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Agnes (McClure) Strong (1739 - 1829)

Agnes Strong formerly McClure
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticutmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 2 Sep 1759 in Litchfield, Connecticutmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 89 in Addison, Vermont, United Statesmap
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Biography

Agnes is the only daughter of John McClure of Edinburgh, Scotland[1]. John McClure was a weathy landowner in Scotland and implicated in the "1715 Jacobite Rebellion". He then put his property into the hands of some friends and fled to the New World. He received rents from those lands until his death. Not long after the death of her father, Agnes' mother and only brother, John, also died leaving Agnes to be put into service until she was married.

Agnes married John Strong on 2 Sept 1759 and, in 1766, Agnes, her husband, and 3 young children removed to Addison, Vermont, becoming one of the first families to settle there. On 14 Jun 1766, just 4 months after the family arrived, John, Jr. became the first English child born in Addison. Among their children are:

  • Asa, b. 01 Aug 1760 in Litchfield, Conn.; d. 26 Jan 1833
  • Gen. Samuel, b. 19 Jul 1762 in Litchfield, Conn; d. 5 Dec 1832
  • Mary, "Polly", b. 28 Jul 1764 in Litchfield, Conn.; m. Ezekiel Payne of Franklin, NY; d. Feb 1830
  • John, b. 14 Jun 1766 in Addison, Vt; d. 30 Apr 1807
  • Luke, b. 16 Aug 1768; d. 5 Apr 1807;
  • Electa, b. 16 Nov 1770; m. Seth Storrs; d. 15 Mar 1842
  • Moses, b. 1772; m. 1) Lucy Maria Smith and 2) Harriet Woodbridge Hopkins, daughter of Enoch Woodbridge; d. 29 Sept 1842
  • Chloe, b. 08 Jul 1774; m. John Herriman;
  • Cyrus, b. 16 May 1777; d. Apr 1844
  • Mabel, b. 1782 in Dorset, Vt.;
  • Noah, b. 8 Mar 1785 in Addison, Vt.; d. 28 Mar 1785
  • Sidney, (adopted) b. 26 May 1793; d. 25 Nov 1855

Sources

  1. Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954




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