Gen. John Strong

GENERAL JOHN STRONG'S STORY John Strong, son of Noah and Deborah Strong, first came to Vermont from Salisbury, Connecticut, at the age of 27 in 1765 and, with the help of his companions, built a cabin in what is now the town of Addison. The foundation of this cabin can still be seen at the DAR State Park. In February 1766, John moved his wife, Agnes, and three small children, Asa, Samuel and Polly, to the new settlement in Addison. In a sleigh drawn by two mares, piled high with household belongings, the family started the journey toward their new home in the wilderness. By traveling in winter they could take advantage of the excellent “highway” on the ice of Lake George and Lake Champlain. John Jr. was born four months after this arduous trip and was the first English child born in Addison. The family lived in the cabin on the shore of Lake Champlain for twelve years. There they encountered the hardships common to pioneers – wild animals, harsh weather, illnesses and unfriendly Indians.

On August 6, 1776 John, now 38, enlisted in the Army to fight the Revolutionary War; he served as private and commissary. On October 10, 1776 he received a commission as Captain in Colonel Ira Allen’s Regiment.

Back at home, in June 1777, Mrs. Strong and the other settlers were warned that a large band of Indian and Tory forces under General John Burgoyne, was coming to destroy the settlement. Agnes, quite frail a few weeks after her son Cyrus’ birth, didn’t feel she could make it to the lake so she put Cyrus into a sack and fastened him to 13 year-old Polly’s back. She gave each of her six younger children a bundle of clothes and sent them to the Point telling them not to wait for her. She tried to follow but was so exhausted that she sat down to rest. A neighbor passing by saw her and brought her to the Point where she was able to join her children in the safety of the “bateaux” which carried them to Whitehall (Skenesborough), New York. She and other neighbors then traveled east, toward Dorset, Vermont.

Picture Samuel Strong, 2nd son of John Strong 1762-1832 The two oldest Strong sons, Asa and Samuel, upon returning that evening, saw the burned remains of the settlement. Following the family’s steps, they traveled on foot until they found their mother and siblings a week later in Dorset.

Meanwhile, hearing that Crown Point had been taken, John Strong hastened home, only to find the charred remains of the settlement. That night, John was captured by a party of British and Indians, but was later paroled by General Fraser. Believing his family was still alive, he returned to Connecticut in hopes that they had returned there. After months of desperate search, the family was reunited when, by chance, John stopped by a Dorset log house where his wife and children were staying.

The family remained in Dorset until the end of the war. John represented Dorset in the Legislature from 1779 to 1782 and was elected Assistant Judge for Bennington County in 1781.

After the family returned to Addison, John continued to be active in the governance of the region and the independent republic of Vermont. He was elected to the Legislature from Addison in 1784, 1785 and 1786 and as the first Judge of Court in Addison County in 1785, when the county stretched up to the Canadian border.

From 1786 to 1801 he served as Judge of Probate and a member of the Council. He was a member of the Council in 1787 that worked on revising and re-enacting the state constitution of 1786. John was also a member of the 1791 Convention that adopted the Constitution of the United States and approved admission of Vermont to the Union as the 14th State.

By 1795, John’s prosperity allowed for the construction of a substantial and distinctive brick home, reflecting his stature in the community. The elegance of John’s Federal style mansion illustrates the rapid economic shift that took place in the region from the time that he built his austere cabin. In 1801 John resigned all his offices. He was then 63 years of age; he died in 1816 at age 78.

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STRONG, JOHN Ancestor #: A111572 Service: VERMONT Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 8-16-1736 COVENTRY WINDHAM CO CONNECTICUT Death: 6-16-1816 ADDISON ADDISON CO VERMONT Service Source: WALTON, RECS OF THE COUNCIL OF SAFETY OF THE STATE OF VT, VOL 1, P 15; WALTON, RECS OF THE GOV AND COUNCIL OF THE STATE OF VT, VOL 2 ,P 106 Service Description: 1) DELEGATE TO THE STATE CONVENTION; JUDGE

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"John Strong (August 16, 1738 – June 16, 1816) was an early Vermont farmer, militia officer and government leader who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives."

"John Strong was born in Salisbury, Connecticut on August 16, 1738. In 1766 he settled in Addison, Vermont as one of its first white settlers.

Active in the militia in Connecticut during the French and Indian War and Vermont during the Revolution, and continuing his military service after the Revolution, Strong eventually attained the rank of Brigadier General.

During the Revolutionary War Strong was captured by the British, was paroled, and relocated his family to Dorset, and he represented that town in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1779 to 1782. From 1781 to 1782 he served as Assistant Judge of Bennington County.[4][5]

In 1783 he returned to Addison, and he represented that town in the Vermont House from 1784 to 1787, serving as Speaker in 1786.

Strong was elected Judge of the Addison County Court in 1785, and from 1786 to 1801 he served as Judge of Probate and member of the Governor's Council. In 1791 Strong was a member of the convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution and resulted in statehood for Vermont.

In the 1790s Strong built a home in Addison to replace his original dwelling, which had been destroyed by the British during John Burgoyne's advance from Canada during the Revolution. This home, the General John Strong Mansion, is a museum operated by the Vermont chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution.

In 1801 Strong retired from active pursuits as the result of failing health. He died in Addison on June 16, 1816 and is buried in West Addison's Lake View Cemetery."

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Parents Noah Strong, 1702–1771 Deborah Gleason Strong, 1703–1739

Spouse Agnes McCure Strong, 1740–1829

Siblings Elisha Strong, 1727–1775 Simeon Strong, 1731–1812 Deborah Strong Chittenden, 1737–1810

Half Siblings Lydia Strong Benton, 1742–1813 Adonijah Strong, 1743–1813

Children Samuel Strong, 1762–1832 Luke Strong, 1768–1807 Electa Strong Storrs, 1770–1842 Moses Strong, 1772–1842

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