John Armstrong (bef. 1748 - 1794)

Born before 11 Dec 1748 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Williams) Armstrong — married 6 May 1779 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1794 after age 45 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Sergeant John Armstrong served with Suffolk County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

John Armstrong is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A003124.

John Armstrong, the child of John and Christian Armstrong, was baptized at the Old South Church in Boston, Massachusetts, on 11 December 1748.^[1]

John was born in 1748. ^[2][3][4]

John served as a sergeant in Captain Abner Cranson's company; Colonel Asa Whitcomb's regiment. He was on returns dated 6 Oct 1775 and 2 November 1775 from Camp at Prospect Hill.^[5][6]

From his brother Samuel's Find A Grave memorial:^[7]

An interpretive marker just before the crypt tells the story of "The Fighting Armstrongs." His father, Col. John Armstrong, was killed on the battlefield at the Battle of Long Island and his brother John was wounded as well, but Maj. Samuel Armstrong had a providential escape from the enemy's bullets while retreating. He was wounded, but continuing in the army until the Peace of 1783.

John married Elizabeth Williams on 6 May 1779 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[8]

John died (age 46) on 20 November 1794 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.^[9][10] Capt. John Armstrong was mentioned on a memorial in Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 20 November 1794.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ “Boston, MA: Church Records, 1630-1895” The Records of the Churches of Boston. CD_ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008 .) Old South Church, page 200: 1748. Decr 11. John, of John & Christian Armstrong.
2. ↑ Armstrong: Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by Hurd, Charles Edwin, 1833-1910', 1902, pp 142, archive.org (accessed 24 December 2022)
3. ↑ NEHGR: 'The New England historical & genealogical register ', 1847, Volume v.44(1890), pp 138, archive.org (accessed 28 December 2022)
4. ↑ Descendants of Deacon Samuel and Ann Bass. Emma Lee Walton and Charissa Taylor Bass., Published: Freeport, Ill. Wagner Print., 1940 p.23. Available at Hathi Trust. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89062852777?urlappend=%3Bseq=36%3Bownerid=13510798885229527-40
5. ↑ Military: "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
   citing Military Service, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711081.
   FamilySearch Record: QG2M-LL9L (accessed 28 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3Q-CS5S-Z Image number 00334
   Name: John Armstrong; Military Service Date: 06 Oct 1775; Military Service Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; Residence Place: Massachusetts; Mil Rank: Sergeant; Mil Regiment: Capt Abner Cranson's Co; Id: 342824; Event Place Year Range: 1774-1807; Source Reference: Massachusetts. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War Boston, Massachusetts : Wright & Potter, 1896-1908.
6. ↑ DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 28 Dec 2022), "Record of John Armstrong", Ancestor # A003124.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #205733277 (accessed 28 December 2022)
   Memorial page for 2LT Samuel Armstrong (10 Aug 1754-10 Dec 1810), citing Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: Tomb 192); Maintained by Philip O'Brien (contributor 49864010).
8. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Marriage, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009469.
   FamilySearch Record: QPZ5-K7BV (accessed 24 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L979-4488 Image number 00374
   John Armstrong marriage to Elizabeth Williams on 6 May 1779 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
9. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #45178454 (accessed 24 December 2022)
   John Armstrong death Nov 1794 (age 46) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
10. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850"
    Ancestry Record 4080 #88376 (accessed 28 December 2022)
    John, Capt Armstrong death Nov. 20, 1794 (age 46y).
11. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #63241117 (accessed 24 December 2022)
    Memorial page for Capt John Armstrong (1748-20 Nov 1794), citing Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Peggy Ryals (contributor 46544336).

• Hon. Samuel Turell Armstrong: 'The New England historical & genealogical register ', 1847, Volume v.44(1890), pp 140, archive.org (accessed 28 December 2022)