Sarah M Armstrong

Brief Life History of Sarah M

When Sarah M Armstrong was born about 1807, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Logan Armstrong, was 31 and her mother, Mary Maxwell, was 29. She married Robert Smith on 27 February 1823, in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Lyon, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Fredonia, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

Robert Smith
1798–1846
Sarah M Armstrong
1807–
Marriage: 27 February 1823
Thomas Smith
1829–
Sarah A. Smith
1833–1900
William L Smith
1836–
Margaret Smith
1831–
John Wesley Smith
1838–1855
Alfred A. Smith
1843–

Sources (10)

  • Sarah M Smith, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sarah Armstrong, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Sarah Smith in household of W L Smith, "United States Census, 1870"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Kentucky Bend Created

During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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