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Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong 1921–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1921

Birth Location: Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 07 Jul 2007

Death Location: Morley, St Lawrence, New York, USA

Father: Edward Armstrong

Mother: Grahame Foote

Spouse(s): Leland Cota

Children(s):

Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong was born in 1921 in Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada, the child of Edward Alexander Armstrong And Grahame May Mina Foote. In 1921, Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong resided in Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong married Leland Fred Cota. Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong passed away in 2007 in Morley, St Lawrence, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong was born in 1921 in Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada, the child of Edward Alexander Armstrong And Grahame May Mina Foote.
  • In 1921, Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong resided in Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada.
  • Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong married Leland Fred Cota.
  • Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong passed away in 2007 in Morley, St Lawrence, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Armstrong
1883–1967
Birth Location: Dundas, Ontario, Canada
EA
Grahame Foote
1893–1963
Birth Location: Glasgow Blythwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
GF

Spouses(s)

Leland Cota
1918–1943
Birth Location: Russell, St Lawrence, New York, USA
LC

Children(s)

Violet Armstrong's Ancestors

Self
Violet Armstrong
1921–2007
Birth Place: Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Edward Alexander Armstrong
1883–1967
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Grahame (May "Mina") Foote
1893–1963
Glasgow Blythwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Hugh Foote
1859–1895
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Lamb
1860–1887
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Foote
1822–1889
Graham Watson
1819–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Foote
1800–
Ann Stevenson
1798–1870

Violet Armstrong's Timeline

10 Records

1921
12 Apr 1921
Birth of Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong in Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
1921
01 Jun 1921
Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong resided here in Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
1925
1925
Age 4
Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong resided here in Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York, USA
Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York, USA
1930
1930
Age 9
Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong resided here in Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York, USA
Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong resided here in Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York, USA
Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York, USA
1940
1940
Age 19
Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong resided here in Lisbon Town, St Lawrence, New York, USA
Lisbon Town, St Lawrence, New York, USA
1951
Bef. 1951
Age 30
Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong resided here in New York, USA
New York, USA
1963
9 Oct 1963
Age 42
Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong resided here in Canton, St Lawrence, New York, USA
Canton, St Lawrence, New York, USA
1986
1986
Age 65
Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong resided here in Canton, St Lawrence, New York, USA
Canton, St Lawrence, New York, USA
2007
07 Jul 2007
Age 86
Death of Violet Mae "Viola" Armstrong in Canton, St Lawrence, New York, USA
Canton, St Lawrence, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, State Census, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 01; Assembly District: 02; City: Potsdam; County: St Lawrence; Page: 11
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 2341376
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Matilda, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 54; Census Place: 54, Dundas, Ontario; Page Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1924
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 2341376

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 01; Assembly District: 02; City: Potsdam; County: St Lawrence; Page: 11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 2341376

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lisbon, St Lawrence, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02769; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 45-44

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lisbon Town, St Lawrence, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lisbon, St Lawrence, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02769; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 45-44

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bef. 1951
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1963
    Event Place: Canton, St Lawrence, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Canton, St Lawrence, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canton, St Lawrence, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Jul 2007
    Event Place: Canton, St Lawrence, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morley, St Lawrence, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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