William Marshall Armstrong (1812 - 1878)

Born 28 Feb 1812 in New York, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Lowden) Armstrong — married 26 Apr 1849 in Livingston, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Jun 1878 at age 66 in Mundy Township, Genesee, Michigan, United States

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Biography

William Armstrong was born in New York.

William Armstrong was a Michigander.

William was born around 1812 in New York. It seems he went by Marshall most of the time. His parents are listed as William Armstrong and Ann.

Marriage

Armstrong Clan

He married Elizabeth Lowden in New York and had 5 children together in Michigan. Their children:

1. Florence Armstrong B. 1851
2. Manella J. Armstrong B. 1853
3. Edgar Marshall Armstrong B. 1856
4. Eleanor Armstrong B. 1869
5. Jennie A. Armstrong B. 1873

By 1850, in the census, he is listed as Marshall Armstrong living in Perinton, Monroe Co. New York at the age of 34 and married to Elizabeth Armstrong.

By 1860, William Marshall (48) was living with his wife Elizabeth(34) in Mundy Township, Genesee, Michigan with their children, Manella (6), Edgar (4) Elner (0) and Elizabeth's father, Thomas Loudon (64) and born in Pennsylvania. All the children were born in Michigan but William and Elizabeth were both born in New York.^[1]

in 1870, William Marshall (58) was living in ^[2]

Death

He passed away on June 23, 1878 in Mundy Township, Michigan. His parents were listed as William Armstrong and Ann.^[3] He is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Linden, Genesee, Michigan. ^[4]

• Fact: . (1814) B.Yr/ Place per Michigan Deaths, New York, United States
• Fact: Residence (1860) Mundy, Genesee, Michigan, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) Michigan, United States
• Fact: Burial Fairview Cemetery Linden, Genesee County, Michigan,

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDG-P35 : Sun Mar 10 09:19:53 UTC 2024), Entry for William Armstrong and Elizabeth Armstrong, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHV-HT7 : 19 March 2020), William M Armstrong, 1870.
3. ↑ "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3N8-BL7 : 18 February 2021), Wm. Armstrong in entry for Wm. M. Armstrong, 23 Jun 1878; citing p 192 rn 163, Mundy, Genesee, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,666.
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLC-3DQS : 13 September 2020), William M Armstrong, ; Burial, Linden, Genesee, Michigan, United States of America, Fairview Cemetery; citing record ID 88021286, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 February 2024, 02:38), entry for William Marshall Armstrong (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L7G5-1LK ); contributed by various users.

• "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFSN-PNQ : 13 March 2018), Wm Armstrong in entry for Jennie A Cross, 15 May 1927; citing Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,696.

• William M. Armstrong, IV. 2. Ancestry.com. U.S., Official records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M262, 128 rolls); National Archives, Washington, D.C.

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