Jedediah Strong1,2

M, b. before 14 April 1639, d. 22 May 1733
FatherElder John Strong II b. 1610, d. 14 Apr 1699
MotherAbigail Ford b. b 8 Oct 1619, d. 6 Jul 1688
     Jedediah was born in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was christened there on 14 April 1639. Jedediah married Freedom Woodward on 18 November 1662 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Jedediah & Freedom had 13 children: Elizabeth [6/09/1664-], Abigail [7/09/1666-], Jedediah [8/07/1667-], Ford [9/02/1668-], child [10/11/1668-], Hannah [1/03/1671-], Thankful [4/25/1672-], John [11/09/1773-], Lidea [11/09/1675-], Mary [5/00/1677-], Experience [8/19/1678-] and presumably two others.3,4 Jedediah's wife, Freedom, died on 17 May 1681 in Connecticut, leaving him a widower.5 Jedediah married 2nd Abigail Bartlett on 28 December 1682 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.5 Jedediah and Mary had a daughter, Mary [1683].5 Jedediah's wife, Abigail, died on 15 July 1689 in Northampton leaving him a widower.6 Jedediah married 3rd Mary Hart on 5 January 1692 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Jedediah's wife, Mary, died on 10 October 1710 in South Hadley Falls, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, leaving him a widower.5 Jedediah departed this life on Friday, 22 May 1733 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut.

Family 1

Freedom Woodward d. 17 May 1681

Family 2

Abigail Bartlett b. c 1641, d. 15 Jul 1689

Family 3

Mary Hart b. c 1638, d. 10 Oct 1710

Citations

  1. [S81] Mary Lovering Holman, Ancestory of Colonel John Harrington Stevens & his wife Frances Helen Miller, pp. 353.
  2. [S1866] Kathleen D. Fenton, The Wives of Jedediah Strong.
  3. [S1866] Kathleen D. Fenton, The Wives of Jedediah Strong, page 186 - the couple had 13 children.
  4. [S1867] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 New England Historic Genealogical Society - AmericanAncestors.org.
  5. [S1866] Kathleen D. Fenton, The Wives of Jedediah Strong, page 186.
  6. [S1866] Kathleen D. Fenton, The Wives of Jedediah Strong, page 186 Northampton Records.