Abt 1867 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Samuel Merwin ("The Druggist") Strong was born on 5 Aug 1832 in Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio (son of Samuel Strong, M.D. and Caroline Amelia Merwin); and died. Notes:
1860 Ohio Census, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Ward 3, Page 376 #154-156 Strong, Samuel M 27 M Druggest Ohio Strong, Dora 24 F Ohio Strong, Samuel 2 mo M Ohio
1870 Ohio Census #96-98 Samuel STRONG 37 M W Oh Druggist Dora STRONG 34 F W Oh Keeping House Samuel STRONG 10 M W At school Lee STRONG 3 M W At School
There were at least three (3) Samuel Strong's of approximately this age in the north-eastern area of Ohio in the 1860's.
Samuel married Dora Ingersoll on 1 Mar 1855 in Medina, Medina County, Ohio. Dora was born on 15 Mar 1835 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Dora Ingersoll was born on 15 Mar 1835 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio; and died. Notes:
Married:
In Benjamin Dwight's book, the following children are listed:
Edwin Lee Strong b. in Cleveland, O, April 15, 1860 Samuel (M?)Erwin Strong b. Nov 2, 1866
According to the 1860 and 1870 census, it appears that Samuel was actually the older child and Lee the younger. Perhaps Dwight simply transposed the birthdates.
Children:
- Samuel Strong was born about 1860 in Ohio; and died.
- 1. Lee Strong was born about 1867 in Ohio; and died.
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Generation: 3
4. | Samuel Strong, M.D. was born on 19 Nov 1806 (son of Elijah (Dea.) Strong and Mary Robertson); died on 26 Mar 1850 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. Notes:
Benjamin Dwight writes that he "grad. at Fairfield Med. Acad. , Herkimer Co., N.Y. in 1826...a practising physician at Amherst, O., and afterwards Elyria, O....Dr. Strong was twice a member of the Ohio Legislature, and a member of the Methodist church."
Samuel married Caroline Amelia Merwin on 19 Nov 1828. Caroline (daughter of David Merwin and Anna Bicknell) was born on 1 Nov 1808 in Durham, Greene County, New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
8. | Elijah (Dea.) Strong was born on 12 May 1776 in Connecticut (son of Elisha Strong and Anna Pinneo); died on 3 Oct 1826 in Windham, Greene County, New York. Notes:
A farmer and hotel-keeper and a deacon in the Presbyterian church at Ashland (the Windham), N.Y., where he d. Oct. 3, 1826. (Dwight, p. 485).
Elijah + Mary Robertson. Mary was born on 5 Apr 1778; died on 31 Mar 1850 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Mary Robertson was born on 5 Apr 1778; died on 31 Mar 1850 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. Notes:
The daughter of George Robertson b. 1757 in Glasgow, Scotland who came to America when 17 years of age and at 18 entered the Revolutionary army. He m. Lydia Garrett, and English lady, at Troy, N.Y. , where he settled and owned what is now a large part of the city. (Dwight, p. 485).
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