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Reuben Beecher Strong

Male 1814 - 1889  (75 years)


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  • Name Reuben Beecher Strong  [1, 2
    Birth 26 Jun 1814  Vesper, Onondaga County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Sep 1889  North Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Burial Honey Creek Cemetery, West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Dwight lists him as "a farmer in Greenfield, Milwaukee Co., Wis., m. Pamela FULLER, sister to his father's second wife." (Dwight, p 194).

      Reuben was the first deacon of The First Baptist Church of West Allis, which was organized by Elder Richard Griffing in 1836, the first organized religion to establish itself in the area. The church struggled its first few years, trying to hold firm in its existence, but, finally, in May 1841 the 37 charter members voted to disband and reorganize in North Greenfield (now West Allis). On June 2, 1841, delegates met at the home of Eber Cornwall and established the Baptist Church of Greenfield. In its early years the church formed a circuit of three nearby churches under one pastor. Services were held in Cornwall's home, then in a schoolhouse and later in a building on land owned by Reuben Strong, the first deacon of the church. A church building was finally erected in 1869 at South 83rd Street and West National Avenue under the leadership of Rev. Enoch Underwood. When the Madison Division of the Northwestern Railroad was built through West Allis in 1883, the building was relocated to south 84th Street and West Mitchell Street.(http://www.firstbaptistwestallis.org/history.html)
    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1850 Census
      Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Greenfield, 17th District
      Enumerated 1 Aug 1850
      968-997
      Beecher (sic) STRONG 36 $1500 Farmer NY
      Pamelia STRONG 37 NY
      Jane STRONG 14 Wisc
      Ansel STRONG 11 Wisc
      Mary STRONG 9 Wisc
      Angela STRONG 7 Wisc
      Harriet STRONG 5 Wisc
      Myrin STRONG 4 Wisc
      Coly STRONG 2/12 Wisc

      1860 Census
      Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Greenfield Twp
      Enumerated 1 Jun 1860
      Page 3
      16-16
      Wallace and Jane Cross and family
      17-17
      Reuben STRONG 46 Farmer 8000 NY
      Pamelia STRONG 47 NY
      Ansel STRONG 21 Farmer 1000 Wisc
      Angelina STRONG 17 Wisc
      Harriet STRONG 16 Wisc
      Myron W STRONG 14 Wisc
      Coley M STRONG 11 Wisc

      (Note: Ansel appears ALSO to be listed on the 1860 Nebraska Territory Census, living with his Uncle Hezekiah Strong in Nemaha. He is shown as an 18 year old Mail Carrier born in Wisconsin. There is not a date on the Nebraska territory census, so it is possible it was taken later than June, and Ansel was counted twice).

      1870 Census
      Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Greenfield Twp
      Enumerated 2 Jun 1860
      Page 5 Stamped 61
      41-38
      Wallace and Jane Cross and family
      42-39
      Reuben STRONG 56 Farmer $10,850 $1000 NY
      Permelia STRONG 57 Keeping House NY
      Myron STRONG 24 M Wisc
      Mary LEONARD 18 F Domestic Wisc

      1880
      Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Greenfield
      Reuben STRONG Head 65 NY Farmer Ct Ct
      Permelia STRONG Wife 67 Ny Ct Ct
      Arthur N JOHNSON Gson 8 MI Wi Wi
      Philena REYNOLDS Niece 21 Wi Wi Ct
    Person ID I19323  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Ansel Strong,   b. 23 Oct 1789, Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1876, Vesper, Onondaga County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Hannah Shailer Stocking,   b. 6 Feb 1792, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1826, Onondaga County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 25 Oct 1810  Onondaga County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F3097  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pamelia Fuller,   b. 3 Mar 1813, Tully, Onondaga County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1898, North Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jul 1835  [3
    Children 
     1. Hannah Jane Strong,   b. 3 Mar 1836, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1922, Cambria, Columbia County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     2. Ansel Strong,   b. 15 Nov 1838, Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1912, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     3. Mary Elizabeth Strong,   b. 21 Dec 1840, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1854, North Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 13 years)
     4. Angeline Strong,   b. 17 Oct 1842, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1862, North Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
     5. Harriett Sophia Strong,   b. 7 Apr 1844, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1915, West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     6. Myron Wheaton Strong,   b. Bef 8 Oct 1845, West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1938, West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 92 years)
     7. Coley Matthew Strong,   b. 22 Mar 1850, West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1937, West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F7006  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Jun 1814 - Vesper, Onondaga County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Sep 1889 - North Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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 194 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 5105856, photo of engraved tombstone shows DOB as June 26, 1814 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S413] Strong, Robert S. (SFAA Historian) "Descendants of Ansel Strong 3276, page 193".

    4. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 5105856 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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).