Harvey Strong^[1]

1792 - 1870  (78 years)

• Name	Harvey Strong
  Birth	30 Apr 1792	Hebron, Tolland Co., CT
  The 1850 US Census (Center Twp., La Porte Co., IN) and the 1860 US Census (Lima, LaGrange Co., IN) have tis Harvey born in CT, the 1870 US Census (Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., IA) has him born in NY.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Lawyer, Diplomat, Farmer
  Death	4 Sep 1870	Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., IA
  Person ID	I5653	Main

  
  

  Father	Amos Strong,   b. 30 Oct 1764, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., CT d. 20 Mar 1826 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Betsey Gordon,   b. 1771   d. 1826 (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F2992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Gillespie,   b. 25 May 1801, New York, New York Co., NY d. 26 Jul 1895, Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., IA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	30 Jul 1824	Woodside, Barony, Lanark, Scotland
  Children	1. Anne Gowen Strong,   b. 15 Aug 1825, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland d. 12 May 1865 (Age 39 years)   2. Harvey Strong,   b. 6 Nov 1826, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland   3. Colin Strong,   b. 24 Dec 1827, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland + 4. Henry Strong,   b. 2 May 1829, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland d. 21 Oct 1911, Denver, Denver Co., CO (Age 82 years)   5. Robert Moncrieff Strong,   b. 29 Sep 1830, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland   6. Elizabeth Gordon Strong,   b. 24 Apr 1832, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland   7. John Mitchell Strong,   b. 12 Dec 1834, NY   8. Washington Strong,   b. 10 Mar 1837, La Porte, La Porte Co., IN   9. Franklin Govan Strong,   b. 10 May 1840, La Porte, La Porte Co., IN
  Family ID	F2990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - 30 Apr 1792 - Hebron, Tolland Co., CT Marriage - 30 Jul 1824 - Woodside, Barony, Lanark, Scotland Death - 4 Sep 1870 - Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., IA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  U.S. General Consul to Scotland from the early 1820's to about 1834. Arrived NYC 4 Oct 1834 from Greenock, Scotland aboard the Ship Francis Lived in LePort, IN, from about 1835 to about 1864, after which he moved to Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., IA, where he died a few years later.

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Obituary. Son Henry's 22 Oct 1911 (Chicago Tribune) Obituary