Benjamin Strong

1759 - Abt 1818  (58 years)

• Name	Benjamin Strong  [1]
  Born	15 Feb 1759	Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1818	Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut   [2, 3]
  Notes	Benjamin Dwight list's him as "a farmer in Middle Haddam, Ct., where he d. about 1818, aged 58." (Dwight, p 193). Benjamin STRONG, brother of Josiah jr. and Joshua, was born February 15, 1759, married November 27, 1782, Susannah TROWBRIDGE, and settled in Middle Haddam, where he died about 1818. His children were: Reuben, born October 6, 1783, and Benjamin, born 1785, both lost at sea November 19, 1809, when sailing to Norfolk, Virginia; Susan, who married Oliver ACKLEY; Ansel, who married Hannah STOCKING; Rhoda, who married Alfred HUBBARD, and Lovina, who married Chauncey B. BULKLEY. Braddock Strong resided on the homestead, and filled various offices at profit and trust in the gift of his fellow townsmen, dying September 30, 1878, nearly 79 years of age, universally respected. From The History of Middlesex County 1635-1885 J. H. Beers & Co, 36 Versey Street, New York 1884 Pages 198-217 Chatham, The Early Settlers and Their Descendants, Part 2 (transcribed by Janece Streig) http://dunhamwilcox.net/bios/chatham_bios2.htm
  Person ID	I19195	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Josiah Strong, Jr.,   b. 9 Sep 1709, Colchester, New London County, Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Hannah Fuller,   b. 10 Jul 1710, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ,   d. Aft 1760, Connecticut  (Age 50 years)
  Married	1 Nov 1733	Colchester, New London County, Connecticut   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F6972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Trowbridge,   b. Abt 1758, Connecticut ,   d. Abt 1843, Connecticut  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1782	East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut   [6]
  	Benjamin STRONG, brother of Josiah jr., and Joshua, was born February 15th 1759, married, November 27th 1782, Susannah TROWBRIDGE, and settled in Middle Haddam, where he died about 1818. His children were: Reuben, born October 6th 1783, and Benjamin, born 1785, both lost at sea November 19th 1809, when sailing to Norfolk, Virginia; Susan, who married Oliver ACKLEY; Ansel, who married Hannah STOCKING; Rhoda, who married Alfred HUBBARD; and Lovina, who married Chauncey B. BULKLEY. Braddock STRONG resided on the homestead, and filled various offices of profit and trust in the gift of his fellow townsmen, dying September 30th 1878, nearly 79 years of age, universally respected. 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
  Children	1. Reuben Strong,   b. 6 Oct 1783, Connecticut ,   d. 19 Nov 1809, Lost At Sea  (Age 26 years)   2. Benjamin Strong,   b. Abt 1785, Connecticut ,   d. 19 Nov 1809, Lost At Sea  (Age ~ 24 years)   3. Susan Strong,   b. Feb 1786, Connecticut ,   d. Leyden, Lewis County, New York   4. Ansel Strong,   b. 23 Oct 1789, Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut ,   d. Abt 1876, Vesper, Onondaga County, New York  (Age 86 years)   5. Rhoda Strong,   b. Apr 1792, Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut ,   d. 20 Oct 1859, Clayton, Winnebago County, Wisconsin  (Age ~ 67 years)   6. Lovina Strong,   b. 30 Nov 1796, Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F6977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Feb 1759 - Connecticut Married - 27 Nov 1782 - East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut Died - Abt 1818 - Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Dwight, Benjamin "The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass." (Orig. published Albany, NY, 1871, Reprinted by Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 2000), pp 173, 193 (Reliability: 3). [S408] Strong Family Association of American Website, (http://strongfamilyofamerica.org/ Former address: http://sss.geocities.com/sfaapage), p 193 (Reliability: 3). [S32] Dwight, Benjamin "The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass." (Orig. published Albany, NY, 1871, Reprinted by Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 2000). [S32] Dwight, Benjamin "The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass." (Orig. published Albany, NY, 1871, Reprinted by Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 2000), p 173 (Reliability: 3). [S294] Bertinchamps, Frank Craig (fbertinchamps@yahoo.com) "Bertinchamps/Scott/Hackleman/Sailors/Saint-Paul " Ver. Dec 16 20:01:17 2002 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bertinchamps. [S32] Dwight, Benjamin "The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass." (Orig. published Albany, NY, 1871, Reprinted by Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 2000), p 193 (Reliability: 3).