Captain Phineas (Phinehas)
Strong was a farmer in Hebron, CT, where he was born in 1756. After the Revolutionary War, in 1796, he
moved to Belchertown, MA where he continued to farm. He was 6'2" in height and weighted 235
lbs., was very strong and had dark hazel eyes and a somewhat dark complexion.
Wrestling was a favorite
amusement with our Puritan forefathers.
Many came at different times from the neighboring towns, and assembled
in the simple courtyard of Phineas' house to witness wrestling matches
appointed with him, in which he always came off victor. He would jump over a string as high as his
head.
Once during the
Revolutionary War, he was chased by some British cavalry soldiers and stopped to
put up some bars that were down, in order to hinder them, and heard one of them
say--he was so near-"he might have killed that cuss as well as not, but he
hated to see the great long fellow die."
Schools were poor and books few in his early years, but in his later
years, he was very fond of reading.
HISTORY OF THE DESCENDANTS
OF ELDER JOHN STRONG, VOL. II,1871. p.823.
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Birth: unknown
Death: May 1, 1827 in his 71st year
Family links:
Spouse:
Anna Filer Strong (____ - 1815)
Burial:
South Cemetery
Belchertown
Hampshire County,
Massachusetts
Mass Find A Grave
Memorial# 125697756
Patriot of Betsy Pessetto
