Brief Life History of Thomas Columbus
When Thomas Columbus Armstrong was born on 25 November 1842, in London, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Columbus Armstrong Sr, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Halsey, was 27. He married Annie Rebecca Curtis on 16 November 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Idaho, United States in 1871. He died on 27 April 1893, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Thomas C Armstrong, "United States Census, 1880"
- Thomas Columbus Armstrong, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Thomas C, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
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
1859 · Big Ben
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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.
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