Strong, Jasper 1a

Birth Name Strong, Jasper
Gender male
Age at Death 67 years, 6 months, 1 day

Notes

Note

He resigned his commission in the army, and in company with a Mr. Underhill, a classmate at West Point, took the contract, after building two forts below New Orleans, of building Fort Pickens at Pensacola for $900,000. Underhill dying the first season of the contract, Strong carried the job through to completion and divided half the profits ($300,000), with the heirs of Underhill. He afterwards built Fort Barancas and other fortifications at Pensacola. He owned at the breaking out of the Civil War about 100 middle-aged slaves, all mechanics and all at work for the government at $1.50 per day.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 5 May 1798      
Education from 11 Aug 1814 to 1 Jul 1819 West Point, Highlands, Orange, New York, United States of America West Point Military Academy  
Death 6 Nov 1865 Quechee, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States of America    
Military Service   Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America Army Officer  
Burial   Quechee Cemetery, Quechee, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States of America    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Strong, Williamabout 176328 Jan 1840
Mother Hutchinson, Abigailabout 1772Jun 1860
    Sister     Strong, Almira 14 Dec 1795 5 Sep 1850
         Strong, Jasper 5 May 1798 6 Nov 1865
    Sister     Strong, Laura 3 May 1800 7 Oct 1850
    Brother     Strong, Thomas Jefferson 11 Mar 1802 7 Feb 1857
    Brother     Strong, Albert Gallatin about May 1804 about Oct 1827
    Sister     Strong, Emily 23 Apr 1807
    Brother     Strong, John Palmer Jun 1809
    Brother     Strong, George about 1810
    Brother     Strong, Charles 13 May 1814

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