Benjamin
Close
Born in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel A. Close
and Deborah (Mead) Close
Brother of
Samuel Close, Elnathan Mead Close, Hannah (Close) Mead, Deborah (Close) Mead, Henry Close, Jonathan Close and Daniel Close
Husband of
Sarah Mead
— married
8 Mar 1785 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Mead Close, Deborah (Close) Skellenger, Samuel J. Close, Benjamin Close, Rhesa Close, William Close, Hannah (Close) Hollister, Reuben H Close, Sarah Close and Mary A Close
Died
at age 76
in Genoa, Cayuga County, New York, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2019
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Biography
Benjamin Close was born 10 Sep 1760, in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He passed away 11 Oct 1836, in Genoa, Cayuga County, New York.[1]
Sources
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 12 Aug 2020), "Record of Benjamin Close", Ancestor # A023240.
- History and genealogy of the Mead family of Fairfield County, Connecticut, eastern New York, western Vermont, and western Pennsylvania, from A.D. 1180 to 1900 by Mead, Spencer Percival, 1863-; Pub 1901; New York : Knickerbocker Press pgs 448
https://archive.org/details/historyandgenea00meadgoog/page/448/mode/2up?
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~1.17%
Merritt James
:
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~0.78%
R. Michael Chapman :
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~0.39%
~0.78%
Sharon (Scott) Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A314361 [compare]
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