Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-09
Although this may occupy considerable
space in your columns, I hope you will
consider it of sufficient interest to be pub
lished for the benefit of this large family.
Your obedient servant,
L. HOWARD KELLOGG.
L. HOWARD KELLOGG.

Elder John Strong born in Taunton,
Somersetshire, England, 1906. Whence
he removed to London, and afterwards to
Plymouth. Having strong Puritan sym
New World March Goth, 1880, in COM
pany with one hundred and forty persons
| n in the ship Mary and John,
| Captain Squeb,) and arrived at Nantasket,
Massachusetts,, (Hull,) about twelve miles
southeast from Boston, after passage of
more than seventy days in length, on
Sunday May Both, 1880. The original
destination of the vessel was Charles
River; bat an unfortunate misunder-
standing which arose between the Gap
tain and the passengers resulted in their
being put spmmarilly ashore by him at
Nantasket. After searching for a few
days, for good place in which to settle
and make homes for themselves, they de-
cided upon the spot, which they called
Dorchester. in memory of their endeared
home in England which many of them
had left. X
There are few families of Stropgs in
the land, some half dozen only, so far as
the author has been able to find-that are
not descended from Elder John Strong.
y
In 1859 he removed from Windsor, Ct,
to Northampton, Mass, Of which he was
one of the first aud most active founders,
as he had been previously of Dorchester,
| bingham, Taunton and Windsor. In
| Northampton he lived for forty years, and
was q leading man in the affairs of the
town, and of the church His
| first wife, whose name and family the
author has not been able to ascertain, he
married in England. She died on the
passage or soon after landing: leaving
two children.
He married December, 1880, for ii Sec
ond wife. Abigail Ford, of Dorchester,
Mass, with whom he lived in wedlOck for
fifty-eight years. She died the mother of
sixteen children, July 9th, 1888, aged
about eighty be died April 14rh, 1909,
aged 81. He had had mp TO the time Of
his dece4eo 100 drcendants: viz eighteen
children. fifteen of whom hid families
one hundred and fourteen grand children
and thirty-three great grand Children"
OF thefe IS children by his second
wife. the 9th Samuel Strong. born Aug.
5'h. 1862, married Esther Clapp June 10,
1684-she died Janusry 26, 1893, they
had children.
Their 8rh child, Ezra Strong born Oct.
14tb, 1897, married Dec. IA, 1920, Isabella
Fowler of Westfeld, Mas, they had two
children.
Their frat child, Ezra Strong. Jr., hora
Jan. II, 1921. married Nov. 5, 1741, Mary
King he was a farmer in Wtstfeld
Macs. He died in Pittsfeld, and she in
Benson, they had 8 children, viz -
I. Capt. John Strong.
II. King Strong.
III Asa Strong.
". Eleanor Strong.
Y. Silence Strong.
VI Warham Strong.
VII Hnldah Strong.
VIII Ozam Strong.
TX. Russell Strong.
The 9Th Warham Strong. was the father
If Ezra and Stephen c. Strong now of
Benson. and grand father of Henry and
Willard E. Strong, Of Benson.
Huldah Strong horn OF. 2, 1857, mar
ried April 18th. 177S. Capt joel Dictin-
aon, farmer at Pitrlf II, M4s1,, ana At
Westhaven, VT, and after 1909 at 3 Al
son, VT. she was the mother of Isaac and
| John Dickinson of Benson, and grand
! mother OF Lne lA'e capt John quincy
Dickinson. and also the grand mother of
Joseph S. Gri-wold of Benson. The fol-
lowing is the historical sketch of Capt. J.
@. Dickinson.
Gam. John Quincey Dickinson horn
Nov. 10, 1887, Capt in the 9Th Vt. Union
| Vol. in the latp war. Soon after its close
! he went to Msri4nna. Fla. and engaged
in business au4 became Z. s Commits
4ioner there. ard Clerk of the County
Court and was holding tbis ffae az the
'irue of hi4 assassination, April 3. 1871.
nv hand OF Ku Klux wretches. Hi
! ~ had been oft-n threatened, and short
| I, h fire his death he wrote, Il wish TO
IN On record the fact that my political
acli =, 10 this state has been upright and
| honar .blt, and that [ do not regret ii
singh step that I have taken. [ have no
ambition to fill more honorable grave
than that of "a man who falls for the sake
| of opinion or conduct that he knows to
| be right He was unmarried. He was
on his way home when shot. He received
thirteen buckzbot in his breast and pis-
toll bullet in his heart.-One of many
noble Southern martyrs to liberty