This strange ancestor lived to be 88 years old, and he fathered 17 children. At the time of his death, he had over 280 grandchildren, well when including grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren! What a legacy!
This strange ancestor lived to be 88 years old, and he fathered 17 children. At the time of his death, he had over 280 grandchildren, well when including grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren! What a legacy!
I have a couple of le Stranges on side branches of my family tree (not direct relations), but I can honestly say that none were “blessed” with the given name Lot.
BTW: I LOVE that piece from The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine! 280 children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren… WOW!
This genealogy thing is sure not boring…never sure what you will find.
Holy smokes! Not so “Strange” back in those days, huh? Wow!
Gives a whole new meaning to large families
Whew! That is some fertile genes…
And in his seventies…go gramps!
The urge to make “Strange” puns here is almost irresistible. Maybe not a lot of them, but just a polite few. . .
lol…I know…couldn’t help myself….
I wonder if Lot Strange knew Preserved Fish, born 1679 in Providence RI, son of Thomas Fish and Grizzel Strange. Preserved (and his son Preserved Jr.) are often my entry into the “names that are odd to modern ears” discussions.
lol….wouldn’t that be something? The towns were less than 20 miles apart, and the time frame is about right. Who knows maybe they tossed back some ale and laughed about their names!
thank you for sharing!