Demas Strong

1767 - 1848  (80 years)

• Name	Demas Strong  [1]
  Birth	21 Aug 1767	Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Jul 1848	Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut   [2]
  Person ID	I19201	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Josiah Strong, III,   b. 28 Jan 1739, Connecticut d. 8 Sep 1814, Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary Harris,   b. Abt 1740, Connecticut d. 1 Jan 1822, Connecticut (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1761	Connecticut
  	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
  Family ID	F4305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Swift,   b. Abt 1766, Connecticut d. 26 Aug 1833, Connecticut (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1787  [3]
  Children	1. Sophronia Strong,   b. 24 Oct 1788, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   2. Captain Davis Swift Strong,   b. 16 Nov 1790, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   3. Morris McNary Strong,   b. 1 Mar 1793, Connecticut d. Abt 1821, Rio DE Janiero, Brasil (Age 27 years)   4. Susan Strong,   b. 19 Jul 1795, Connecticut d. Abt 1836 (Age 40 years)   5. Rhoderick Strong,   b. 19 Aug 1797, Connecticut d. Abt 1838, Lost At Sea (Age 40 years)   6. Braddock Strong,   b. 28 Dec 1799, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   7. Titus Strong,   b. 24 Feb 1802, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   8. Mary Strong,   b. 22 Jun 1804, Connecticut d. Aft 1870 (Age 66 years)   9. Adeline Strong,   b. 22 Apr 1807   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Aug 1767 - Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Death - 10 Jul 1848 - 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 174, 177 (Reliability: 3). [S423] The History of Middlesex County 1635-1885 J.H. Beers & Co New York 1884 (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/bios/chatham_bios2.htm). [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 177 (Reliability: 3).