Ezra Strong

Brief Life History of Ezra

When Ezra Strong was born on 28 August 1791, in Fair Haven, Rutland, Vermont, United States, his father, Warham Strong, was 38 and his mother, Martha Crowfoot, was 30. He married Parmelia Griswold on 22 December 1836, in Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Vermont, United States in 1870 and Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States in 1880. He died on 10 March 1889, at the age of 97, and was buried in Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States.

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Ezra Strong
1791–1889
Parmelia Griswold
1797–1880
Marriage: 22 December 1836
Mary Elisabeth Strong
1827–1910

Sources (8)

  • Ezra Strong, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Ezra Strong, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ezra Strong, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

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World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

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.

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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