REV. ABRAHAM STRONACH

Rev. Abraham Stronach was a son of George Stronach and Mary Fales. Like his brothers, he was educated by his father at their home on Stronach Mountain.

He became a Baptist minister and served Billtown, Kings County's Third Cornwallis church from his ordination in 1836, until about 1853.

From about 1853, until his death in July 1873, he had no regular pastorate, residing at Lower Aylesford.

(REV.) ABRAHAM STRONACH; (Geo.^G1) b. ca. 1812; d. 13 Jul 1873, age 61 years; m. (1) SUSAN REAGH, d/o John; b. 6 Aug 1809; d. 27 Dec 1856, age 56 years; m. (2) 25 Nov 1870, ELIZABETH (BETSY) MARCHANT, d/o William, b. ca. 1823; d. 24 Dec 1881, age 58 years.

Note: There is an obvious discrepancy between Susan Reagh's date of death and her age, but no further records have been found to prove either the death date or her age at death.

Their children, all of first marriage:

1. MARY STRONACH; m. (1) 23 May 1861, HENRY McMAHON; m. (2) EZRA REID.

2. EDMUND REIS STRONACH; b. ca. 1832; m. (1) 20 Jun 1855, EUNICE JANE ROBINSON, d/o John, of Billtown, NS.; m. (2) 13 Sep 1879, ABBIE S. HATCH, a widow, from Newtown, NH; m. (3) 10 Jan 1891, JERUSHA MORTON, widow, d/o John Crandall.

3. SARAH STRONACH; b. ca. 1835; d. 13 Apr 1843, age 8 years, 2 months.

4. LUCY ANN STRONACH;(twin), b. 13 Dec 1836; d. 1916; m. 12 Mar 1857, HENRY LAMBERT BAKER; 1833-1909.

5. REBECCA BILL STRONACH; (twin), b. 13 Dec 1836; d. 1 Oct 1911, age 75 years; m. 11 Feb 1857, JAMES EDWARD EATON, s/o Elisha; b. 3 Dec 1835; d. 20 May 1922, age 86 years.

6. RACHEL PORTER STRONACH; 1840-1908; m. 27 Apr 1870, DAVID KINSMAN, s/o Amos; b. 11 Aug 1819; d. 8 Jan 1896, age 76 years.

7. WILLIAM NELSON STRONACH; b. ca. 1841; d. 9 Dec 1850, age 9 years, 10 months.

8. RUBY LAVINIA STRONACH; b. 18 Feb 1842; d. 23 May 1925 (1843-1925); m. (1) 5 Dec 1860, WILLIAM BENT STRONACH, s/o Asaph; m. (2) 18 Jun 1875, CAPT AMOS BURNS; b. 20 Nov 1841, d. 30 Mar 1929 (1842-1929).

9. SARAH AMELIA STRONACH; 1842-1921; m. 13 Jul 1870, CHARLES BAKER, s/o Ward; 1844-1929.

10. GEORGE EBENEZER STRONACH; 1848-1942; m. 20 Jan 1874, MARY MARTIN, d/o John; 1854-1880.

11. MARGARET STRONACH; b. ca. 1851; m. 6 May 1874, JAMES NEWCOMB, s/o Hugh.

12. SUSAN ELIZA STRONACH; b. 20 Jan 1854; d. 3 Feb 1896; m. 10 Jan 1880, JAMES F. BURNS, s/o Stephen; b. 16 Jul 1846; d. 10 Jun 1895.