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Robert Armstrong
Birth: 2-28-1754
Death: 5-30-1834
RelationshipsSpouse
Armstrong, Rachel
ChildrenRoe, Julia
Armstrong, Maria
Sawyer, Harriet
Armstrong, John Calvin
Seward, Rachel (RAS)
Brown, Sally Smith
Biography
saz - from findagrave: "He served in the Commitee of Vigilance in the district during the Revolution. He acted as aide to General Hathorn at the Battle of Minisink. After the Revolution he served in the New York State Legislature, was a Justice of the Peace, County Clerk and Treasurer, and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He was an elder in the Florida Presbyterian Church for 53 years."
Children:
Julia Armstrong (1788-) m John Roe
Jasper Armstrong (1790-) m Sarah Coe
Robert G Armstrong (1793-) m Sarah A L Lewis
George Washington Armstrong (1797-) m Fanny Wheeler
Maria Armstrong (1798-)
Harriet Armstrong (1801-) m John Smith, Calvin Sawyer
John Calvin Armstrong (1803-)
Rachel Armstrong (1805-) m Pollidore Seward
Sally Smith Armstrong m Ira Brown Letter References
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 15, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 13, 1829
Citations
Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: saz - from findagrave: "He served in the Commitee of Vigilance in the district during the Revolution. He acted as aide to General Hathorn at the Battle of Minisink. After the Revolution he served in the New York State Legislature, was a Justice of the Peace, County Clerk and Treasurer, and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He was an elder in the Florida Presbyterian Church for 53 years."
Children:
Julia Armstrong (1788-) m John Roe
Jasper Armstrong (1790-) m Sarah Coe
Robert G Armstrong (1793-) m Sarah A L Lewis
George Washington Armstrong (1797-) m Fanny Wheeler
Maria Armstrong (1798-)
Harriet Armstrong (1801-) m John Smith, Calvin Sawyer
John Calvin Armstrong (1803-)
Rachel Armstrong (1805-) m Pollidore Seward
Sally Smith Armstrong m Ira Brown Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37127426Website Viewing Date: Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:30Website's Last Modified Date: Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:30
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37127426Website Viewing Date: Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:30Website Last Modified Date: Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:30Citation Notes: Even though Find-a-Grave shows that Robert Armstrong's birthday was on the 2/30, it isn't possible because 1754 was not a leap year. 1754 is corroborated by Eager's An Outline History of Orange County. Thus, for the purposes of TEI validation we've altered Armstrong's birthday to 2/28.
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37127426Website Viewing Date: Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:30Website Last Modified Date: Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:30
Spouse
Armstrong, Rachel
ChildrenRoe, Julia
Armstrong, Maria
Sawyer, Harriet
Armstrong, John Calvin
Seward, Rachel (RAS)
Brown, Sally Smith
Roe, Julia
Armstrong, Maria
Sawyer, Harriet
Armstrong, John Calvin
Seward, Rachel (RAS)
Brown, Sally Smith
Biography
saz - from findagrave: "He served in the Commitee of Vigilance in the district during the Revolution. He acted as aide to General Hathorn at the Battle of Minisink. After the Revolution he served in the New York State Legislature, was a Justice of the Peace, County Clerk and Treasurer, and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He was an elder in the Florida Presbyterian Church for 53 years." Children:
Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 15, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 13, 1829
Citations
Biography and Citation Information:
Biography:
saz - from findagrave: "He served in the Commitee of Vigilance in the district during the Revolution. He acted as aide to General Hathorn at the Battle of Minisink. After the Revolution he served in the New York State Legislature, was a Justice of the Peace, County Clerk and Treasurer, and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He was an elder in the Florida Presbyterian Church for 53 years."
Children:
Julia Armstrong (1788-) m John Roe
Jasper Armstrong (1790-) m Sarah Coe
Robert G Armstrong (1793-) m Sarah A L Lewis
George Washington Armstrong (1797-) m Fanny Wheeler
Maria Armstrong (1798-)
Harriet Armstrong (1801-) m John Smith, Calvin Sawyer
John Calvin Armstrong (1803-)
Rachel Armstrong (1805-) m Pollidore Seward
Sally Smith Armstrong m Ira Brown
Citation Type:
Website
Citation URL:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37127426
Website Viewing Date:
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:30
Website's Last Modified Date:
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:30
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type:
Website
Citation URL:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37127426
Website Viewing Date:
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:30
Website Last Modified Date:
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:30
Citation Notes:
Even though Find-a-Grave shows that Robert Armstrong's birthday was on the 2/30, it isn't possible because 1754 was not a leap year. 1754 is corroborated by Eager's An Outline History of Orange County. Thus, for the purposes of TEI validation we've altered Armstrong's birthday to 2/28.
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type:
Website
Citation URL:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37127426
Website Viewing Date:
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:30
Website Last Modified Date:
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:30