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James Armstrong 1712–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1712

Birth Location: Brooksboro, County Fermanagh. Ireland

Death Date: 11 May 1760

Death Location: Paxton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Armstrong

Mother: Mary Campbell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McCord

Children(s): Mary Armstrong

The story of James Armstrong began in 1712 in Brooksboro, County Fermanagh. Ireland. James Armstrong married Elizabeth Betty Mccord, and had children including Mary Polly Armstrong. James Armstrong passed away in 1760 in Paxton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Armstrong began in 1712 in Brooksboro, County Fermanagh. Ireland.
  • James Armstrong married Elizabeth Betty Mccord, and had children including Mary Polly Armstrong.
  • James Armstrong passed away in 1760 in Paxton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Armstrong
1684–1745
Birth Location: Brookboro, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
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Mary Campbell
1688–1727
Birth Location: Brookboro, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth McCord
1711–1756
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Mary Armstrong
1741–1829
Birth Location: East Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
MA

James Armstrong's Ancestors

Self
James Armstrong
1712–1760
Birth Place: Brooksboro, County Fermanagh. Ireland
Parents
James Armstrong
1684–1745
Brookboro, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
Mary (Jane) Campbell
1688–1727
Brookboro, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Armstrong's Descendants

1.
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James Armstrong (17 Mar 1712–11 May 1760) m. Elizabeth ("Betty") McCord (1711–1756)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Armstrong 1741–1829 m. Francis Wilson 1743–1815
    1. 1. Andrew Wilson 1791–1862 m. Ann (Nancy) McMichael 1773–1865
      1. 1. Barton Wilson 1820–1885 m. Phoebe (Ann) Long 1827–1894
        1. 1. Andrew (Phineas) Wilson 1856–1927 m. Ella (Rebecca) Boyer 1855–1941
        2. 2. Margaret (L) Wilson 1863–1913 m. Samuel (C) Hohl 1848–
        3. 3. Eliza (Frances) Woodland 1861–1937
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Wilson 1858–1938 m. Howard (Blatt) Bagenstose 1862–1944
        5. 5. Henry Wilson 1867–1915
        6. 6. Martha (J "Mattie") Wilson 1859–1933
        7. 7. George (B) Wilson 1862–1925
        8. 8. William (Barton) Wilson 1865–1927 m. Emma (Florence) Spotts 1873–
      2. 2. Margaret Wilson 1813–1889 m. George Sponagle 1812–1895
        1. 1. Henry (B) Sponagle 1855–1943
        2. 2. Ann Geiger 1838–1922
        3. 3. James (W) Sponagle 1843–1929
        4. 4. George (Howard) Sponagle 1851–1871
        5. 5. Joseph Sponagle 1845–1925
      3. 3. Rebecca Wilson 1823–1900
    2. 2. Mary (E) Wilson 1783–1859 m. Nathan Price 1782–1859
      1. 1. Rachel (Jane) Nodine –1896
      2. 2. Francis (A) Price 1815–1901
      3. 3. James (Vastine) Price 1814–1893
      4. 4. John (Wilson) Price 1812–1895
    3. 3. Juliann Wilson 1796–1881
    4. 4. John Wilson 1779–1848
    5. 5. William Wilson 1795–1865
    6. 6. James Wilson 1766–1831
    7. 7. Francis (Armstrong) Wilson 1792–1874

James Armstrong's Timeline

3 Records

1712
17 Mar 1712
Birth of James Armstrong in Brooksboro, County Fermanagh. Ireland
Brooksboro, County Fermanagh. Ireland
1759
1759
Age 47
James Armstrong - Probate in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1760
11 May 1760
Age 48
Death of James Armstrong in Paxton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Paxton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1712
    Event Place: Brooksboro, County Fermanagh. Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1728; Page Number: 34

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1760
    Event Place: Paxton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1730-1908; Index, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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