Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Strong Jr. was born about 1799, in Owen, Indiana, United States, his father, Samuel Strong, was 26 and his mother, Mary (Polly) Adams, was 14. He married Emma Styles on 4 August 1818, in Franklin, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Jennings Township, Owen, Indiana, United States in 1850. He died on 12 March 1866, in Cataract, Jennings Township, Owen, Indiana, United States, at the age of 68.
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- Samuel Strong, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Samuel Strong - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Samuel Strong
- Samuel Strong, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1816
Indiana is the 19th state.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English strong(e), strang(e) ‘strong, powerful’ (Old English strang).
Americanized form of French Trahan .
Americanized form (translation into English) of Jewish Stark .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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