Brief Life History of Betsy Adeline
When Betsy Adeline Close was born on 10 November 1785, in Saratoga MM, Albany, New York, United States, her father, Charles Close, was 29 and her mother, Hannah Whitney, was 16. She married William Rowland Church on 20 September 1817, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died before 4 October 1850, in Michigan, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Betsy Adeline Close Church, "Find A Grave Index"
- Adeline Close in entry for Silas Church, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"
Spouse and Children
1786–1850 Male
1785–1850 Female
Children (4)
1820–1912 Female
1823–1902 Male
1824–1898 Male
1826–1902 Male
Parents and Siblings
1756–1838 Male
1768–1842 Female
Siblings (12)
1785–1850 Female
1787–1877 Female
1789– Female
1792–1879 Male
1794–1873 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 1
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Age 12
1803
Age 18
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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