James Armstrong

1812 - 1904  (~ 92 years)

• Name	James Armstrong
  Born	About 1812	Co. Cavan, Ireland
  	In an interview for an Ottawa Citizen article (15 Dec 1903), James Armstrong claimed to have been born Aug 29, 1804. However, as Bruce Elliott points out, "this appears unlikely, given his age in earlier records." In census records, for example, his year of birth is recorded as 1811 (1871 census), 1812 (1881 census) and 1815 (1891 census). [1]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	About 1828	Ireland to Canada
  Land	31 Oct 1839	March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Purchased 100 acres from James Lahey, for 45 pounds. East half of Lot 20, Con 2, March township
  	James Lahey, husband/widower of Ann Armstrong, was the brother-in-law of James Armstrong Recorded 23 January 1845
  Cause of Death	Acute cystitis, one week
  	Physician in attendance: Dr. G.H. Groves
  Died	29 Mar 1904	March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Priest (Father Brownrigg) says he died at age ninety-nine. Residence (Ontario civil death registration): Lot 20, Con 2, March township
  Burial Witnesses	30 Mar 1904
  	James Nash and James Kelly
  Buried	30 Mar 1904	St. Isidore, South March, March township, Carleton Co. Ontario   [4]
  Association	John Lahey (Relationship: Godfather/godson)
  Association	James Nash (Relationship: Burial witness)
  Person ID	I827	Moran
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Joseph Armstrong,   b. About 1785, Killane [Callanagh? Keelagh?], Annagh, Co. Cavan, Ireland ,   d. About 1870, March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Mother	Catherine Smith,   b. About 1785, Co. Cavan, Ireland ,   d. Before 1881  (Age ~ 96 years)
  Married	About 1810	Co. Cavan, Ireland
  Family ID	F240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bridget Kelly,   b. 15 Jun 1824, Carleton Co., Ontario ,   d. 17 May 1903, South March, March township, Carleton Co., Ontario  (Age 78 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1844	Notre Dame Bytown   [5]
  Witnesses	James Costello and Elizabeth Kelly
  Children	1. John Armstrong,   b. 10 Feb 1845,   d. Minnesota? California?   2. Mary Ann Armstrong,   b. 20 Oct 1846, March township, Carleton Co., Ontario   3. Jonathan Armstrong,   b. About 1847, March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Before 1861  (Age ~ 13 years)   4. Catherine Armstrong,   b. 21 Dec 1848, March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1937  (Age 88 years)   5. James Armstrong,   b. 15 Nov 1850, March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 1924, Portland, Oregon  (Age 73 years)   6. Martha Armstrong,   b. 10 May 1853, March township, Carleton Co., Ontario ,   d. 1932, Buffalo, New York  (Age 78 years)   7. Elizabeth Armstrong,   b. 23 Aug 1855, March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1961, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 105 years)   8. Thomas Armstrong,   b. 9 Aug 1858, March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1927, Edmonton, Alberta  (Age 69 years)   9. William Henry Armstrong,   b. 14 Dec 1860, March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada   10. Lucy Armstrong,   b. 29 Jun 1863, South March, March township, Carleton Co., Ontario ,   d. 8 May 1956, Winnipeg, Manitoba  (Age 92 years)   11. Bridget Armstrong,   b. 29 Feb 1867, March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 1891, Buffalo, New York  (Age ~ 24 years)   12. Frances Agnes Armstrong,   b. 26 July 1869, March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jul 1944, Portland, Oregon  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2013
  Family ID	F232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  James Armstrong in his hundredth year The Ottawa Citizen, 15 December 1903

  
  

• Sources

  [S489] "The Armstrongs of South March", Bruce S. Elliott, p. 29. [S394] Land Records of Carleton County, 1819-1977, Carleton County (Ontario). Registrar of Deeds (Main Author). Carleton County (v. 5, 2185-3274) 1844-1847. No. 2429, recorded 23 January 1845. [S85] Ontario Deaths. [S89] St. Isidore. [S108] Notre Dame Ottawa.