Jonathan Odie Close

Brief Life History of Jonathan Odie

When Jonathan Odie Close was born on 6 December 1768, in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Capt Odel Close, was 30 and his mother, Bethia Reynolds, was 26. He married Mary Mead about 1792, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 30 April 1812, in his hometown, at the age of 43, and was buried in Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Odie Close
1768–1812
Mary Mead
1775–1805
Marriage: about 1792
William Close
1790–
Jonathan A. Close
1802–1875
Horace Close
1792–1839
Elizabeth Close
1793–1878
Gilbert Close
1794–1882
Lockwood R. Close
1805–1812

Sources (5)

  • Jonathan Close, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Jonathan in entry for Rebecca Close, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Jonathan Close, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

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1775

Post office est. July 26, 1775

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived by an enclosure of some sort, such as a courtyard set back from the main street or a farmyard, from Middle English clos(e) (Old French clos, from Late Latin clausum, past participle of claudere ‘to close’). Possibly also a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in such a place.

English: from Middle English clos(e) ‘secret’, applied as a nickname for a reserved or secretive person.

Dutch: variant of Cloos .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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