Brief Life History of Ned Witten
When Ned Witten Armstrong was born on 30 January 1914, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, his father, John Joseph Armstrong Jr., was 35 and his mother, Etta Virginia Witten, was 36. He married Amy Pearl Farr on 19 September 1938, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in World in 1950 and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1995. He died on 1 June 2001, in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Orem Cemetery, Orem, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Ned Witten Armstrong, "United States 1950 Census"
- Unknown, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930"
- Ned Witten Armstrong, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1919 · Mesa Arizona Latter-day Saint Temple Announced
The Mesa Arizona Latter-day Saint Temple was announced on October 3, 1919. Don Carlos Young and Ramm Hansen were chosen to design the temple. The Mesa, Arizona temple was the first temple to be built in Arizona.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
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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Ten Facts about Ned and Amy Armstrong- written by David Armstrong
1. My dad was born 103 years ago, just before World War I started. My mom was born a few months before the war ended in 1918. 2. Dad was the youngest of five sons. His mother gave him books about grea …
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