Jeremiah Armstrong Jr (1761 - 1842)

Born 24 Jan 1761 in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut

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Died 14 Mar 1842 at age 81 in Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, United States

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Jeremiah Armstrong was born 24 January 1761 in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut. He passed away in 1842.

Son of Jeremiah Armstrong, Sr., and Martha Hartshorn. Husband of Anna Hazen.

From "New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Volume IV" (genealogylibrary.com): Jeremiah Armstrong, probably a descendant of Jonathan Armstrong, was born in Norwich, Connecticut, 1761, died in Poultney, Vermont, 1842. He was a soldier in the revolution in 1778 in Captain Thomas Wheeler's company, Colonel Chapman's regiment. In 1781 he was of Norwich and in the service under Captain Z. Hungerford, Colonel Samuel McClallen, on a tour of duty through New London and Groton. Connecticut. At the close of the revolutionary war he came from Connecticut to Ames Hollow, Poultney, Vermont. He was living in Poultney in 1790, according to the census, and had in his family one son under sixteen and three females. He cleared a farm upon which he lived at Poultney the remainder of his life and he became a prominent and useful citizen.

He married, in Norwich, 1784, Anna Hazen, born in Norwich, 1759, died in Poultney, 1843, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Durkee) Hazen. Children: Levi, died unmarried, a young man; Dudley, died unmarried, a young man; Charles, died in 1856; John, died about 1844; Harry, mentioned below [see source]; Diantha, married Abel Sweet and removed to western New York, where she died in 1855; Sophia, married Joel Winchester, of Pawlet, and died in 1862; Anna, died about 1844.

Private Jeremiah Armstrong Jr served with 22nd Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Jeremiah Armstrong Jr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A214005.

Private Jeremiah Armstrong served with Captain Wheeler's Company of Col. Samuel Chapman's militia regiment.^[1] From ancestry.com: Database: Vermont Pensioners, 1835 County: Rutland Co. Name: Jeremiah Armstrong Rank: Private Annual Allowance: 26 66 Sums Received: 79 98 Description of service: Connecticut militia When placed on the pension roll: June 12, 1833 Commencement of pension: March 4, 1831 Age: 73

Possibly the Jeremiah Armstrong mentioned in: "Record of Conn. Men in mil. And naval service during the Rev. war, 1775-1783." By Henry P. Johnston. Hartford. 1889. (17,779p.):534, 582

"Abstracts" of Rev. War Pension Files: Jeremiah, S21610, CT line, app l9 Aug 1832 Rutland Co., VT aged 71 lived Norwich, CT at enl.

Langsdorf-34 02:34, 2 February 2021 (UTC) Jeremiah (Pvt) Armstrong B/1761 Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut D/1842 Ames Hollow, Poultney Co., Vermont married Anna Hazen December 30, 1784 Norwich, Connecticut B/1749

Children: (Aarmstrong) All born Ames Hollow, Vermont:

1. Diantha m. Abel Sweet
2. Dudley
3. Charles
4. Sophia m. Joe Winchester
5. Levi
6. Anna
7. John
8. Harry Armstrong (1803-1882)

Source-1790 Poultney Co., Vermont Census (note: probably Rutland Co. now.)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3X9-9?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 551 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.

• Joseph Joslin, Barnes Frisbie and Frederick Ruggles, A history of the town of Poultney, Vermont: from its settlement to the year 1875, with family and biographical sketches and incidents (Google eBook), 1875, 201: came to Poultney from CT at the end of the Revolutionary War. Died "in or about the year 1842."
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80764451/jeremiah-armstrong
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WY-32K : 11 February 2018), Jeremiah Armstrong in entry for Jeremiah Armstrong, 24 Jan 1761; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• FamilySearch Tree https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCPK-11W