Elijah Strong (1743 - 1812)

Born 15 Aug 1743 in Coventry, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Rockwell) Strong — married 1768 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony

Died 23 Nov 1812 at age 69 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Elijah was born in 1743. He is the son of Phinehas Strong and Mary Parker. ^[1]

Genealogical Records

Vital Records

* Primary Source, Susan Whitney Dimock; Births, marriages, baptisms and deaths, from the records of the town and churches in Coventry, Connecticut, 1711-1844 ^[1] Births from Coventry, Connecticut Town Records:

1. ) Coventry, Conn. VR; p. 110: STRONG: Children of Phinias, Esq., and Mary (Parker) Strong.:
   1. ) Phinias Strong; b. 9 Nov 1725.
   2. ) Mary Strong; b. 11 March 1727
   3. ) Sarah Strong; b. 2 April 1729
   4. ) Azubah Strong; b. 11 Oct 1731.
   5. ) Ozias Strong; b. 30 Sep 1734.
   6. ) Jerusha Strong; b. 21 Feb 1737-8.
   7. ) Iranah Strong; b. 27 Jan 1741-2
   8. ) Elisha and Elijah (twins) Strong; b. 15 Aug 1743.
   9. ) Beulah Strong; b. 7 Mar 1746.
   10. ) Hannah Strong; b. 16 Mar 1748

Published Genealogical Information

• Secondary Source, Benjamin W. Dwight, History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, Mass., Volume I.; ^[2] Data:

1. ) Strong Genealogy; page 433: Deacon Phinehas Strong, son of Justice Joseph Strong of Coventry, Ct. and Sarah Allen, b. ca. 1704; m. Nov. 5, 1724, Mary Parker, dau. of Dea. Thomas Parker of Coventry. {From the inscription shown on the photograph of the tombstone of Elijah Strong's mother (Mary), it is certain that Dwight has made a pedigree error here. Mary Parker's father was clearly Samuel Parker and NOT Thomas as asserted by Dwight.} She d. April 13, 1767. He was a farmer at Coventry: a member for fifty-three sessions, including extra ones of the General assembly, having been thirty-eight times elected to the legislature: a selectman for six years, justice of the peace for many years, and for a long period a deacon of the church.
   1. ) Children of Phineas Strong Sr. and Mary (Parker) Strong:
      1. ) Phinehas Strong, Jr.; b. Nov. 9, 1725.
      2. ) Mary Strong; b. March 11, 1727.
      3. ) Sarah Strong; b. April 2, 1729: of her history and of that of her sister Mary the author knows nothing.
      4. ) Azubah Strong; b. Oct. 11, 1731, m. Thomas Page of Coventry.
      5. ) Ozias Strong; b. Sept. 8, 1734.
      6. ) Jerusha Strong b. Feb. 21, 1737-8, m. James Pinneo.
      7. ) Iranah Strong b. Jan. 27, 1741-2, d. March 11, 1773.
      8. ) Elijah Strong; b. 15 Aug 1743 (twin to Elisha).
      9. ) Elisha Strong; b. 15 Aug 1743 (twin to Elijah).
      10. ) Beulah Strong b. March 7, 1746, d. Aug. 22, 1750.
      11. ) Hannah Strong b. March 16, 1748, d. April 24, 1767.

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Dimock, Susan Whitney. Births, marriages, baptisms and deaths, from the records of the town and churches in Coventry, Connecticut, 1711-1844, The Baker and Taylor Company, 5 and 7 East Sixteenth St., New York, 1897. Public Domain.
2. ↑ Dwight, Benjamin W. History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, Mass., Volume I.; Albany, NY., Joel Munsell, 1871. Public Domain. Strong Genealogy; page 433:

Other Sources

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-HRVB : 15 December 2020), Elijah Strong, 15 Jun 1782; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711092.

• Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934; Elijah Strong Elijah Strong died in 1812 at the age of 70 at New Hartford, Connecticut, USA

• Strong Genealogy; age 469: Elijah Strong (5th gen.) son of Deacon Phineas Strong. m. Lydia Rockwell of Coventry in 176_.