When Francis Armstrong was born on 3 October 1839, in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Armstrong, was 21 and his mother, Mary Ann Kirk, was 20. He married Isabelle Siddoway on 10 December 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1861 and lived in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1851. In 1880, at the age of 41, his occupation is listed as lumber merchant. He died on 15 June 1899, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
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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.
Possible Related Names1839-1899 Francis Armstrong was an Englishman by birth. He was born at Plainmellor, county of Northumberland, England on October 3, 1839. He wa …
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