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William Armstrong 1720–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1720

Birth Location: Wolsingham, Durham, England

Death Date: abt 1785

Death Location: Jarrow, Durham, England

Father: Christopher Armstrong

Mother: Sarah Atkinson

Spouse(s): Ann Leming, Elizabeth Leeming

Children(s): Sarah Armstrong, Elizabeth Armstrong

In 1720, William Armstrong entered the world in Wolsingham, Durham, England, born to Christopher Armstrong And Sarah Atkinson. William Armstrong married Ann Leming, Elizabeth Leeming, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Coxon Armstrong, Sarah Armstrong. William Armstrong passed away in 1785 in Jarrow, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1720, William Armstrong entered the world in Wolsingham, Durham, England, born to Christopher Armstrong And Sarah Atkinson.
  • William Armstrong married Ann Leming, Elizabeth Leeming, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Coxon Armstrong, Sarah Armstrong.
  • William Armstrong passed away in 1785 in Jarrow, Durham, England.

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William Armstrong's Ancestors

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William Armstrong
1720–1785
Birth Place: Wolsingham, Durham, England
Parents
Christopher Armstrong
1669–
Wolsingham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Atkinson
1670–
Is, Côte d''Or, Bourgogne, France
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Armstrong's Descendants

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William Armstrong (abt 1720–abt 1785) m. Ann Leming (1705–) m. Elizabeth Leeming (Abt 1710–)
  1. 1. Sarah Armstrong 1733–1781 m. Thomas Summerson 1740–1820
    1. 1. Sarah Summerson 1769–1843 m. Anthony Simpson 1775–1828
      1. 1. Sarah Simpson 1808– m. Thomas Inness 1807–1853
        1. 1. Joseph Inness 1846–1904 m. Dorothy Turnbull 1856–1923
        2. 2. James Inness 1834–1861 m. Mary Tague 1834–
        3. 3. Sarah Inness 1838– m. George Slater 1838–
        4. 4. Thomas Inness 1844– m. Susannah Deary 1846–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Inness 1850–
      2. 2. Anthony Simpson 1803–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane Coxon) Armstrong 1742–1808

William Armstrong's Timeline

4 Records

1700
1700
Birth of William Armstrong in Wolsingham, Durham, England
Wolsingham, Durham, England
1720
abt 1720
Birth of William Armstrong
None
1783
1783
Age 63
Death of William Armstrong in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
1785
abt 1785
Age 65
Death of William Armstrong in Jarrow, Durham, England
Jarrow, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Wolsingham, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1720

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1785
    Event Place: Jarrow, Durham, England

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