Mary (Parker) Strong (1706 - 1757)

Born 26 Jun 1706 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Phineas Strong Sr. — married 5 Nov 1724 in Coventry, Tolland, CT

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1757 at age 50 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut

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Biography

Mary Parker, daughter of Samuel Parker Sr. (1682-1775) and Mary (Cardey) Parker (1686-1726) was born 26 Jun 1706 at Boston Masschusetts. ^[1][2][3]

Mary Parker married Phinehas Strong on 5 Nov 1724 at Coventry, Connecticut.^[4][5] and they were the parents of eleven children:

• Phinias Strong; b. 9 Nov 1725.
• Mary Strong; b. 11 March 1727
• Sarah Strong; b. 2 April 1729
• Azubah Strong; b. 11 Oct 1731.
• Ozias Strong; b. 30 Sep 1734.
• Jerusha Strong; b. 21 Feb 1737-8.
• Iranah Strong; b. 27 Jan 1741-2
• Elisha and Elijah (twins) Strong; b. 15 Aug 1743.
• Beulah Strong; b. 7 Mar 1746.
• Hannah Strong; b. 16 Mar 1748

Mary (Parker) Strong died 13 Apr 1757, ^[4][1] and was buried at the South Street Cemetery at Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. The epitaph on her tombstone defines her husband, parents, death date, and age at death:

"Here lies y^e Body | of Mr^s Mary Strong | y^e wife of Phinehas | Strong Esqr: y^e Dau^er | of Capt. Samuel and | Mr^s Mary Parker | who died April y^e | 13^th 1757 in y^e | 51 year of her | Age "

Tombstone of Mary (Parker) Strong, South Street Cemetery at Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut

Capt's child Mary Strong was buried in Silver Street Cemetery, Connecticut, United States.^[6]

Genealogical Records

The following text provides a reproduction or paraphrase of the profile-relevant information contained in the cited genealogical sources, as well as supplemental information regarding the reliability of each source and commentary on information anomalies:

Birth Records

• Derivative Primary Source, Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; ^[2] Data Summary from Ancestry Record 2495 #47393156:

1. ) Boston VR; page 54 of 225; 'Mary Parker, daughter of Saml and Mary Parker, was born 26 Jul 1706 at Boston, Massachusetts.

• Derivative Primary Source, Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924 ^[3] Data Summary:

1. ) Boston Births; page 43: Mary daughter of of Samll. Parker and Mary his Wife Born 25 June 1706.

Vital Records

• Derivative primary Source, Susan Whitney Dimock; Births, marriages, baptisms and deaths, from the records of the town and churches in Coventry, Connecticut, 1711-1844 ^[4] Births from Coventry, Connecticut Town Records:

1. ) Coventry, Conn. VR; p. 110: STRONG: Children of Phinias, Esq., and Mary (Parker) Strong.:
   1. ) Phinias Strong; b. 9 Nov 1725.
   2. ) Mary Strong; b. 11 March 1727
   3. ) Sarah Strong; b. 2 April 1729
   4. ) Azubah Strong; b. 11 Oct 1731.
   5. ) Ozias Strong; b. 30 Sep 1734.
   6. ) Jerusha Strong; b. 21 Feb 1737-8.
   7. ) Iranah Strong; b. 27 Jan 1741-2
   8. ) Elisha and Elijah (twins) Strong; b. 15 Aug 1743.
   9. ) Beulah Strong; b. 7 Mar 1746.
   10. ) Hannah Strong; b. 16 Mar 1748
2. ) Coventry, Conn. VR; p. 164: Phineas Strong and Mary Parker were married 5 November 1724.
3. ) Coventry, Conn. VR; p. 197: Mary Strong, wife of Phineas Strong died 13 April 1757.

Death Records

• Original primary Source, (tombstone data); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[1] Data Summary:

1. ) Find A Grave: Memorial #11467964: Mary (Parker) Strong, daughter of Samuel Parker (1682–1775) and Mary (Carder) Parker (1686–1726), was born 26 Jun 1706 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA., and she died 13 Apr 1757 (aged 50) at Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
   1. ) Siblings:
      1. ) Samuel Parker (1704–1772)
      2. ) James Parker (1709–1781)
      3. ) Mercy (Parker) Root (1710–1767)
      4. ) John Parker (1714–1798)
      5. ) Esther (Parker) Grant (1716–1760)
      6. ) Phineas Parker (1719–1797)
      7. ) Joseph Parker (1723–1792)
   2. ) Marriage. Mary Parker married Phinehas Strong (1706–1788).
   3. ) Children:
      1. ) Mary (Strong) Lyman (1727–1804)
      2. ) Ozias Strong (1734–1807)
      3. ) Beulah Strong (1746–1750)
2. ) BURIAL. Mary (Parker) Strong was buried in the South Street Cemetery at Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
   1. ) Find a Grave Notes: "Gravesite Details wife of Phinehas and daughter of Capt. Samuel and Mary Parker, age 50 years."
   2. ) Find a Grave tombstone Photograph: Inscription, "Here lies y^e Body | of Mr^s Mary Strong | y^e wife of Phinehas | Strong Esqr: y^e Dau^er | of Capt. Samuel and | Mr^s Mary Parker | who died April y^e | 13^th 1757 in y^e | 51 year of her | Age " {Calculated date of birth ~ 1706.}

Published Genealogical Information

• Secondary Source, Benjamin W. Dwight, History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, Mass., Volume I.; ^[5] Data:

1. ) Strong Genealogy; page 433: Deacon Phinehas Strong, son of Justice Joseph Strong of Coventry, Ct. and Sarah Allen, b. ca. 1704; m. Nov. 5, 1724, Mary Parker, dau. of Dea. Thomas Parker of Coventry. {Editorial; From the photograph of her tombstone inscription, it is certain that Dwight has made a pedigree error here. Mary Parker's father was clearly Samuel Parker and NOT Thomas Parker as asserted by Dwight.} She d. April 13, 1767. He was a farmer at Coventry: a member for fifty-three sessions, including extra ones of the General assembly, having been thirty-eight times elected to the legislature: a selectman for six years, justice of the peace for many years, and for a long period a deacon of the church.
   1. ) Children of Phineas Strong Sr. and Mary (Parker) Strong:
      1. ) Phinehas Strong, Jr.; b. Nov. 9, 1725.
      2. ) Mary Strong; b. March 11, 1727.
      3. ) Sarah Strong; b. April 2, 1729: of her history and of that of her sister Mary the author knows nothing.
      4. ) Azubah Strong; b. Oct. 11, 1731, m. Thomas Page of Coventry.
      5. ) Ozias Strong; b. Sept. 8, 1734.
      6. ) Jerusha Strong b. Feb. 21, 1737-8, m. James Pinneo.
      7. ) Iranah Strong b. Jan. 27, 1741-2, d. March 11, 1773.
      8. ) Elijah Strong; b. 15 Aug 1743 (twin to Elisha).
      9. ) Elisha Strong; b. 15 Aug 1743 (twin to Elijah).
      10. ) Beulah Strong b. March 7, 1746, d. Aug. 22, 1750.
      11. ) Hannah Strong b. March 16, 1748, d. April 24, 1767.

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 September 2020), memorial page for Mary Parker Strong (26 Jun 1706–13 Apr 1757), Find a Grave Memorial no. 11467964, citing South Street Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Smontee (contributor 47187161) .
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924, database, FamilySearch (Rev : 27 October 2020), Mary Parker, 1706. A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births 1700 to 1800; Boston, Rockwell& Churchill City Printers, 1894 Boston Births; page 43:
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Dimock, Susan Whitney. Births, marriages, baptisms and deaths, from the records of the town and churches in Coventry, Connecticut, 1711-1844, The Baker and Taylor Company, 5 and 7 East Sixteenth St., New York, 1897. Public Domain.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Dwight, Benjamin W. History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, Mass., Volume I.; Albany, NY., Joel Munsell, 1871. Public Domain. Strong Genealogy; page 433:
6. ↑ Burial of child Mary Strong: "Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934"
   Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2900 #60543586 (accessed 16 March 2023)
   Capt Samuel Parker's child Mary Strong burial in Silver Street Cemetery, Connecticut, USA.

Other Sources (not cited in Biography)

• Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (Rev : 10 November 2020), Mary Parker, 26 Jun 1706; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.