Selah Strong
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Selah Strong (1737 - 1815)

Judge Selah Strong
Born in Long Island, Suffolk Co, New Yorkmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1760 in New Yorkmap
Husband of — married 1813 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 77 in Suffolk, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

Roll of Honor
Capt. Selah Strong was a Prisoner of War during the American Revolution.
1776 Project
Judge Selah Strong performed Patriotic Service in New York in the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Selah Strong is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A111638.
SAR insignia
Selah Strong is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-299715
Rank: Captain

Selah Strong (1737-1815) married Anna Smith, daughter of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the colony of New York in 1760. He served in the American Revolution as a captain and was member of the Culper Spy Ring of Setauket, Long Island. Selah fought in the Battle of Long Island, and was captured and held on the British prison ship "Jersey". He was the first judge of the Court of Common Pleas, a senator from 1792 to 1800, and treasurer of Suffolk County from 1786 to 1802.

Selah Strong Ancestor #: A111638 Service: New York Rank(s): Patriotic Service Birth: 12-25-1737 Suffolk Co, New York Death: 7-4-1815 Brookhaven Suffolk Co, New York Service: Loaned money to the state pursuant to the Act of 7 March 1781. Spouse: Anna Smith. [1]

Sources

  1. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 13 April 2018), "Record of Selah Strong", Ancestor # A111638.




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