Brief Life History of Joseph Churchill
When Joseph Churchill Strong, Jr. was born on 25 December 1808, in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, his father, Dr. Joseph Churchill Strong, was 33 and his mother, Catherine Neilson, was 24. He married Sophronia Marrs on 25 September 1832. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Knox, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 December 1878, in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Knox, Tennessee, United States.
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- Joseph C Strong, "United States Census, 1850"
- Joseph Churchill Strong, "Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828-1939"
- Joseph C. Strong, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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