Brief Life History of Jonah
When Jonah Gleason was born on 4 July 1724, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Isaac Gleason Jr., was 36 and his mother, Mary Prior, was 32. He married Hannah Parker on 6 August 1751, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died in 1763, in his hometown, at the age of 39.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Jonah Gleason, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Colo. John Gleason in entry for Molly Gleason, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Jonah Gleason in entry for Daniel Gleason, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
Spouse and Children
1724–1763 Male
1728–1759 Female
Children (4)
1752–1833 Female
1754– Female
1757–1759 Male
1758–1759 Female
Parents and Siblings
1687–1761 Male
1692–1781 Female
Siblings (8)
1713–1809 Female
1715–1750 Male
1718– Female
1721–1809 Male
1724–1763 Male
+3 More Children
Name Meaning
Irish (Waterford): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Glasáin, from a diminutive of glas ‘green, blue, gray’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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