When Anna Matilda Armstrong was born on 25 November 1883, in Louriston Township, Chippewa, Minnesota, United States, her father, James Henry Armstrong, was 39 and her mother, Petra Korswen Olsen, was 28. She had at least 3 sons with Nicholas L. Baden. She lived in Election Precinct 19 Womans Club, Manatee, Florida, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 21 Cedar Hammock, Manatee, Florida, United States in 1940. She died on 5 September 1978, in Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, United States.
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After discovering iron ore in the Vermilion Range in North-East of Minnesota, iron mining companies began to come to the area and caused an economic boom to the area of Duluth and to the state as a whole.
On August 15, 1887, the town of Eatonville was incorporated into Orange County, Florida. The town is significant for being one of the first all-black, self-governed municipalities in the country.
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
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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