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William Taliaferro Close 1924–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1924

Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 2009

Death Location: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Edward Close

Mother: Elizabeth Taliaferro

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Close

Children(s): Duncan Close

In 1924, William Taliaferro Close entered the world in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, born to Edward Bennett Close And Elizabeth Taliaferro. William Taliaferro Close married Elizabeth Bettine Mary Hester Close, and had children including Duncan Close, Glenn Close. William Taliaferro Close passed away in 2009 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1924, William Taliaferro Close entered the world in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, born to Edward Bennett Close And Elizabeth Taliaferro.
  • William Taliaferro Close married Elizabeth Bettine Mary Hester Close, and had children including Duncan Close, Glenn Close.
  • William Taliaferro Close passed away in 2009 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Close's Ancestors

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William Close
1924–2009
Birth Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Edward Bennett Close
1882–1955
New York, New York
Elizabeth Taliaferro
1897–
Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas
Grandparents
Edwin (Munford) Taliaferro
1866–1906
Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
Catherine Mitchell
1872–1966
Griffin, Spalding, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Taliaferro
1816–1879
Mary Sinclair
1823–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Taliaferro
1775–1840
Catherine Booth
1778–1823
John Sinclair
1796–1875

William Close's Descendants

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William (Taliaferro) Close (7 Jun 1924–15 Jan 2009) m. Elizabeth ("Bettine" Mary Hester) Close (28 March 1924–23 February 2015)
  1. 1. Duncan Close 1949–1949

William Close's Timeline

2 Records

1924
7 Jun 1924
Birth of William Taliaferro Close in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
2009
15 Jan 2009
Age 85
Death of William Taliaferro Close in Big Piney, Sublette, Wyoming, USA
Big Piney, Sublette, Wyoming, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1924
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 2009
    Event Place: Big Piney, Sublette, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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