Early Years
Caleb Strong was born in Northampton, one of the principal towns of Hampshire County on the Connecticut River in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. An only child, his parents were Phebe Lyman Strong and Caleb Strong, a descendant of early Massachusetts settlers. He received his early education from Rev. Samuel Moody, and entered Harvard College in 1760, graduating four years later with high honors. He was shortly afterwards afflicted with smallpox, which temporarily blinded him and prevented him from engaging in the study of law for several years. He studied law with Joseph Hawley, was admitted to the bar in 1772, and began the practice of law in Northampton.
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