My Computer Keeps on Requesting my DELETED Email Password

I deleted my gmail account off of the actual site of gmail, because I didn't wish to have that email anymore. Then I went into the account pane of Mail preferences and selected my Gmail from the list then I clicked the little minus sign in the bottom left hand corner. Then my Gmail was deleted out of my mail preferences, mail and out of finder. But everytime i do something Mail related (open mail, get a new email, send an email or go into mail preferences) it prompts me to give my password and since I deleted my gmail off of gmail so it doesnt exist anymore, it thinks that I am giving the wrong password, So it asks me again, and again, and again, until i exit the mail related thing i am doing. And even occasionally it will pop up when I am switching from windows but then disappear. I heard that by just clicking the minus button in mail preferences doesn't permanently delete the account’s mailboxes (which is why it needs the password) and messages because they are stored on the mail server. And to retrieve the account’s mailboxes and messages from the server i need to add the account again in Mail. But the problem is that email is permanently deleted off of Gmail so i can't add it again to fix this problem. Does anyone know anyother ways to fix this problem? Because it is really annoying.

From the Mail menu bar, select
Window ▹ Connection Doctor
Look for the unwanted SMTP server in the window that opens. Double-click it. Another window will open, showing a list of all the outgoing mail servers you've defined. The unwanted one will be selected. Click the minus-sign button to delete it, then click OK.

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