Deacon Benejah Strong

1740 - 1809  (69 years)

• Name	Benejah Strong
  Prefix	Deacon
  Born	13 Oct 1740	Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	L5GP-CBX
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L5GP-CBX
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	53648752
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53648752
  Group	Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
  	DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran
  Group	Head of Line - Elder John Strong
  	Descendants of Elder John Stong
  Died	25 Nov 1809	Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut
  Buried	Aft 25 Nov 1809	Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut
  Newspaper Article	23 Apr 2023	Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia
  	Washington Post
  	He was an ancestor of Princess Diana Spencer: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/04/24/prince-william-american-revolution-princess-diana
  Person ID	I22603	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	6 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Captain Joseph Strong,   b. 25 Jul 1701, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts ,   d. 9 Apr 1773, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Strong,   b. 27 Sep 1704, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts ,   d. 4 May 1792, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut  (Age 87 years)
  Married	12 May 1724	Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F10737	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy Bishop,   b. 21 Dec 1747, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut ,   d. 27 Nov 1783, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut  (Age 35 years)
  Married	9 Mar 1769	Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut
  Children	1. Dr. Joseph Strong,   b. 10 Mar 1770, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut ,   d. 24 Apr 1812, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania  (Age 42 years)
  Last Modified	6 May 2023
  Family ID	F10741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Oct 1740 - Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut Married - 9 Mar 1769 - Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut Died - 25 Nov 1809 - Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut Buried - Aft 25 Nov 1809 - Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut Newspaper Article - Washington Post - 23 Apr 2023 - Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges		Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier
  		Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier Descendant

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: * Uncle of Nathan Hale (6 Jun 1755 - 22 September 1776), B.A. Yale College 1773, hanged by the British for espionage in NYC, and best known for his purported last words, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." * 5th great-grandfather of Diana Frances Spencer (1 July 1961 - 31 August 1997), HRH Princess of Wales * 6th great-grandfather of William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor (21 June 1982 - ), HRH Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, 2nd heir apparent to the British throne Inscription     BENAJAH STRONG     Esq     who died Nov 25th     1809, lies here     food for worms     Aged 69     Years.     An angel's arm can't snatch me     from this tomb,     Nor can a host of angels keep me here. Gravesite Details Seemingly identical epitaph appears on the tomb of the Rev. John Usher Jr. (1723-1804), Bristol, Bristol Co., RI