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I know most of you are researching CLOSSON's but my great-grandfather was JENS CLAUSEN. He and his family lived in Hopkins, MN. His wife's name was Christine, she was also Danish. They emigrated from Denmark sometime in the late 1800's. They may have been married there or in the States but all their children were born in the States. Their first child (of 7) was born in 1894. Their children were Olga, Edward, Arthur, Haritha, Anna, Lillian, and Florence.
I would greatly appreciate any help with Jens or Christine or any advice for finding them.
Cherie Dover
Hi,
I received this email from Norma Closson and am taking the liberty of
answering it on the mail list. Norma said
<<That is wonderful news about the possibility of a Closson Book!!
I have one question-- Is the book going to be for only the descendants
of Josiah Closson, or all Closson's? I'd be willing to help out any way
I can. It sounds exciting!
Norma Closson>>
I also had another email from Bob Closson of Closson Press who said:
<<I really don't know if we can add much to the research end but the
publishing
> end we will do it all. I have copies in our library of two Closson books.
One
> from the New England area and the other of the Closson, Clawson of
Indiana Pa
> section. I have tried to connect to the New England families but to no
avail.
> The Indiana branch have a family reunion each year but I am not invited.
We are
> related about 10 generations back but with the closson spelling they
think we
> are outcasts. They spell the name Clawson. I think it would be great if
we had
> a family organization of all the Closson (varients) and publish a
newsletter.
> We do one (print) for the Ellers of America and Germany and it is very
> successful. Maybe someday??? >>
And from Carol Munns:
<<I'm on the way out the door to go fishing with my husband, but I wanted to
take just enough time to tell you how thrilled I am about The Closson Press
offer. I'll write more later about ideas I have for engaging many Clossons
in this process.>>
This brings up a number of questions and I hope that all the subscribers(we
now have 27!) to the Closson mail list will feel free to jump in.
(1) Does Dwight know how lucky he is to have a wife who likes to go
fishing?<G>
(2) How does Dr. Cochran feel about this? Maybe his plans for a second
volume of the Richard Closson Genealogy conflict with this.
(3) How do you feel about Bob Closson's idea of a Closson (varients) family
Association and newsletter? Can anyone tell us about the advantages of an
association and how it works with other families?
(4) William G. Closson's book of the Josiah Clooson Family(1952) needs to
be updated and made more widely available. How do Clossons of other family
lines feel about this undertaking?
Regards,
Bob
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
Got this off another mail list. This from the Horse Cave Cemetary, Hart County, Kentucky. Thought someone might be intereseted.
LANE:
Ida Gertrude CLOSSON, 23 May 1858 - 10 Jan 1914, w/o Alfred
E.
Plyllis Ann, 21 Dec 1945, 25 Dec 1945
Roger S, 13 Feb 1945 - 26 Mar 1964
Willie O, 1886 - 1963 - tin marker
Hi Clossons,
I traded emails with Carol Munns yesterday where our topic of conversation was
updating the Closson genealgy. Some of you might know that Carol is a Closson
from Minnesota who is very interested in, and very knowledgeable about, the
Closson family. Carol said:
<<I think it would be great for us to collaborate on the next big Closson
book. I think we should get as much new information as we can. I'll keep
entering data and trying to fit pieces together. You can go wild on the
internet to find as much out there as is possible. By next summer when I
come to visit, we can take a look at what we have and start to lay out the
book--I'd like to include pictures, documents, etc., where we can. With
modern technology, we can do just about anything. I haven't really explored
the Family Tree Scrapbook feature yet. That might have possibilities, too.
Don't worry about me thinking you're butting in. This is definitely a
project where two (or more) is better than one. I think we can make a real
contribution to Closson family research for generations to come. Every time
I think of how much time William Gideon must have devoted to his research,
I get shivers up and down my spine. I think it's important that some of us
carry on what he started, don't you?>>
This morning I got the following email:
<<To: robjame(a)georgian.net
Subject: Closson
We have a genealogical service called Closson Press. We publish and
write genealogical and history books our address is Closson Press 1935
Sampson Dr Apollo Pa 15613 our catalog is at www.clossonpress.com We
are also a descendent of Peter Closson. But not the Peter from New
England. My name is Bob and my wife is Mary our son is LLoyd and a
student at BYU in utah. He is finishing up on his masters and his wife
Lisa is expecting their first baby in late Dec or early Jan. Put us on
your mail list and if you are going to produce a book on the Closson
name we will produce it for no charge if we can help sell it to defray
the cost thanks bob>>
It is amazing how things work out. I will be talking to Carol to see how she
can involve us all in this endeavour. I think that it is very exciting.
Regards,
Bob
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
Janette,
I believe Fern Catherine Closson is a descendant of John Closson Sr. b. 25
June 1791, d. 8 May 1842.
John is a descendent of Josiah Closson b. 1655. John Closson Sr.'s family
lived in Whiteside County, Illinois. He and his wife, Amy had fifteen
children some of whom moved to New Hampton, IA--Chickasaw County. I suspect
George A. Closson's father could have been Edward Moss Closson b. 30 Sept.
1826, John Gardner Closson b. 15 Feb. 1828, Mondley Bushnell Closson b. 30
Nov. 1830, Asmeth Closson b. 10 Dec. 1831, Caleb Thomas Closson b. 11 Oct.
1835, or Andrew Washington Closson b. 19 June 1837. There were also other
Clossons in Iowa at the same time who were descendants of John Closson
Sr.'s brother, Caleb Closson. I hope this will help you some.
Hi CLOSSON Listers,
I sure hope someone out there can help me!!
I've been searching for years to try to find out "the rest of the story"
concerning Fern Catherine CLOSSON. This lady is fairly "near" in time,
which I suppose is one reason I've had no luck. After all this time, I
really don't know a great deal, but what I do know is this:
Fern Catherine CLOSSON b. ~1899 in Chickasaw County Iowa
Parents: George A. CLOSSON and Hannah E. ANDERSON
George A. CLOSSON, b. ~1864 in Wisconsin (was a farmer), George
indicated that his parents were both born in Iowa on the 1910 Census
Hannah E. ANDERSON, b. ~1876 in Illinois, her parents b. Illinois
Source: 1910 Census, Chickasaw Co Iowa (Dresden Twp)
There were other children in the family:
Darr(?) CLOSSON, b. ~1896, Iowa
Harold CLOSSON, b. ~1901, Iowa
Minnie CLOSSON, b. ~1906, Iowa
Milton CLOSSON, b. ~1908, Iowa
The situation is thus: I have the marriage record of Fern C. CLOSSON
and Leo Edwin ALCOCK. They were married 11 Nov 1914 at New Hampton,
Chickasaw County Iowa.
Within 3 years time, I find that Leo Edwin ALCOCK is married to Emma C.
HARTMANN and I have that marriage record dated 28 Jun 1917, Charles
City, Floyd County Iowa.
I have never been able to satisfy my desire to learn "what
happened".......
I have not been able to find any evidence of Fern after her marriage in
1914 to Leo Edwin ALCOCK. I have tried to find a death record for
Fern..... no luck, so far
I have tried to find a divorce record for Fern and Leo E., ...... no
luck, so far
I have tried to find another marriage record for Fern to someone
else..... no luck, so far
Leo Edwin ALCOCK and his second wife, Emma HARTMANN, continued to live
in Chickasaw County Iowa after their marriage in 1917.
I've speculated that perhaps Fern died in childbirth, but can find no
evidence. I would really like to just find out WHAT HAPPENED to Fern??
Can anyone help........ does anyone recognize this CLOSSON family?? I
would appreciate hearing from anyone who can shed some light on this
subject for me.
Thank You,
Jannette
Hi,
Hannah CLOSSON should not be too hard to trace though it does become
muddled early with different spellings of her husband's name. Carol
mentioned PITTICE or PETTICE.
Some secondary sources (family trees posted by others without references or
sources noted) have quite extensive descendants through John PETTY b. 5 Jan
1683/84 in Springfield, Mass. John's occupation is listed as yeoman.
According to this source they were married Abt. 1710 in Little Compton, RI.
Their issue was:
Nathan PETTY b. 17 Jan 1710/11
Hannah PETTY b. 10 Jul 1713
Martha PETTY b. 1 Feb 1713/14
John PETTY b. Abt 1720
All these births are listed as Swansea, Mass.
This particular line continues down through Nathan, where interestingly
enough, a Sarah CLOSSON appears m. Daniel PETTY, son of Nathan.
Carol - WM G. picks up the line on page 43, spelled PETTEY, in "The
Josiah CLOSSON Family".
The surname PETTY seems to change to PETTYS abt. 1800.
Rootsweb has a Petty mail list that would probably generate a lot of action.
Regards,
Bob
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
Hello Closson Researchers,
I am looking for descendants of the following Clossons:
Hannah Closson b. August 31, 1690, Little Compton, Rhode Island m. John
Pittice (or Pettice) 1710.
Hannah's father was Josiah Closson, b. 1655--I have no information about
this couple other than what
is given here. Does anyone know about their children, etc.?
Nehemiah Closson b. Feb. 1, 1683, Little Compton, Rhode Island, d. 1759,
Lebanon, Connecticut, m.
Elizabeth Banks 1709, b. abt. 1680, d. 1775, Columbia, Connecticut--I have
information on their
children, grandchildren, etc., but I looking for a living descendent.
I am also looking for information on the following people who married into
the Closson family.
John Brown Harrington, father of LaVerna Harrington who married Irvin Ross
Closson in 1918 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. I know this much about John
Brown Harrington: b. November 11, 1881, in
Wisc.and married Alma Closson who was born June 7, 1862. I'd like to know
who his parents were,
etc.
John and Nancy Warner Spencer, probably lived in Granville, Washington
Co., NY. in the late 1700's.
I'd like to know who John Spencer's and Nancy Warner's parents were.
Children of John and Nancy
Spencer are:
Sydney
Jason
Hannah
Ambrose
John C.
Albert
Alonzo
Tryphosa b. 1803
Persis
Urban
Tryphena b. 9/30/1817
Aurilla
I'd appreciate any help anyone can give me.
Carol Closson Munns
Hi,
As we have a few new subscribers to the Closson mail list, I will repeat a
previous offer.
I am in possession of the following Family Tree Maker CD's:
- Canadian Genealogy Index CD #118
- US Social Security Death Index 1937 - 1996
- Selected US/International Marriage Records 1340-1980 - CD #403
- Family History: New England Families # 1
- Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1790-1907
- World Family Tree Volumes 1 - 17 inclusive
Becuse of copyright rules I can't print out complete files, but I can
supply you with the odd date, name, etc.
This works best if you go to the Family Tree Maker Site www.familytree.com
and use their Family Finder or Internet Finder search programs and submit
the name, World Family Tree Volume, and Record #, along with your
question. You can see that by my repeating this offer, you haven't kept me
very busy.
At this time, these questions DO NOT have to be restricted to CLOSSONs.
Sometime in September I am going to request that you post your "Most Wanted
Closson" on the mail list. This is the Closson or allied family member
that you would most want information about. This can work quite well as if
we all take some time and search our data, perhaps we can come up with some
answers. So, you might be thinking of that.
Lastly, do not be afraid to answer other subscribers' questions on the mail
list; that is what it is for. The members of this mail list are interested
in Closson information. Remember: there are no stupid questions...
Regards,
Bob
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
Great find on Nehemiah CLOSSON, Dick.
He is from the Josiah CLOSSON family:Josiah 1, Nehemiah 2, John 3,
Nehemiah 4 and he is Nehemiah 5.
Interestingly, he is described as Hertford resident, age 18 yrs, light
complexion, eyes & hair, 5 ft. 7 ins tall. A few of us have discussed
"Closson traits" and have tried to discover if there are some traits or
characteristics which run through the Closson line - light complexion was
one that we debated.
I am not sure if we have anyone online who is a descendant of Nehemiah
Regards,
Bob James
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
While doing some rather remotely acquainted genealogical
searching I came across Nehemiah Closson (1758-1839), enlisted
for six months as a private, Capt. Samuel Paine's company of Col.
John Wheelock's regiment of the Vermont Line. In 1779 he
subsequently served under Capt. Solomon Cushman. He applied for
a pension in 1832 from Hornellsville, NY, his eventual place of
death. The pension was allowed. He place of birth was Vermont.
At this time I have no idea if Nehemiah Closson was a relative of
mine but I wanted to share it with the Closson list since it can
be researched through the pension rolls.
Warm regards,
Dick Hudson
Hello Clossons!
My name is Carol Closson Munns, and I am an enthusiastic family history
researcher. I'm just now getting my Family Tree Maker files in order. I
suspect there will be over 5,000 names before I am finished. It will take
me awhile to enter the data I have accumulated, but I am willing to share
information that I have with those who have questions now. Eventually, I
will "publish" my files on the net.
I descend from Josiah Closson who was born in 1655 and lived in Little
Compton, Rhode Island. Josiah was married to Mary Williamson, daughter of
Timothy and Mary Howland. Josiah and Mary Williamson had eight children:
Martha b. 1679, Timothy b. 1680, Nehemiah b. 1683, Mary b. 1687, Caleb b.
1688, Hannah b. 1690, Nathan b. 1694, and Josiah b. 1697. I am a descendant
of Caleb (Josiah, Caleb, Ichabod, Caleb, John, Caleb, Albert, Perry, Irvin,
Claude, Carol (me). In the past four months, I have located and
communicated via e-mail with descendants of Timothy, Nehemiah, Mary, Caleb,
and Nathan. These relatives are spread out all over North America with
cousins in British Columbia, Ontario, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois,
Florida, Oregon, Kansas, Rhode Island and Minnesota. It has been great fun.
In addition to my internet research, I spent a week in June with another
Closson, Barbara Taylor, who I met on the Internet. She is also a
descendant of the Caleb branch. We travelled out east looking for our early
roots. We started at the New York State Library in Albany. There we saw
William Gideon Closson's 400+ page book on the Josiah Closson Family that
he finished in the early 1950's. It was a truly remarkable piece of work. I
copied about 125 pages of it, but I hope to eventually get it all, so that
I can enter the genealogy info into my files. We also read some of WG
Closson's other works, primarily about the Timothy Closson branch. Barbara
Taylor concentrated on researching Josiah's wife, Mary Williamson's, side
of the family which gave us some very interesting information on the
Williamsons and Howlands--I'll talk more about them later. We found a book
written by Robert Closson Spencer ("Spencer Family History and Genealogy")
and learned of a Spencer house built @ 1650 in Newbury, Massachusetts.
Since the Spencers married into the Closson family several times, we
decided to head up to Newbury next to check out the house.
The Spencer House (now called the Pierce House) is now a historical site.
It was closed the day we were there, but we walked around the grounds. The
original house is still standing with a couple of later additions. It was
impressive--considering it was built over 300 years ago.
Next we headed to Marshfield, Massachusetts, where Josiah married Mary
Williamson. Barbara and I stayed near the ocean and really enjoyed our day
there. We spent time dining and shopping at the esplinade at Brant Rock,
took some pictures of the harbor, but spent most of our time in the library
and then toured a few of the Williamson historical sites. I bought a
fantastic book there entitled "Marshfield, A Town of Villages 1640-1990" by
Cynthia Hagar Krusell and Betty Magoun Bates. It has several pages that
discuss the early Williamsons and Howlands (I've been able to trace the
Howlands back to 1511 in England.) Timothy Williamson and Arthur Howland
were among the twelve founding fathers of Marshfield. Here are a couple of
exerpts from the book:
pp. 87-88
"The settler in the center of present-day downtown Marshfield was Timothy
Williamson. He assured himself of a certain immortality when, on 20 May
1663 (or 1665), he conveyed to the town a Common or Training Green for the
militia, the ground for the meetinghouse, and land for an animal pound.
These pieces of land remain much the same today, though the Training Green
is smaller, the pound has disappeared, and the cattle are no more.
Williamson's ordinary for 'lodging and victualling,' for which he was
licensed as an innkeeper by the Plymouth Colony Court in 1673, may still
exist as a part of the Marshfield Office Supply Company and Marshfield
Travel Advisors building, located just west of the church at Ocean and
Moraine Streets.
Timothy Williamson's home, which stood near the ordinary, is lost to time.
Williamson was twenty-six when he came to dwell on the south bank of the
South River in 1642. His grant included the area from the Willow Street
Bridge (built in 1646 and first named Otter Bridge) to Snow Road, Tea Rock
Hill, the Common or Training Green, and the church site. The town gave
Williamson additional land on the north side of the South River in exchange
for the parcel he gave for the Common and the church. He was listed as a
freeman in 1643. He married Mary Howland, daughter of Arthur Howland, who
lived across the river on what is now South River Street. They had eight
children. Williamson served on jury duty, was surveyor of highways, and
frequently acted as constable. He died on 6 August 1676 while serving the
colony in the Indian War, known as King Philip's War. His son, Nathan
Wiliamson, who married neighbor Mary Sprague, succeeded to the homestead."
p.94
"Arthur Howland, Sr., brother of John Howland who came on the Mayflower,
arrived in Duxbury in 1640, married the widow Margaret Read and was listed
as a freeman of Marshfield in 1641/2. He was not deeded land in Marshfield,
however, until 1647. He acquired one-half of a 300-acre parcel of land
granted to Pilgrims Myles Standish and John Alden in 1638 and conveyed to
Edmund Freeman in 1645, then to Arthur Howland, Sr., in 1647. The first
place that Arthur Howland, Sr., lived on his acreage was on the north side
of South River Street near today's Marshfield Cranberry Company. The house
at 295 South River Street is on the site of the old Arthur Howland place.
This area was on the edge of the dividing line between Arthur Howland's
land and that of his neighbor Thomas Chillingworth. Chillingworth acquired
the other half of the Standish-Alden grant from Edmund Freeman in 1648.
Arthur Howland ran into trouble immediately with the church authorities,
who in 1651 admonished him for refusing to attend church and who continued,
unsuccessfully, to try to stop the Quaker meetings that Howland was
conducting in his home. They threatened to take his cattle away. He was put
on trial at John Alden's house in Duxbury, fined, arrested and released
'because his estate would not bear further fines, and he was too old and
infirm to be whipped.' He died in 1675 and willed his property to his son
Arthur Howland, Jr., who continued the Quaker defiance of authority.
Arthur, Jr., courted Elizabeth Prence, daughter of Plymouth Governor Thomas
Prence. A Plymouth Colony Court order tried to prevent this marriage
between a dissident Quaker and the Plymouth governor's daughter, but to no
avail. Arthur and Elizabeth were married in 1668. They continued to be
harassed by the Marshfield church, which excommunicated them from the
community, took their possessions, invoked the Devil against them, and
finally put them briefly in jail on 4 April 1684. Following thier release,
they returned to Marshfield and apparently were left alone by the church
authorities thereafter."
As you can see, we have colorful ancestors. Barbara and I strolled through
the Training Ground and the cemetery around the Congregational Church. The
Williamsons are buried in that cemetery. It was a great experience. I hope
to revisit Marshfield again some day.
Next, we stopped at Plymouth. We found Howland Street in Plymouth which
was named for Arthur's brother, John Howland, who came over on the
Mayflower. An interesting story about John--during a storm while crossing
the Atlantic, John was washed overboard, grabbed a rope and was dragged
behind the ship both above and below the water's surface and eventually
brought back on board. If he hadn't survived the voyage, it is entirely
possible that his brother, Arthur, would not have followed him over a few
years later.
After Plymouth, we travelled on to Little Compton, Rhode Island--what a
jewel. Little Compton is still a village with an old town square. We stayed
at the Stone House which is a private club--there are no motels or hotels
in Little Compton. The town's librarians took us under their wings and
called the Stone House for us to see if they'd let us stay there. What a
thrill! It was a nineteenth century massive three-story mansion with ocean
and salt pond views. We fell asleep in the Star Suite (star fish plastered
all over the ceiling) with the sound of the surf coming through our open
windows. The next day, we headed back to the library and found a number of
interesting tidbits about the early Clossons.
I have recently purchased a book entitled, "Little Compton Families" (from
records compiled by Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, published by Clearfield
Company, Inc., 410-625-9004, Baltimore, Maryland). Barbara and I used this
book in our research in Little Compton, but it was out of print when we
were there. This book includes a few pages on the early Clossons and the
marriages and births of Josiah Closson's children and grandchildren. Here
is an exerpt from this book.
p. 192, Volume I
"Josiah Closson, born in 1655, died 13 February 1698/9 in Little Compton.
Residence: Little Compton, Woburn, Massachusetts, and Marshfield,
Massachusetts.
He married 10 March 1678/9 in Marshfield, Massachusetts, Mary Williamson,
daughter of Timothy and Mary Howland Williamson of Marshfield,
Massachusetts, born 7 July 1654 in Marshfield, died in 1720/6 in Little
Compton.
He was a soldier in King Philip's War from Woburn, Massachusetts. In 1681
he removed from Marshfield to Little Compton where he was a constable in
1685.
His estate consisted of 37acres in the southeastern part of Little Compton
and very close to the Massachusetts line. He received land east of the Cole
Brook line from Mathew Howard, land from Peter Taylor and land from Josiah
Cook in 1694. William Southworth sold him land at the 19th 10 acre lot.
He had no will."
Another interesting fact--there are still Clossons living in Little
Compton, but they were not interested in speaking with Barbara and me. The
area where Josiah Closson lived is quite marshy. In a tale written by
William Gideon Closson, he speaks of deaths by malaria in the Little
Compton area--that may be the main reason why most of the Clossons left the
area.
Barbara and I found the Little Compton area enchanting. There were miles
of stone fences, gently rolling hills, small farms, a picturesque vineyard,
and a fishing business on Sakonnet Point which juts out into the Atlantic.
I'm joining the Little Compton Historical Society. The Clossons
intermarried with nearly every early family in Little Compton--Wilbors,
Brownells, Churches, etc. It really is the birthplace of the every branch
of Josiah Closson's family. The Historical Society has a web-site:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/compton.html
We hated leaving Little Compton. Barbara became a member of the Stone
House Club, and we both vowed that we had to go back. We both felt that
visiting Little Compton was like "going home". We felt like we belonged
there.
We ended our pilgrimmage at Charlestown, Rhode Island, searching for the
Ichabod Closson family farm. After a few hours in the Town Hall going
through land deeds from the 1700's, we headed off to where we thought the
farm should be. It was a beautiful woodsy area with a brook running through
it and is now part of a state park. Barbara and I also took time to walk
along the beach in Charlestown which was quite beautiful.
Barbara and I will continue our pilgrimmage next summer by researching in
northern New York and Canada--the next legs in the journey of the Caleb
Closson branch. Through our research, it looks like Timothy's branch went
to New York, too. Nehemiah's branch moved to Connecticut and then Maine.
Nathan's branch moved both to New York and Vermont.
This is getting awfully long. I hope it is interesting to many of you. If
you have information to add, please do so. It's amazing how a lot of little
pieces add up quite quickly to make something significant.
Carol Closson Munns
These are some associated families of Jacob and Barbara Closson's
descendants: Freeman, Weeks, Philbrick, Page, Rice, Pierce, Williams,
Banks, Sipple, Culver, Horn, Stearns, Truak, George, Switzer.
The Philbrick Family lived in Maine. Most of the others were born and
lived in Delaware Co., Ohio.
I will post somemore names from my Closson's next week.
Norma Closson
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Hi,
Rootsweb hosts a Surname Roots weblist as well as mail lists. These are
people
who are researching Clossons. You may want to contact some of the people who
are searching the same Closson as you.
Closson 1655 now RI>NY,USA>ON,CAN>NY>WI>MN,USA cdmunns
Closson 1747 1942 LuzerneCo,PA>DelewareCo,OH>Cumberland>CookCo,IL kapoww
Closson 1783 1910 MA>PA>OH,USA adette
Closson 1800 1900 NY,USA>NB>BC,CAN fshinks
Closson 1811 1900 BEL>OH,USA tgwl
Closson 1870 1900 IN,USA anadakav
Closson 1917 1993 SaratogaCo,NY,USA cmalaon
Closson c1625 now RI>MA>RI>NY>VT>NY>MA,USA rlcoto
Closson c1830 1972 CT>Hartford,CT>Worcester,MA>Boylston,MA,USA chasbo
In your research you may have come across descriptions of diseases that are
unfamiliar. I have found this list to be a help.
Ablepsy, Blindness
Ague, Malarial Fever
American plague, Yellow fever
Anasarca, Generalized massive edema
Aphonia, Laryngitis
Aphtha, The infant disease "thrush"
Apoplexy, Paralysis due to stroke
Asphycsia/Asphicsia, Cyanotic and lack of oxygen
Atrophy, Wasting away or diminishing in size.
Bad Blood, Syphilis
Bilious fever, Typhoid malaria hepatitis or elevated temperature and bile
emesis
Biliousness, Jaundice associated with liver disease
Black plague or death, Bubonic plague
Black fever, Acute infection with high temperature and dark red skin lesions
and high mortality rate
Black pox, Black Small pox
Black vomit, Vomiting old black blood due to ulcers or yellow fever
Blackwater fever, Dark urine associated with high temperature
Bladder in throat, Diphtheria (Seen on death certificates)
Blood poisoning, Bacterial infection; septicemia
Bloody flux, Bloody stools
Bloody sweat, Sweating sickness
Bone shave, Sciatica
Brain fever, Meningitis
Breakbone, Dengue fever
Bright's disease, Chronic inflammatory disease of kidneys
Bronze John, Yellow fever
Bule, Boil tumor or swelling
Cachexy, Malnutrition
Cacogastric, Upset stomach
Cacospysy, Irregular pulse
Caduceus, Subject to falling sickness or epilepsy
Camp fever, Typhus; aka Camp diarrhea
Canine madness, Rabies; hydrophobia
Canker, Ulceration of mouth or lips or herpes simplex
Catalepsy, Seizures / trances
Catarrhal, Nose and throat discharge from cold or allergy
Cerebritis, Inflammation of cerebrum or lead poisoning
Chilblain, Swelling of extremities caused by exposure to cold
Child bed fever, Infection following birth of a child
Chin cough, Whooping cough
Chlorosis, Iron deficiency anemia
Cholera, Acute severe contagious diarrhea with intestinal lining sloughing
Cholera morbus, Characterized by nausea vomiting abdominal cramps; elevated
temperature etc. Could be appendicitis.
Cholecystitus, Inflammation of the gall bladder
Cholelithiasis, Gall stones
Chorea, Disease characterized by convulsions contortions and dancing
Cold plague, Ague which is characterized by chills
Colic, An abdominal pain and cramping
Congestive chills, Malaria
Consumption, Tuberculosis
Congestion, Any collection of fluid in an organ like the lungs
Congestive chills, Malaria with diarrhea
Congestive fever, Malaria
Corruption, Infection
Coryza, A cold
Costiveness, Constipation
Cramp colic, Appendicitis
Crop sickness, Overextended stomach
Croup, Laryngitis, diphtheria, or strep throat
Cyanosis, Dark skin color from lack of oxygen in blood
Cynanche, Diseases of throat
Cystitis, Inflammation of the bladder
Day fever, Fever lasting one day; sweating sickness
Debility, Lack of movement or staying in bed
Decrepitude, Feebleness due to old age
Delirium tremens, Hallucinations due to alcoholism
Dengue, Infectious fever endemic to East Africa
Dentition, Cutting of teeth
Deplumation, Tumor of the eyelids which causes hair loss
Diary fever, A fever that lasts one day
Diptheria ,Contagious disease of the throat
Distemper, Usually animal disease with malaise; discharge from nose and
throat; anorexia
Dock fever, Yellow fever
Dropsy, Edema (swelling) often caused by kidney or heart disease
Dropsy of the Brain, Encephalitis
Dry Bellyache, Lead poisoning
Dyscrasy, An abnormal body condition
Dysentery, Inflammation of colon with frequent passage of mucous and blood
Dysorexy, Reduced appetite
Dyspepsia, Indigestion and heartburn. Heart attack symptoms
Dysury, Difficulty in urination
Eclampsy, Symptoms of epilepsy, convulsions during labor
Ecstasy, A form of catalepsy characterized by loss of reason
Edema, Nephrosis; swelling of tissues
Edema of lungs, Congestive heart failure a form of dropsy
Eel thing, Erysipelas
Elephantiasis, A form of leprosy
Encephalitis, Swelling of brain; aka sleeping sickness
Enteric fever, Typhoid fever
Enterocolitis, Inflammation of the intestines
Enteritis, Inflations of the bowels
Epitaxis, Nose bleed
Erysipelas, Contagious skin disease due to Streptococci with vesicular and
bulbous lesions
Extravasted blood, Rupture of a blood vessel
Falling sickness, Epilepsy
Fatty Liver, Cirrhosis of liver
Fits, Sudden attack or seizure of muscle activity
Flux, An excessive flow or discharge of fluid like hemorrhage or diarrhea
Flux of humour, Circulation
French pox, Syphilis
Gathering, A collection of pus
Glandular fever, Mononucleosis
Great pox, Syphilis
Green fever / sickness, Anemia
Grippe/grip, Influenza like symptoms
Grocer's itch, Skin disease caused by mites in sugar or flour
Heart sickness, Condition caused by loss of salt from body
Heat stroke, Body temperature elevates because of surrounding environment;
temperature and body does not perspire to reduce temperature. Command death
result if not reversed
Hectical complaint, Recurrent fever
Hematemesis, Vomiting blood
Hematuria, Bloody urine
Hemiplegy, Paralysis of one side of body
Hip gout, Osteomylitis
Horrors, Delirium tremens
Hydrocephalus, Enlarged head water on the brain
Hydropericardium, Heart dropsy
Hydrophobia, Rabies
Hydrothroax, Dropsy in chest
Hypertrophic, Enlargement of organ like the heart
Impetigo ,Contagious skin disease characterized by pustules
Inanition, Physical condition resulting from lack of food
Infantile paralysis, Polio
Intestinal colic, Abdominal pain due to improper diet
Jail fever, Typhus
Jaundice, Condition caused by blockage of intestines
King's evil, Tuberculosis of neck and lymph glands
Kruchhusten, Whooping cough
Lagrippe, Influenza
Lockjaw, Tetanus or infectious disease affecting the muscles of the neck and
jaw. Untreated it is fatal in 8 days
Long sickness, Tuberculosis
Lues disease, Syphilis
Lues venera, Venereal disease
Lumbago, Back pain
Lung fever, Pneumonia
Lung sickness, Tuberculosis
Lying in, Time of delivery of infant
Malignant sore throat, Diphtheria
Mania, Insanity
Marasmus, Progressive wasting away of body like malnutrition
Membranous Croup, Diphtheria
Meningitis, Inflations of brain or spinal cord
Metritis,Inflammation of uterus or purulent vaginal discharge
Miasma, Poisonous vapors thought to infect the air
Milk fever, Disease from drinking contaminated milk like undulant fever or
brucellosis
Milk leg, Post partum thrombophlebitis
Milk sickness. Disease from milk of cattle which had eaten poisonous weeds
Mormal, Gangrene
Morphew, Scurvy blisters on the body
Mortification, Gangrene of necrotic tissue
Myelitis, Inflammation of the spine
Myocarditis, Inflammation of heart muscles
Necrosis, Mortification of bones or tissue
Nephrosis ,Kidney degeneration
Nepritis, Inflammation of kidneys
Nervous prostration, Extreme exhaustion from inability to control physical
and mental activities
Neuralgia, Described as discomfort such as "Headache" was neuralgia in head
Nostalgia, Homesickness
Palsy, Paralysis or uncontrolled movement of controlled muscles. It was
listed as "Cause of death"
Paroxysm, Convulsion
Pemphigus, Skin disease of watery blisters
Pericarditis, Inflammation of heart
Peripneumonia, Inflammation of lungs
Peritonotis, Inflammation of abdominal area
Petechial Fever, Fever characterized by skin spotting
Puerperal exhaustion, Death due to child birth
Phthiriasis, Lice infestation
Phthisis, Chronic wasting away or a name for tuberculosis
Plague, An acute febrile highly infectious disease with a high fatality rate
Pleurisy, Any pain in the chest area with each breath
Podagra, Gout
Poliomyelitis, Polio Potter's
asthma, Fibroid pthisis
Pott's disease, Tuberculosis of spine
Puerperal exhaustion, Death due to childbirth
Puerperal fever, Elevated temperature after giving birth to an infant
Purpura, A disease characterized by purple or livid spots on the skin or
mucous membrane; caused by the extroversion of blood (similar to bruises).
Puking fever, Milk sickness
Putrid fever. Diphtheria.
Quinsy. Tonsillitis.
Remitting fever, Malaria
Rheumatism, Any disorder associated with pain in joints
Rickets, Disease of skeletal system
Rose cold, Hay fever or nasal symptoms of an allergy
Rotanny fever,(Child's disease) ???
Rubeola, German measles
Sanguineous crust, Scab
Scarlatina, Scarlet fever
Scarlet fever, A disease characterized by red rash
Scarlet rash, Roseola
Sciatica, Rheumatism in the hips
Scirrhus, Cancerous tumors
Scotomy, Dizziness; nausea and dimness of sight
Scrivener's palsy,Writer's cramp
Screws, Rheumatism
Scrofula, Tuberculosis of neck lymph glands. Progresses slowly with
abscesses and pistulas develop.
Young person's disease
Scrumpox, Skin disease; impetigo
Scurvy, Lack of vitamin C. Symptoms of weakness;
spongy gums and hemorrhages under skin
Septicemia, Blood poisoning
Shakes, Delirium tremens
Shaking, Chills; ague
Shingles, Viral disease with skin blisters
Ship fever, Typhus
Siriasis, Inflammation of the brain due to sun exposure
Sloes, Milk sickness
Small pox, Contagious disease with fever and blisters
Softening of brain, Result of stroke or hemorrhage in the brain with an end
result of the tissue softening in that area
Sore throat distemper, Diphtheria or quinsy
Spanish influenza, Epidemic influenza
Spasms,Sudden involuntary contraction of muscle or group of muscles - like a
convulsion
Spina bifida, Deformity of spine
Spotted fever, Either typhus or meningitis
Sprue, Tropical disease characterized by intestinal disorders and sore
throat
St. Anthony's fire,Named so because of affected skin areas are bright red in
appearance erysipelas- Also
St. Vitas dance, Ceaseless occurrence of rapid complex jerking movements
performed involuntary
Stomatitis,Inflammation of the mouth
Stranger's fever,Yellow fever
Strangery,Rupture
Sudor anglicus,Sweating sickness
Summer complaint,Diarrhea, usually in infants caused by spoiled milk
Sunstroke,Uncontrolled elevation of body temperature due to environment
heat. Lack of sodium in the body is a predisposing cause
Swamp sickness,Could be malaria typhoid or encephalitis
Sweating sickness,Infectious and fatal disease common to UK in 15th century
Tetanus,Infectious fever characterized by high fever; headache and dizziness
Thrombosis,Blood clot inside blood vessel
Thrush,Childhood disease characterized by spots on mouth lips and throat
Tick fever,Rocky mountain spotted fever
Toxemia of pregnancy,Eclampsia
Trench mouth,Painful ulcers found along gum line; Caused by poor nutrition
and poor hygiene
Tussis convulsiva,Whooping cough
Typhus,Infectious fever characterized high fever headache and dizziness
Variola,Smallpox
Venesection,Bleeding
Viper's dance,St. Vitus Dance
Water on brain,Enlarged head
White swelling,Tuberculosis of the bone
Winter fever,Pneumonia
Womb fever,Infection of the uterus.
Worm fit,Convulsions associated with teething, worms, elevated temperature
or diarrhea
Yellowjacket,Yellow fever.
Compiled by Dan Burrows and used with permission. dburrows1(a)juno.com
This chart may be freely copied.
We have a number of new subscribers and you may wish to post your Closson line
or repost if it has been awhile.
Regards,
Bob James
Hi,
I have just been going over Family Tree CD # 13 and find reference to a
number of Clossons from Savanna, Ohio. As I understand the copyright laws
I cannot publish this line. However I can answer specific email requests.
I would be pleased to look up specific requests for World Family Tree CDs
1-5 or 13-17.
I am awaiting the arrival of 6-12 and will announce when I have them.
It is my hope that others who have reference materials might want to offer
to do look ups as well. This works well on other mail lists that I belong
to. Some may want to restrict the days that they will do look ups and that
is fine as well.
I also possess The Josiah Closson Family, 1952, by William Gideon Closson
which contains other unrelated Clossons, too. I will do unlimited research
in this volume for you - copyright is not an issue.
I have just received Richard Cochran's book The Closson Genealogy, Vol I,
1992. This is the descendants of Richard Closson who died in Delaware
County, Ohio in 1831, traced through the allied families of Coleman,
Dusenbury, Freeman, Meacham, Pierce, Rammelsberg, Rogers, Shaw, Slack,
Yantis. I will do limited look ups in this book. If this is your family,
you may want to establish that fact and then purchase Dr. Cochran's book.
I have the address.
I have no problem with any requests. If it becomes too time consuming I
will let you know.
Regards,
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
I am reposting my Closson line in case some of the new members haven't
seen it. The source for my line comes partly from "The Closson
Genealogy" by Richard Cochran. Both Bob James and myself have the book
and I also will look up names for anyone interested.
The earliest Closson is Richard Closson and Charity from Luzerne Co.,
Pennsylvania 1700's who moved to Genoa, Delaware Co., Ohio where they
raised their children. Includes descendants of the children, pictures
etc. It is an excellent book.Areas include Michigan,
Illinois,Nebraska,Iowa and Canada etc.
1. Richard Closson b.1747/48,md. Charity; died 7 Aug 1831 in Genoa Twp.,
Delaware Co., Ohio.(ten children)
2. Jacob Closson b. 1780 New Jersey; d.1866; md. Barbara Point
(12 children) associated families- Pierce, Freeman, Weeks, Philbrick.
3. Luther Closson b. abt 1806, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania; d. aft 1880;
md #1.Eliza "Lizzie" Armstrong ;#2.Melissa Scott on Jun. 10, 1849 in
Delaware Co., Ohio ( no children with Melissa Scott, 7 children with
Eliza.)
4. Wilbur Caswell Closson, b. Aug. 7, 1835 in Harlan.Harlem Twp.,
Delaware Co.,Ohio;md. #1.Lucretia Johnson in 1856 ( 5 children)
associated families Helm,Roberts, Pitts, Long, Utterback.
#2 md. Nora Elizebeth Blake in Mason City, Iowa, 18 Nov.1877,(8
children) Associated families: Hertig,Howells, Brobky, Neil, Colledge,
McVeigh,Little
5. Robert Wallis Closson, b. 1 Mar 1882 in Mason City,Iowa;md.Nellie May
Colledge 4 Nov. 1920 in Kenaston, Sask., Canada.(9 children)
Associated families: Sibelleau,Speirs, Hartley, Griffith, Jaik,
Gipman,Briggs, Adair, Donly.
6. Harold Earl Closson,b. 25 Jan. 1925 in Kenaston,Sask.Canada;
md. Lucille Hartley 19 Dec. 1945 in Lethbridge,Alberta, Canada.
( 5 children) Associated families: Walton,Frache,Napper,Jones.
7. Doral Stewart Closson, b. 18 Nov.1949 in Lethbridge, Alberta,CAN;
md.Norma Jean Frache, 28 Jul.1973 in Cardston, Alberta,CAN.
Bye for now,
Norma
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Hi,
I found the following for sale on the Internet. The Closson Residence at
Freeman Ridge, Southwest Harbor, Maine. It says that the original title
goes back to 1842. Does anybody know anything about this? How about you
Maine Clossons?
Here is the site if you are interested in taking a look. There are some
great pictures although they do take awhile to download.
http://www.acadia.net/guest/daagy/htdocs/For_Sale/Residential/Dwellings/Gene
ral/Closson_Residence/
Just copy this line and paste it in your internet browser.
Regards,
Bob James
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
Hi Louise,
Since your posting I have been going through William G. Closson's
compilation, "The Josiah Closson Family", 1952. There is quite a section
in there called "Misplaced Clossons". (nice way of putting it).
There is a section in there called "Outline of a Pennsylvannia Branch"
which has so many connections with what you posted that there must be
something there. I will throw out some names and you can maybe respond.
Dr. James Harwood CLOSSON corresponded with Wm. G in 1916. He "advised
that he belonged to this branch and had practically completed the list of
descendents. An outline of his work appears in the Genealogical History
of New Jersey by F. B. Lee. 1910. v.4 pp 1419-1421."
George E. 9 (George W. 8, William 7, John 6-5, Thomas 4, William 3,
Gerbrant 2, Claes 1) b. 4 Feb 1841 Bucks Co., PA d. living 1916 Doylestown
PA m. Mary E. Fenton
Children: Samuel, Sarah B., Linford D., Emma W., J. Wilson, Charles S.,
James 7 (John 6-5, Thomas 4, etc) d. 30 Mar 1815 m. Mary Tomlinson. James
was a farmer. Quaker. Samuel W. CLOSSON wrote in 1916 from Philadelphia, PA
that James 7 grandfather, also James, was killed in the war of 1812.
Children: Joseph, Isaiah, Elizabeth, Mary
John 8 (John 7-6-5, Thomas etc) b. 14 Oct 1797 Plumstead Township, Bucks
Co., PA m. Mary LOUCKS b. 15 Sep 1799
James CLOSSON b. 9 Jun 1805 child of William (John 6-5, etc) and Sarah WALL
(looks promising cause the names Sarah, William are used for James's
children according to your email. sarah WALL's father George was Sheriff
of Bucks Co. William was a merchant of Salisbury Township 1797-1805. James
is one of nine children.
Any clues there?
Regards,
Bob James
Robert James
74 Downer Crescent
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Canada
L0L 2P0
(705) 429-6768
robjame(a)georgian.net
Many thanks to Bob James for starting this mailing list!
I have reviewed the archives and it seems that most of the Closson lines
discussed are descendants of New England famlies. I have a Closson family in
Pennsylvania that I am hoping someone can help me with.
I am looking for the parents of JAMES CLOSSON, born about 1801 in
Pennsylvania. On 26 May 1825 he was married by the Justice of the Peace in
Easton, Northampton Co., PA to Hannah Maulsbury. He was from Plumstead,
Bucks Co. PA and she was from Buckingham, Bucks Co., PA. They had at least
three children, RACHEL b. abt 1827, m. Wm. S. Mann; SARAH H(arrison?) b. abt
1831, m. Hiram C. Stone; WILLIAM H. b. 29 Apr 1840. JAMES died 22 Dec 1875
and is buried in Doylestown, Bucks, PA.
When SARAH, daughter of JAMES, filed for divorce in Bucks County, she was
represented by her "next friend" AARON Y. CLOSSON [relationship to Sarah
unknown].
Thanks for any help you can provide!
Louise Rorer Rosett
lrosett(a)mindspring.com
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Hello,
My name is Carol Closson Munns. I am researching the Josiah Closson family
and all of its related branches. I am currently compiling data, entering it
into Family Tree Maker files, and communicating with a number of new
Closson cousins. I would be interested in any information others have who
are also researching the Josiah Closson family. I would also be glad to
share any information I have. Eventually, I will be putting my Family Tree
Maker files on-line for others. My long term goal is to write a book about
the various branches complete with anecdotal stories, etc.
My direct line from Josiah Closson is as follows:
Josiah, Caleb, Ichabod, Caleb, John, Caleb, Albert, Perry, Irvin, Claude,
Carol
I'm looking forward to hearing from more of my Closson cousins.
Carol Closson Munns