Preserved Strong

Preserved was born on March 29th, 1680 in Northampton,Hampshire,Massachusetts.  Preserved'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, John, Elizabeth, Abigail, Hannah, Thankful, Sarah, Lydia, Mary and Experience.  He was the second youngest of the fourteen children.  He died at the age of 85 on September 26th, 1765.