STRONG, Benajah^[1]

1740 - 1809  (69 years)

• Name	STRONG, Benajah
  Birth	13 Oct 1740	Tolland County, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Nov 1809	Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2]
  Death	25 Nov 1809	Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  	* Uncle of Nathan Hale (6 Jun 1755 - 22 September 1776), B.A. Yale College 1773, hanged by the British for espionage in NYC, and best known for his purported last words, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." * 5th great-grandfather of Diana Frances Spencer (1 July 1961 - 31 August 1997), HRH Princess of Wales * 6th great-grandfather of William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor (21 June 1982 - ), HRH Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, 2nd heir apparent to the British throne [3]
  Age	69 years
  Person ID	P2230	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	STRONG, Capt Joseph Jr           b. 25 Jul 1701, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 9 Apr 1773, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	STRONG, Elizabeth           b. 27 Sep 1704, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 4 May 1792, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	12 May 1724	Tolland County, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 10 months - She : 19 years and 8 months.
  Children	+ 1. STRONG, Benajah           b. 13 Oct 1740, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA           d. 25 Nov 1809, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F5539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BISHOP, Lucy           b. 21 Dec 1747, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA           d. 27 Nov 1783, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA (Age 35 years)  [1]
  Marriage	9 Mar 1769	Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 28 years and 5 months - She : 21 years and 3 months.
  Children	+ 1. STRONG, Dr Joseph M.D.           b. 10 Mar 1770, South Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA           d. 24 Apr 1812, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F5540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Oct 1740 - Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Marriage - 9 Mar 1769 - Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Burial - Nov 1809 - Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Death - 25 Nov 1809 - Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: pkarchs Originally Created by: Sara Added: 13 Jun 2010 Find a Grave Memorial ID# 53648752 [S50] Findagrave.com.