Mary Harris

Notes:

The daughter of Dr. Benjamin and Esther HARRIS of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. (Dwight, p 174).

Mary married Josiah Strong, III on 13 Jan 1761 in Connecticut. Josiah (son of Josiah Strong, Jr. and Hannah Fuller) was born on 28 Jan 1739 in Connecticut; died on 8 Sep 1814 in Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Josiah STRONG jr., son of Josiah and Hannah (FULLER) STRONG, of Colchester, where he was born, January 28th 1740, married, January 13th 1761, Mary, daughter of Deacon Benjamin HARRIS, and settled in Middle Haddam, where he died September 8th 1814. She died January 1st 1822, aged 82 years. Their children were: John HARRIS, born January 19th 1762, married Elizabeth CAREY, and in 1811 removed to Euclid, Ohio, where he was a land agent, and judge of the Court of Common Pleas from 1817 until his death, April 28th 1823; Esther, born October 3d 1763, married Asaph DOANE; Hannah, born October 3d 1765; Davis, born August 21st 1767, married, February 24th 1788, Mary, daughter of Elisha SWIFT, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, and was a farmer in Middle Haddam, where he died July 10th 1848 (their children were Sophronia, Davis Swift, Morris M., Susan, Roderic, Braddock, Titus, Mary, and Adeline); Mary, born December 26th 1768; Martha, born December 30th 1771; Grace, born June 20th 1774; Josiah, born January 12th 1777; and Hope, baptized March 19th 1780.

The History of Middlesex County 1635-1885 J. H. Beers & Co., 36 Vesey Street, New York 1884

CHATHAM. THE EARLY SETTLERS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS. PART 2 Pages 198-217. [transcribed by Janece Streig] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/bios/chatham_bios2.htm

1. Judge John Harris Strong was born on 19 Jan 1762 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; died on 28 Apr 1823 in Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; was buried in Wickliffe Cemetery, Willoughby Township, Lake County, Ohio.
2. Esther Strong was born on 3 Oct 1763 in Connecticut; and died.
3. Hannah Strong was born on 3 Oct 1765 in Connecticut; and died.
4. Demas Strong was born on 21 Aug 1767 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; died on 10 Jul 1848 in Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
5. Mary Strong was born on 26 Dec 1768 in Connecticut; died on 5 Jul 1850.
6. Martha Strong was born on 30 Dec 1771 in Connecticut; and died.
7. Grace Strong was born on 20 Jun 1774 in Connecticut; and died.
8. Josiah Strong, IV was born on 12 Jan 1777 in Connecticut; and died.
9. Hope Strong was born before 19 May 1780 in Connecticut; died in Aug 1838.
10. Ann Strong was born after 1780 in Connecticut; and died.