When Maria Strong was born on 16 October 1812, her father, Robert Strong, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Harper, was 35. She married Joseph Appleby on 8 April 1833, in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Bordesley, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871.
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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 .
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