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Justice Joseph Strong

Male 1672 - 1763  (91 years)


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  • Name Joseph Strong  [1, 2
    Prefix Justice 
    Birth 2 Dec 1672  Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Dec 1763  Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Notes 
    • He removed from Northampton to Coventry, in March, 1716, seven years after the first settlement of that town. He was a farmer and a man of property and consideration. He held various town offices of importance, as town treasurer in 1716; selectman for six years; and justice of the peace for many years from 1723 onwards. In 1721, the first year that Coventry was respresented in the Colonial Legislature, he was sent to it as the representative of the town. There were two sessions yearly of the Legislature, in May and October, until 1819. Justice Joseph Strong was for fifty-two times elected a member of the Legislature and including extra sessions was during sixty-five sessions a member of the General Assembly of Connecticut. He was moderator of the first town-meeting held April 24, 1718, and often afterwards of others, holding the office for the last time April 11, 1763, when 90 years old. He was a member of the Colonial Legislature for the last time in May, 1762, when 89 year old. His son, Phinehas being the other representative from Coventry. His second wife was Ruth (last name not discovered) of Coventry, Ct. They had no issue. She died at Glastenbury, Ct., Feb 14, 1768. (Dwight, p. 309).
    Person ID I19363  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Thomas Strong,   b. Abt 1635-1636, New England Colonies of British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1689 (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Mother Rachel Holton,   b. Bef 1653, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 10 Oct 1671  [5
    • Married in Northampton, MA or Coventry, CT.
    Family ID F6994  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Allen,   b. 22 Aug 1672, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1724 (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1694  Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Children 
     1. Sarah Strong,   b. Abt 1699, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Capt. Joseph Strong,   b. 25 Jul 1701, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1773 (Age 71 years)
     3. Rachel Strong,   b. 13 Aug 1703, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1703, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. Dea. Phinehas Strong,   b. Abt 1704, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Simeon Strong,   b. 17 Oct 1705, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Jemima Strong,   b. 12 Oct 1707, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1760 (Age 52 years)
     7. Keziah Strong,   b. 1 Dec 1709, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Rachel Strong,   b. 30 Jun 1711, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. Elizabeth Strong,   b. 16 Jul 1713, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F7015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Dec 1672 - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1694 - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Dec 1763 - Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut 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), pp 229, 308 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S621] Beran, Evelyn (evelyn.beran@charter.net) "Sanford-Shulsen Family" Updated 2008-11-25 14:15:59 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=sanford-shulsen.

    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), p 308 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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 309 (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 228 (Reliability: 3).