Olson's Tree » Josiah Strong (1709-1778)
Personal data Josiah Strong
Source 1- He was born on September 9, 1709 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA.
- He died on October 27, 1778 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA, he was 69 years old.
- A child of Josiah Strong and Joanna"Hannah" Gillett
Household of Josiah Strong
He is married to Hannah Fuller.
They got married on November 1, 1733 at Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA, he was 24 years old.
Child(ren):
- Hannah Strong 1734-????
- Jemima Strong 1738-????
- Josiah Strong 1740-????
- Benjamin Strong 1759-????
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Birthday September 9, 1709
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1709: Source: Wikipedia
- February 2 » Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring Daniel Defoe's adventure book Robinson Crusoe.
- June 28 » Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.
- July 8 » Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe.
- August 8 » Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the king of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal.
- August 28 » Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
- September 11 » Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.
Day of marriage November 1, 1733
- The temperature on November 1, 1733 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1733: Source: Wikipedia
- February 12 » Georgia Day: Englishman James Oglethorpe founds Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, by settling at Savannah.
- May 29 » The right of settlers in New France to enslave natives is upheld at Quebec City.
- July 30 » The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.
- November 23 » The start of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John in what was then the Danish West Indies.
Day of death October 27, 1778
- The temperature on October 27, 1778 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1778: Source: Wikipedia
- February 9 » Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- May 12 » Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
- August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
- September 19 » The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.
- November 11 » Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
- December 29 » American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.
Same birth/death day
- 1700 » Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt († 1780)
- 1711 » Thomas Hutchinson, English historian and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay († 1780)
- 1721 » Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder († 1808)
- 1731 » Francisco Javier Clavijero, Mexican priest, historian, and scholar († 1787)
- 1737 » Luigi Galvani, Italian physician and physicist († 1798)
- 1754 » William Bligh, English admiral and politician, 4th Governor of New South Wales († 1817)
- 1674 » Hallgrímur Pétursson, Icelandic minister and poet (b. 1614)
- 1675 » Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician and academic (b. 1602)
- 1789 » John Cook, American farmer and politician, 6th Governor of Delaware (b. 1730)
- 1812 » Isaac Brock, British army officer and administrator, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (b. 1769)
- 1816 » Santō Kyōden, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1761)
- 1880 » Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, Greek soldier and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1822)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P16723.php : accessed January 7, 2026), "Josiah Strong (1709-1778)".