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Matthew Edmund Armstrong 1616 – 1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1616

Birth Location: Stonestown, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 10 May 1671

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Andrew Armstrong

Mother: Elizabeth Johnston

Spouse(s): Hannah Sunderland

Children(s): Matthew Armstrong

The story of Matthew Edmund Armstrong began in 1616 in Stonestown, Ulster, Ireland. Matthew Edmund Armstrong married Hannah Sunderland, and had children including Matthew Armstrong. Matthew Edmund Armstrong passed away in 1671 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Edmund Armstrong began in 1616 in Stonestown, Ulster, Ireland.
  • Matthew Edmund Armstrong married Hannah Sunderland, and had children including Matthew Armstrong.
  • Matthew Edmund Armstrong passed away in 1671 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Armstrong
1576 – 1671
Birth Location: Mangerton Castle, Carlisle, Scotland
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Elizabeth Johnston
1580 – 1639
Birth Location: Caskieben, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Sunderland
1644 – 1724
Birth Location: Boston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Matthew Armstrong
1640 – 1709
Birth Location: Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Matthew Armstrong's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Armstrong
1616 – 1671
Birth Place: Stonestown, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Andrew Armstrong
1576 – 1671
Mangerton Castle, Carlisle, Scotland
Elizabeth Johnston
1580 – 1639
Caskieben, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Christopher (Johns Christy Pope) Armstrong
1563 – 1604
South Shields, Northumberland, England
Ada Graham
1546 – 1575
Castlestead Castle, Montrose, Angusshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Armstrong
1526 – 1606
Lady Gorthe
1530 – 1575
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Armstrong
1480 – 1530
Lady Graham
1490 – 1532
William Elgin
1506 – 1600

Matthew Armstrong's Descendants

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Matthew (Edmund) Armstrong (1616 – 10 May 1671) m. Hannah Sunderland (29 September 1644 – 03 March 1724)
  1. 1. Matthew Armstrong (1640 – 21 September 1709) m. Margaret Spencer (1645 – ABT 6 APR 1675)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Armstrong (1655 – 1702) m. John (Richard) Brandon (Mar 1662 – 30 June 1716)
      1. 1. William (B) Brandon (1688 – 23 January 1753) m. Isabella Means (1692 – 1760)
        1. 1. Capt (James) Brandon (1714 – 12 May 1758) m. Mary (Annie) Lawson (1714 – abt 1775)
      2. 2. John (Richard) Brandon (1693 – 23 Jan 1753) m. Elizabeth Cathey (1691 – Abt 1733)
        1. 1. Thomas (James) Brandon (1714 – 27 Apr 1775) m. Winifred (Anne) Holloway (1704 – 5 Dec 1758)

Matthew Armstrong's Timeline

2 Records

1616
1616
Birth of Matthew Edmund Armstrong in Stonestown, Ulster, Ireland
Stonestown, Ulster, Ireland
1671
10 May 1671
Age 55
Death of Matthew Edmund Armstrong in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Stonestown, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1671
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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