Brief Life History of Duane
When Duane Armstrong was born on 25 December 1851, in Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States, his father, James A. Armstrong, was 37 and his mother, Julia A. Clark, was 25. He married Jane Louise Dumont on 2 March 1891, in New York City, New York, United States. He lived in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States in 1920 and Harrison, Westchester, New York, United States in 1930. He died on 28 October 1931, in Rye, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Geneseo, Livingston, New York, United States.
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- Duane Armstrong, "United States Census, 1920"
- Duane Armstrong, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
- Duane Armstrong, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Land in Groton Given to US Navy for Navy Station
In 1868, the State of Connecticut gave the Navy 112 acres of land along the Thames River. This became the location of the Naval Submarine Base. It was designed to hold 1,400 men and 20 submarines. During WWII it was expanded to 497 acres.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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