Brief Life History of Thomas Columbus
Thomas Columbus Armstrong Sr was born on 9 September 1817, in London, England, United Kingdom as the son of Thomas Armstrong and Elisabeth. He married Eliza Ann Hawkes on 6 July 1861, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 28 November 1900, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Thomas C. Armstrong, "United States Census, 1900"
- Thomas Columbus Armstrong, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas C Armstrong, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1831 · Old London Bridge Opens
"The popular childhood rhyme ""London Bridge is Falling Down"" refers to the infamous overpass above the Thames River. By the 19th century the bridge had started to fall apart."
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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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