah Closson Family"
and find reference to the above from Ichabod up to and including Marion
Myrtle SWETT. He references "Mrs. Earl Leighton SWETT, West Burke, VT,
1932" for the information. There are quite a few pages dealing with the
family.
I am interested that you stopped your son-in-law's Closson connections at
Ichabod. The references attach him to Timothy3, Caleb2 or Nathan2,
Josiah1. Have you other information? I have been corresponding with a
lady who is a descendent from the Caleb branch who is quite knowledgeable
of this line. I will forward a copy of this email to her. She is on
holidays now but I am sure that she will be joining the mail list on her
return and will be able to shed some light on this.
Regards,
Bob James
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
Hi Bob -- thanks for response. I do have Closson line back to Josiah,
but began the listing for the message board with Ichabod to keep it
somewhat shorter. [We show his line as Josiah 1, Nathan 2, Timothy 3,
Ichabod 4 etc.].
I am very much interested in communicating with other
researchers. For example, we have Eunice Poppleton as wife of Timothy
(and mother of Ichabod) but I have nothing further on Eunice -- such
as parents, etc.
Mrs. Earl Leighton Swett was Lorinda Rose Grimes, mother of
Marion Myrtle Swett. Lorinda was the granddaughter of Cynthia Closson
and Samuel Litchfield Damon.
I guess you know there is a good section on the Ichabod Closson
family in "Vermont Families in 1791", Vol. 1, (Picton Press 1992).
Harman Clark
P.O. Box 311, Sheffield, VT 05866
hclark(a)plainfield.bypass.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob James <robjame(a)georgian.net>
To: CLOSSON-L(a)rootsweb.com <CLOSSON-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Thursday, July 30, 1998 2:17 PM
Subject: [CLOSSON-L] Ichabod Closson
>I looked up in William Closson's compilation "The Josiah Closson
Family"
>and find reference to the above from Ichabod up to and including
Marion
>Myrtle SWETT. He references "Mrs. Earl Leighton SWETT, West Burke,
VT,
>1932" for the information. There are quite a few pages dealing with
the
>family.
>
>I am interested that you stopped your son-in-law's Closson
connections at
>Ichabod. The references attach him to Timothy3, Caleb2 or Nathan2,
>Josiah1. Have you other information? I have been corresponding with
a
>lady who is a descendent from the Caleb branch who is quite
knowledgeable
>of this line. I will forward a copy of this email to her. She is on
>holidays now but I am sure that she will be joining the mail list on
her
>return and will be able to shed some light on this.
>
>Regards,
>Bob James
>Robert James
>74 Downer Crescent
>Wasaga Beach, Ontario
>Canada
>L0L 2P0
>
>(705) 429-6768
>
>robjame(a)georgian.net
>
>
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Just signed on. It is my son-in-law (and thus two of my
grandchildren) who are Closson descendants. I am interested in any
connections to following line:
1 Ichabod Closson b. May 1764 d. 09 May 1807
m. 14 Mar 1787 Sally Safford b. 11 Sep 1769 d. 04 Jul 1857
2 Cynthia Closson b. 02 Apr 1802 d. 03 Jul 1877
m. 16 Jan 1821 Samuel Litchfield Damon b. 09 Aug 1794 d. 20 Jun
1867
3 Julia Ann Damon b. 12 Oct 1824 d. 03 Feb 1905
m. 22 Aug 1847 Charles Davis b. circa 1822 d. 09 May 1859
m. 5 Jun 1860 Henry Marshall Grimes b. 02 Jul 1836 d. 19 Jul
1891
4 Lorinda Rose Grimes b. 14 Oct 1868 d. Sep 1945
m. 13 Oct 1902 Earl Leighton Swett b. 19 Jun 1879 d. before
1947
5 Marion Myrtle Swett b. 20 Jul 1907 d. 29 Jun 1985
m. Alston Foster Carroll Ham b. 10 Nov 1898 d. Oct 1974
6 Leslie Alston Ham b. 23 Jul 1947
m. 22 Feb 1969 Dolores Edith Maynard b. 25 Aug 1949
7 Patrick Leslie Ham b. 03 Feb 1970 [my son-in-law]
m. 18 Aug 1990 Sarah Jane CLARK b. 14 Nov 1966
Harman Clark
P.O. Box 311, Sheffield, VT 05866
hclark(a)plainfield.bypass.com
Hi,
The mail list is up and operational and I want to keep you up to date with
what is happening. A lot of this will be repeated in the next while as,
(or if), we add new subscribers.
I began a Closson Family Page on the web. Its purpose is to promote the
mail list and to provide links to other Closson-related sites. I know that
Jim Closson from Kansas has a Family page on Family Tree Maker that I hope
to provide a link to (none of the links are up or operating yet). If you
know of any sites that would be suitable to link to the Closson Family
Page, please let me know. Visit this site. Bookmark it and come back
regularly to see what is happening.
http://members.tripod.com/~robjame/index-2.html
I plan to make another page that shows my Closson lineage and link it to
the Closson Family Page. These pages are free with Tripod and easy if you
follow the Quick Page Maker. Maybe you will make a family page on the web?
Regards,
Bob James
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
Hi,
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.
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Welcome and feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Bob James
Closson mail list owner
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
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(705) 429-6768
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