Joseph Strout Junior was born January 17, 1718 in Truro, Massachusetts; [1] died after 1766. [1]
He married (1) Hanna Cobb on May 7, 1739,[2] and (2) Sarah Mayo on April 20, 1753.[3]
In The Mayflower Descendant, it is stated "Joseph Strout was called 'Junior' when he published his intentions to marry Hannah Cobb in Falmouth on 7 May 1739. Just two months earlier, Joseph's father, also named Joseph Strout, had published his intentions to marry his second wife ... ." His date of death is unknown.
"1. Deacon JOSEPH STROUT Jr {Joseph b at Truro MA 17 Jan 1719/20; d [about/after] 1766; settled at “Granny’s Neck” (now Pinkham Island} at Milbridge by 1757(7); m (1st) at Cape Elizabeth [VR] 11 March (int. 7 March} 1739 HANNAH COBB, b at Middleboro MA 16 Nov 1718; d in ME 1757; dau of Joseph and Hannah (Clark) Cobb; at least one son. Joseph m (2nd) at Falmouth ME 20 April {int. 1 April} 1753 SARAH MAYO, b 1777; d [about/after]1766; 3 known daus & probably 2 more sons." page 939 Early Narraguagus River families of Washington County, Maine by Lamson, Darryl Byron,
"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-G824?cc=1803978&wc=71R8-FC3%3A1029440401%2C1029468901 : 20 May 2014), Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Stringer, 1885-Tapley, 1891 > image 243 of 4903; State Board of Health, Augusta.
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-31525-17366-82?cc=2061550 : 20 May 2014), Barnstable > Truro > Births, marriages, deaths, town records 1709-1771 vol 1 > image 61 of 163; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
[2] "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2HKM-T5P : 27 December 2014), Joseph Strout Jr. and Hannah Cobb, 1739.
[3] "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2H2C-285 : 27 December 2014), Joseph Strout Jr. and Hannah Cobb, 1739.
[4] "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCW1-CTY : 4 December 2014), Joseph Strout, 17 Jan 1719; citing TRURO,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 911,761.
Birth date SHOULD be written at 17 JAN 1719/20 BECAUSE England (and its colony) was still on the Julian calendar, and the new year didn't start until Lady Day, March 25.
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