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Robert John Armstrong 1819–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1819

Birth Location: Carnacrune, Ballymote, Sligo, Co, Ireland

Death Date: 16 Nov 1893

Death Location: Mulmur, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Robert Armstrong

Mother: Mary Irwin

Spouse(s): Jane McElroy

Children(s): Robert Armstrong, Mariah Carson, George Armstrong, John Armstrong, Jane Brett, Hugh Armstrong

The story of Robert John Armstrong began in 1819 in Carnacrune, Ballymote, Sligo, Co, Ireland. In 1847, Robert John Armstrong immigrated to From Sligo, Ireland to Canada. Robert John Armstrong married Jane Anne Mcelroy, and had children including George Brett Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong, Jane Ann Armstrong Brett, John William Armstrong, Mariah Armstrong Carson, Robert Armstrong. Robert John Armstrong passed away in 1893 in Mulmur, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert John Armstrong began in 1819 in Carnacrune, Ballymote, Sligo, Co, Ireland.
  • In 1847, Robert John Armstrong immigrated to From Sligo, Ireland to Canada.
  • Robert John Armstrong married Jane Anne Mcelroy, and had children including George Brett Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong, Jane Ann Armstrong Brett, John William Armstrong, Mariah Armstrong Carson, Robert Armstrong.
  • Robert John Armstrong passed away in 1893 in Mulmur, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Armstrong's Ancestors

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Robert Armstrong
1819–1893
Birth Place: Carnacrune, Ballymote, Sligo, Co, Ireland
Parents
Robert Armstrong
1772–1846
Carnacrune, Ballymote, Sligo, Co, Ireland
Mary ('Ann') Irwin
1771–1857
Carnacrune, Ballymote, Sligo, Co, Ireland
Grandparents
Christopher (Goura) Armstrong
1729–1799
Aghavore, County Leitrim, Ireland
Martha Shaw
1738–1820
Aghavore, County Leitrim, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Armstrong
1690–1735
Elizabeth Irwin
1703–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Armstrong
1606–
George Irwin
1685–
Rose Reyly
1687–

Robert Armstrong's Descendants

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Robert (John) Armstrong (19 Oct 1819–16 Nov 1893) m. Jane (Anne) McElroy (29 Jun 1819–28 Jul 1911)
  1. 1. Robert Armstrong 1850–1889
  2. 2. Mariah (Armstrong) Carson 1849–1925
  3. 3. George ((Brett)) Armstrong 1853–1935
  4. 4. John (William) Armstrong 1856–1944
  5. 5. Jane (Ann Armstrong) Brett 1857–1938
  6. 6. Hugh Armstrong 1859–1942

Robert Armstrong's Timeline

7 Records

1819
19 Oct 1819
Birth of Robert John Armstrong in Carnacrune, Ballymote, Sligo, Co, Ireland
Carnacrune, Ballymote, Sligo, Co, Ireland
1847
Jan 1847
Age 28
Robert John Armstrong immigrated in From Sligo, Ireland to Canada
From Sligo, Ireland to Canada
1851
1851
Age 32
Robert John Armstrong - Property in Lot 4 on the Mulmur-Tosorontio Townline in Tossorontio Township.
Lot 4 on the Mulmur-Tosorontio Townline in Tossorontio Township.
1861
1861
Age 42
Robert John Armstrong resided here in Tosorontio, Simcoe, Canada West, Canada
Tosorontio, Simcoe, Canada West, Canada
1871
Abt. 1871
Age 52
Robert John Armstrong resided here in Tossorontio, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
Tossorontio, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
1881
1881
Age 62
Robert John Armstrong resided here in Tosorontio, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
Tosorontio, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
1893
16 Nov 1893
Age 74
Death of Robert John Armstrong in Mulmur Township, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada
Mulmur Township, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1819
    Event Place: Carnacrune, Ballymote, Sligo, Co, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1073-1074
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Tosorontio, Simcoe South, Ontario; Roll: C_13250; Page: 23; Family No: 98

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: Jan 1847
    Event Place: From Sligo, Ireland to Canada
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "Ted Armstrong Family Tree" created by "KaMcWilliam"

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Property
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Lot 4 on the Mulmur-Tosorontio Townline in Tossorontio Township.
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "Ted Armstrong Family Tree" created by "KaMcWilliam"

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Tosorontio, Simcoe, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1073-1074

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1871
    Event Place: Tossorontio, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Tossorontio, Simcoe South, Ontario; Roll: C-9961; Page: 10; Family No: 29

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Tosorontio, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Tosorontio, Simcoe South, Ontario; Roll: C_13250; Page: 23; Family No: 98

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1893
    Event Place: Mulmur Township, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mulmur, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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