When Elsie Strawn was born on 24 November 1789, in Turkeyfoot, Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Isaiah Strawn, was 31 and her mother, Rachael Reed, was 25. She married Joseph Armstong on 19 May 1808, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons. She lived in South Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 29 May 1871, in Morris, Grundy, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Morris, Grundy, Illinois, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1795: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Probably an altered form of Strachan or Straughan ,reflecting the pronunciation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesHistory of La Salle County, Illinois : by Hoffman, U. J. (Urias John), b. 1855 Publication date 1906 Publisher Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. Collection allen_county; americana Digitizing sponsor Int …
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