John Strong

John was born on May 10th, 1681 in Northampton,Hampshire,Massachusetts.  John's father was Jedediah Strong and his mother was Freedom Woodward.  His paternal grandparents were John Strong and Abigail Ford; his maternal grandparents were Henry Woodward and Elizabeth. He had five brothers and eight sisters, named Jedediah, Ford, Child, John, Preserved, Elizabeth, Abigail, Hannah, Thankful, Sarah, Lydia, Mary and Experience.  He was the youngest of the fourteen children.  He died at the age of 17 on April 21st, 1699.