Brief Life History of John
When John Armstrong was born about 1820, in Upper Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Francis Armstrong, was 30 and his mother, Nancy Hutton, was 29.
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Parents and Siblings
1791–1864 Male
1793–1819 Female
Siblings (6)
1789–1829 Male
1792–1863 Male
1817–1825 Male
1818– Male
1819–1898 Female
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World Events (3)
1823
Age 3
1869
Age 49
1871
Age 51
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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