Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Strout Jr was born on 10 October 1774, in Milbridge, Washington, Maine, United States, his father, Deacon Joseph Myers Strout III, was 36 and his mother, Susannah Roberts, was 24. He married Isabelle Cynthia Fickett on 19 November 1795, in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Harrington, Washington, Maine, United States for about 10 years. He died on 19 May 1842, in Milbridge, Washington, Maine, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Mill River Cemetery, Milbridge, Washington, Maine, United States.
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- Joseph Strout, "United States Census, 1830"
- Joseph Strout, "Find A Grave Index"
- Joseph Strout, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1790
Historical Boundaries: 1790: Washington, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Washington, Maine, United States
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for an argumentative person, from Middle English strout, strut ‘strife, dispute, debate’ (Old English strūt).
English: from the Old Norse personal name Strútr, Strut, apparently a nickname from strútr ‘pointed hood’ (referring to a cone-like ornament on a headdress or cap).
Possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch Stroet: habitational name from Stroet in North Holland or a topographic name from Dutch stroet ‘brush, thicket, swamp’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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