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Annie or Anna Armstrong 1851–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Nov 1851

Birth Location: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Nov 1933

Death Location: Locust Hill, York, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Armstrong

Mother: Janet Wilson

Spouse(s): Eli Nighswander

Children(s): Reginald Nighswander, Jessie Nighswander, Alpheus Nighswander, John Nighswander

Annie or Anna Armstrong was born in 1851 in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Armstrong And Janet Wilson. In 1861, Annie or Anna Armstrong resided in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Annie or Anna Armstrong married Eli Nighswander, and had children including Alpheus Alf Nighswander, Jessie Elizabeth Nighswander, John Alexander Nighswander, Reginald Nighswander. Annie or Anna Armstrong passed away in 1933 in Locust Hill, York, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Annie or Anna Armstrong was born in 1851 in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Armstrong And Janet Wilson.
  • In 1861, Annie or Anna Armstrong resided in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Annie or Anna Armstrong married Eli Nighswander, and had children including Alpheus Alf Nighswander, Jessie Elizabeth Nighswander, John Alexander Nighswander, Reginald Nighswander.
  • Annie or Anna Armstrong passed away in 1933 in Locust Hill, York, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Armstrong
1821–1889
Birth Location: Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland
JA
Janet Wilson
1829–1895
Birth Location: Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
JW

Spouses(s)

Eli Nighswander
1851–1922
Birth Location: USA
EN

Children(s)

Reginald Nighswander
1883–1963
Birth Location: Green River, Durham, Ontario, Canada
RN
Jessie Nighswander
1880–1965
Birth Location: Green River, Durham, Ontario, Canada
JN
Alpheus Nighswander
1886–1939
Birth Location: Green River, Durham, Ontario, Canada
AN
John Nighswander
1881–1965
Birth Location: Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada
JN

Annie Armstrong's Ancestors

Self
Annie Armstrong
1851–1933
Birth Place: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Armstrong
1821–1889
Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland
Janet Wilson
1829–1895
Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Wilson
–1863
Scotland
Mary Edgar
1806–
Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Edgar
1788–1844
Marion McBlane
1779–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Edgar
1755–
Agness Findlay)
1758–
David McBlane
1756–
Mary McNeish
1754–

Annie Armstrong's Descendants

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Annie (or Anna) Armstrong (06 Nov 1851–22 Nov 1933) m. Eli Nighswander (06 Nov 1851–09 Apr 1922)
  1. 1. Reginald Nighswander 1883–1963 m. Laura (Iva) Hill 1884–1957
    1. 1. Bruce (R) Nighswander 1917–1929
    2. 2. Clara (Lillian) Nighswander 1915–1980 m. Reginald (Russell) Clack 1912–2002
      1. 1. Margaret Clack 1934–2020 m. David (K.) Hamilton 1936–2017
      2. 2. Kenneth (Ronald) Clack 1932–1936
    3. 3. Thelma (Gertrude) Nighswander 1908–1984 m. Willard (Carl) Hahn 1910–1945 m. Paul (B) Lawson 1902–1956
    4. 4. Annie (May) Nighswander 1906–1996 m. James (Joseph) Jeffries 1901–1983
      1. 1. Hugh (Lawrence) Jeffries 1934–2003
      2. 2. Richard (John) Jeffries 1930–1997
    5. 5. Wilmer (John "Jack") Nighswander 1910–1982 m. Gladys (Juanita) Shipp 1920–1982
      1. 1. Nancy (Lee) Nighswander 1947–2018
    6. 6. Laura (Jessie) Nighswander 1913–1971 m. Herbert (William) Pless 1911–1964
      1. 1. Gary (W) Pless 1935–1965
      2. 2. Janet (Faith) Pless 1937–2018 m. Robert (Ervin) Porter 1923–1972
  2. 2. Jessie (Elizabeth) Nighswander 1880–1965 m. Armour (Malcolm) Ellis 1878–1943
    1. 1. Annie (Kathleen Elizabeth) Ellis 1915–1963 m. James (Bruce) Brown 1915–2002
    2. 2. Gordon (Douglas) Ellis 1919–1974 m. Barbara (Gladys) Bailey 1925–1995
    3. 3. Sarah (Leona) Ellis 1905–1978 m. George (E) Stoddard 1907–1957
      1. 1. Ronald Stoddart 1927–1927
      2. 2. Stillborn Stoddart 1928–1928
      3. 3. Douglas (Emerson) Stoddart 1927–2000 m. Kathleen (Marie "Marie") Trask 1925–2019
    4. 4. Jessie (Muriel) Ellis 1907–1993 m. Albert (Edison "Mac") McGrath 1913–1990
  3. 3. Alpheus ("Alf") Nighswander 1886–1939 m. Lillian (Kathleen) Amos 1893–1962
    1. 1. Stewart Nighswander 1914–1939
  4. 4. John (Alexander) Nighswander 1881–1965 m. Nellie Gray 1895–1999
    1. 1. Annie (Kathleen "Kay") Nighswander 1935–2012 m. Verner (Ejstrup "Vernon Edward""vern") Mikkelson 1932–2011

Annie Armstrong's Timeline

10 Records

1851
06 Nov 1851
Birth of Annie or Anna Armstrong in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
1852
6 Jun 1852
Age 1
Birth of Annie or Anna Armstrong in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 10
Annie or Anna Armstrong resided here in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 20
Annie or Anna Armstrong resided here in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 30
Annie or Anna Armstrong resided here in Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada
Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 40
Annie or Anna Armstrong resided here in Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada
Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 50
Annie or Anna Armstrong resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 60
Annie or Anna Armstrong resided here in Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Ontario, Canada
1921
01 Jun 1921
Age 70
Annie or Anna Armstrong resided here in Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada
Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada
1933
22 Nov 1933
Age 82
Death of Annie or Anna Armstrong in Green River, Durham, Ontario, Canada
Green River, Durham, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1852
    Event Place: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilmarnock; ED: 27; Page: 15; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1861_86
    [2] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilmarnock; ED: 5A; Page: 20; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1871_111
    [3] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Pickering, Ontario West, Ontario; Roll: T-6358; Family No: 159
    [4] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Pickering, Ontario South, Ontario; Roll: C_13244; Page: 20; Family No: 97
    [5] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS932; Reel: 31
    [6] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Pickering, Ontario (westouest), Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 83
    [7] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 470
    [8] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: Pickering, Ontario South, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 18
    [9] 1921 Census of Canada
    [10] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [11] Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Nov 1851
    Event Place: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilmarnock; ED: 27; Page: 15; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1861_86

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilmarnock; ED: 5A; Page: 20; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1871_111

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1872
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: Pickering, Ontario South, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Pickering, Ontario South, Ontario; Roll: C_13244; Page: 20; Family No: 97

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1883
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Pickering, Ontario West, Ontario; Roll: T-6358; Family No: 159

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Pickering, Ontario (westouest), Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 83

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: Pickering, Ontario South, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 18

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1933
    Event Place: Green River, Durham, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 470
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2011

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Locust Hill, York, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2011
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