Edwin Atson STRONG

(b. 3 January 1834 , Otisco, New York, USA d. 3 February 1920 , Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA )

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Edwin Atson STRONG was born 3 January 1834 in Otisco, New York, USA

Edwin Atson STRONG was the child of Phineas STRONG and Fanny POMEROY

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Edwin Atson married Harriet J POMEROY 8 August 1861 in Auburn, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Harriet J POMEROY was born 18 February 1835 in Auburn, Maine, USA (Danville). Harriet J died abt. 1888

Edwin Atson STRONG died 3 February 1920 in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA.

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Edwin Atson STRONG married

Harriet J POMEROY-- Date: 8 August 1861 Place: Auburn, New York, USA

Children of Edwin Atson STRONG and Harriet J POMEROY:

Lilly Maxwell STRONG (b.16 April 1863, , Michigan, USA d. 2 June 1948, Los Angeles, California, USA)

Frances "Fanny" Pomeroy STRONG (b.12 February 1867, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA d. 1 July 1944, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)

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1834 Birth
3 January 1834
Otisco, New York, USA

Biography
Professor Edwin A. Strong

'In preparing this sketch we avail ourselves of material placed by Professor Strong in the hands of a friend for use on a similar occasion.'

'Edwin Atson Strong'

MICHIGAN STATE NORMAL SCHOOL

'He says: 'I was born in Otisco, Onondaga Co., N. Y., January 3, 1834. During boyhood I worked on a farm in summer and attended a district school, nearly two miles distant, during the winter, making extended visits also, one of a year in length, to my grandparents in Southampton, Mass. The people of Otisco were almost exclusively of New England origin and were filled with the old puritan zeal for religion, education and high politics. R turned missionaries and long-haired reformers abounded and always secured a respectful hearing. My father was an old-line abolitionist and I often accompanied him to the numerous conventions of that party, so that the faces and earnest eloquence of Parker, Phillips, Douglass, Garrison, George Thompson, and others, early became ...Read MORE...

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 - Grand Rapids, Michigan
name: Edwin A Strong
residence: , Kent, Michigan
ward: Second Ward Grand Rapids City
age: 24 years
estimated birth year: 1836
birthplace: New York
gender: Male
page: 97
family number: 730
film number: 803550
dgs number: 4232703
image number: 00372
nara number: M653

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 Marriage / Partner
Edwin Atson STRONG and Harriet J POMEROY 8 August 1861, Auburn, New York, USA

He was 27 years old.

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1862 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Was witness to the marriage of George W. Salisbury and Caroline M. Smith at the American Hotel in Auburn, New York.

NOTE: Marriage was performed by Edwin A. Strong's father-in-law, Rev. Medad Pomeroy.

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 Birth of Child
Lilly Maxwell STRONG was born 16 April 1863, , Michigan, USA

Edwin Atson was 29 years old.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1867 Birth of Child
Frances "Fanny" Pomeroy STRONG was born 12 February 1867, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Edwin Atson was 33 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
name: Edwin A Strong
estimated birth year: 1835
gender: Male
age in 1870: 35y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: New York
home in 1870: Michigan, United States
Household Gender Age
Edwin A Strong M 35y
Harriet J Strong F 34y
Lillie M Strong F 7y
Fannie P Strong F 3y

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
name: Edwin A. Strong
residence: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
birthdate: 1834
birthplace: New York, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Harriet J. Strong
spouse's birthplace: New York, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 46 years
occupation: Teaching
nara film number: T9-0588
page: 276
page character: D
entry number: 3197
film number: 1254588
Household Gender Age
Edwin A. Strong M 46
spouse Harriet J. Strong F 45
child Lilly M. Strong F 17
child Florence P. Strong F 13
Sybilla M. Pomroy F 59

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan
name: Edwin A Strong
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Ypsilanti Ward 2, Washtenaw, Michigan
marital status: Widowed
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
family number: 257
page number: 9
Household Gender Age
Edwin A Strong M 75y
child Frances Strong F 40y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Death
Florida Deaths, 1877-1939
name: Edwin A. Strong
titles & terms (original):
titles & terms (standardized):
death date: 03 Feb 1920
death place: St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida
gender: Male
race (original): white
race (expanded): White
death age: 86y 1m
estimated birth year:
birth date: 03 Jan 1834
birthplace: Otisco, New York
marital status: Widowed
spouse's name:
spouse's titles & terms (original):
spouse's titles & terms (standardized):
father's name: Phineas Strong
father's titles & terms (original):
father's titles & terms (standardized):
father's birthplace: Mass.
mother's name: Fannie Pomroy
mother's titles & terms (original):
mother's titles & terms (standardized):
mother's birthplace: Do Not Know
occupation: Teacher
street address:
place of residence: Ypsilanti, Mich.
cemetery:
burial place: Ypsilanti, Mich.
burial date: 03 Feb 1920
funeral home:
informant:
additional relatives: X
film number: 2116173
reference number: cn 2288

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Edwin is buried at: Highland Cemetery Ypsilanti Washtenaw County Michigan, USA Plot: Block 89, Lot 2, All, Grave 6

Added: 4/5/2009 5:05:55 PM - Updated: 1/5/2021 7:58:12 PM