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Margaret Close 1716–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1716

Birth Location: Street, Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England

Death Date: 09 May 1768

Death Location: Dent, Yorkshire, England

Father: George Close

Mother: Elizabeth Scott

Spouse(s): John 1090

Children(s): William #, Alice #, Ann #, Margaret #, Isabel #, Alice #, Thomas #

Margaret Close was born in 1716 in Street, Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England, the child of George Close And Elizabeth Scott. Margaret Close married John Thistlethwaite 1090, and had children including Alice Thistlethwaite, Alice Thistlethwaite 2, Ann Thistlethwaite, Isabel Thistlethwaite, Margaret Thistlethwaite, Thomas Thistlethwaite, William Thistlethwaite. Margaret Close passed away in 1768 in Dent, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Close was born in 1716 in Street, Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England, the child of George Close And Elizabeth Scott.
  • Margaret Close married John Thistlethwaite 1090, and had children including Alice Thistlethwaite, Alice Thistlethwaite 2, Ann Thistlethwaite, Isabel Thistlethwaite, Margaret Thistlethwaite, Thomas Thistlethwaite, William Thistlethwaite.
  • Margaret Close passed away in 1768 in Dent, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Close's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Close
1716–1768
Birth Place: Street, Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England
Parents
George Close
1679–1768
Wensley, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Scott
1682–1764
Grinton, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
George Close
1657–1686
Grinton, Yorkshire, , England
Elizabeth Broadrigge
–1710
Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
John Scott
1682–1752
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Close
1618–1658
Anne Pinkney
1636–1698
Cuthbert Broadrigge
1643–1710
Ann Dale
1646–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Dale
1597–
Margaret Anderson
1615–1656

Margaret Close's Descendants

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Margaret Close (28 Jan 1716–09 May 1768) m. John (Thistlethwaite) 1090 (27 Apr 1712–1800)
  1. 1. William (Thistlethwaite) # 1747–1809 m. Elizabeth Lund 1766–1848
    1. 1. John Thistlethwaite 1796–1797
    2. 2. Margaret Thistlethwaite 1799–1884
    3. 3. Alicia Thistlethwaite 1802–1875 m. Benjamin Wilson 1794–1870
    4. 4. William Thistlethwaite 1808–1843 m. Sophia Morris 1810–1890
      1. 1. Elizabeth Thistlethwaite 1833–1851
      2. 2. Theodosius Thistlethwaite 1834–1887
    5. 5. Thomas Thistlethwaite 1797–1881
    6. 6. Ann Thistlethwaite 1804–1839
  2. 2. Alice (Thistlethwaite 2) # 1753–1828 m. Thomas (Gilder Carter) # 1749–1814
    1. 1. John Carter 1784–1856
    2. 2. Thomas (Gilder) Carter 1781–1845
    3. 3. Eleanor ((Ellen)) Carter 1761–
  3. 3. Ann (Thistlethwaite) # 1755–1855 m. John (Taylor) # 1740–1803
    1. 1. Mary Taylor 1789–1864 m. Thomas Hague 1788–1859
      1. 1. John Hague 1818–
      2. 2. Sarah Hague 1830–
      3. 3. Martha Hague 1834–
      4. 4. William Hague 1822–1888
      5. 5. Jane Hague 1827–1876
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Hague 1824–1891
    2. 2. Ann Taylor 1787– m. Benjamin Bradshaw 1790–1858
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bradshaw 1813–1893
      2. 2. John (Taylor) Bradshaw 1806–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Bradshaw 1810–
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Bradshaw 1819–
      5. 5. William Bradshaw 1808–
      6. 6. Thomas Bradshaw 1811–
  4. 4. Margaret (Thistlethwaite) # 1758–1851 m. John (Kershaw) # 1742–1830 m. John (Beezon) # 1751–1785
    1. 1. Daniel Kershaw 1804–1804
  5. 5. Isabel (Thistlethwaite) # 1764–1780
  6. 6. Alice (Thistlethwaite) # 1744–1745
  7. 7. Thomas (Thistlethwaite) # 1750–1777

Margaret Close's Timeline

7 Records

1715
12 Feb 1715
Margaret Close was baptized in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1716
28 Jan 1716
Birth of Margaret Close in Garsdale, Yorkshire, , England
Garsdale, Yorkshire, , England
1716
28 Jan 1716
Birth of Margaret Close in Street, Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England
Street, Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England
1716
12 Feb 1716
Margaret Close was baptized in Grinton, York, England
Grinton, York, England
1744
31 Mar 1744
Age 28
Margaret Close was married
None
1768
11 May 1768
Age 52
Death of Margaret Close in Dent, Yorkshire, , England
Dent, Yorkshire, , England
1768
09 May 1768
Age 52
Death of Margaret Close in Dent, Yorkshire, England
Dent, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1716
    Event Place: Garsdale, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1716
    Event Place: Street, Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1715
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, Yorkshire Parish Register Section; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; York; Grinton in Swaledale, 1640-1807

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1716
    Event Place: Grinton, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1744

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1768
    Event Place: Dent, Yorkshire, , England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Thistlethwaite Family

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 May 1768
    Event Place: Dent, Yorkshire, England

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