Brishel Strong (1891 - 1965)

Born 23 Dec 1891 in Clarenville, Newfoundland

Ancestors

Husband of Gertrude Noseworthy — married 1 Jan 1915 in Clarenville, Newfoundland

Descendants

Died 12 May 1965 at age 73 in Clarenville, Newfoundland, Canada

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Biography

Birth

Name Brishel Strong
Gender Male
Birth Date 23 Dec 1891
Birthplace Clarenville, Trinity North, Newfoundland
Father's Name Ebenezar Strong
Mother's Name Miriam Starley^[1]

Marriage

Name Briskel Strong
Event Date 01 Jan 1915
Event Place Clarenville, Newfoundland
Gender Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1894
Spouse's Name Gertrude Noseworthy
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1896^[2]

Residence 1921

Newfoundland, Clarenville, Trinity census.
Berishel Strong Head M 26 Clarenville
Gertie Strong Wife F 25 Shoal Harbour^[3]

Residence 1935

Newfoundland, Clarenville, Trinity census.
Berishel Strong Head M 42 Newfoundland
Gertrude Strong Wife F 39 Newfoundland
Mervie Strong Daughter F 11 Newfoundland
Beulah Strong Daughter F 4 Newfoundland
Gertrude Peddle Servant F 25 Newfoundland^[4]

1945 Census

Name Berashel Strong Sex Male
Age 45
Event Date 1945
Event Place Clarenville, Newfoundland, Canada
Birth Year (Estimated) 1900
Birthplace Clarenville
Marital Status Married
Relationship to Head of Household Father Event Type Census^[5]

Death

Name Brishel Strong
Event Date 1965
Event Place Clarenville, Bonavista-Trinity Census Division, Canada
Birth Date 23 Dec 1891
Death Date 12 May 1965
Cemetery Old United Church Cemetery^[6]

Research Notes

After Brishel Strong's first wife died he married a Blanche Dyke. They had five or so children before Brishel died. Blanche then married John Preston. They are both dead now. There are no online info for this family except an obit (below) which does not name Brishel as predeceased Blanche or mention the children surnames. I was born in Clarenville, went to same school as their children. Been in their house several times.^[7]

Blanche Strong - Preston Passed on: April 23rd, 2012:

Passed quietly away at the Dr. G B Cross Memorial Hospital, Clarenville on Monday, April 23, 2012, Blanche Preston of Clarenville, aged 92 years. Predeceased by daughter Sheila; grandson John; sisters Jessie, Lillian and Evelyn; brothers Raymond and Wilson. Left with fond and loving memories her husband John of 44 years; sons Raymond (Shirley), Clarenville, Hervine (Patsy), Smith Falls, ON, Derrick (Ella), Clarenville and Lloyd (Linda), Clarenville; all grandchildren; great grandchildren and great great grandchildren and a large circle of family and friends. Rested at Fewer’s Funeral Home, Clarenville. Funeral service took place on Thursday, April 26, 2012 from Memorial United Church, Clarenville with interment at United Cemetery, Church Hill, Clarenville.

Sources

1. ↑ "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2XG-VVN : 5 June 2015), Ebenezar Strong in entry for Brishel Strong, 1892; citing Birth Registration, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
2. ↑ "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQF-MZ2M : 10 June 2015), Briskel Strong and Gertrude Noseworthy, 1915.
3. ↑ "Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-Y3FP : 20 March 2015), Berishel Strong, Clarenville, Trinity, Newfoundland, Canada; citing p. 252, household ID 29, line 30, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,636.
4. ↑ "Newfoundland Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Z-WXQ1 : 22 April 2015), Berishel Strong, Clarenville, Trinity, Newfoundland, Canada; citing Trinity District, p. 308, household ID 23, reference ID , Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,826.
5. ↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Z-J4QL : 9 March 2021), Berashel Strong, Clarenville, Trinity North, Newfoundland, Canada; citing Trinity North District, p. 262, household ID 232, line 18, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,167,051.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-GPMG : 15 March 2016), Brishel Strong, 1965; Burial, Clarenville, Bonavista-Trinity Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Old United Church Cemetery; citing record ID 157661491, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
7. ↑ Personal communication of Stan Vardy to Brad Foley Apr 25, 2021.