When James A. Armstrong was born in 1814, in Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States, his father, Matthew Armstrong, was 63 and his mother, Susannah Black, was 32. He had at least 2 sons with Julia A. Clark. He died on 3 April 1900, in Livonia, Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Geneseo, Livingston, New York, United States.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Historical Boundaries: 1821: Livingston, New York, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
English and Scottish (mainly Northumberland and the Scottish Borders): nickname from Middle English arm + strang, for someone who was ‘strong in the arm’.
Irish (Ulster): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Labhradha Tréan ‘strong O'Lavery’ or Mac Thréinfhir, literally ‘son of the strong man’.
History: This surname was brought to PA, NJ, and NH in the 18th century by several different families of northern Irish and northern English Protestants. One such was James Armstrong, who emigrated from Fermanagh to Cumberland County, PA, in 1745; another was John Armstrong (1720–95), who settled in Carlisle, PA, c. 1748.
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