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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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"
Spouse and Children
1768–1812 Male
1775–1805 Female
Children (6)
1790– Male
1792–1839 Male
1793–1878 Female
1794–1882 Male
1802–1875 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1738–1812 Male
1742–1832 Female
Siblings (11)
1758–1804 Male
1760–1790 Female
1762–1819 Male
1763–1845 Male
1768–1812 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1775
Age 7
1776
Age 8
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 13
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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