Brief Life History of William Francis
When William Francis Armstrong was born on 19 March 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Francis Armstrong, was 30 and his mother, Isabella Siddoway, was 20. He married Edith Moyle on 30 March 1893, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 40 years. In 1930, at the age of 60, his occupation is listed as president - retail furniture store in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 15 April 1940, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Wm F Armstrong in entry for Afton Armstrong, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
- William Armstrong in household of Francis Armstrong, "United States Census, 1870"
- Wm F Armstrong, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
Spouse and Children
1870–1940 Male
1871–1957 Female
Children (10)
1894–1964 Female
1897–1971 Female
1899–1957 Female
1900–1998 Male
1901–1986 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1839–1899 Male
1849–1930 Female
Siblings (11)
1865–1955 Female
1867–1869 Male
1870–1940 Male
1872–1961 Female
1875–1932 Female
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 2
1877
Age 7
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 20
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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