 Abt 1753 - 1781 (~ 28 years)
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| Name |
Joseph ARMSTRONG |
| Birth |
Abt 1753 |
, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA  |
Address:
Middleton Township
Pennsylvania
Cumberland County |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Aug 1781 |
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA [1] |
| Cause: Wounds received at Falls of Ohio Battle |
Address:
Falls of Ohio
Louisville
Kentucky, Between Louisville, KY, and Clarksville, OH. |
| Person ID |
I539 |
An Armstrong & A Heffernan |
| Last Modified |
16 Feb 2014 |
| Father |
Robert ARMSTRONG, b. Abt 1716, Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom d. May 1772, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA (Age ~ 56 years) |
| Mother |
Ann E THOMPSON, b. Abt 1727, Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom d. Abt 1784, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA (Age ~ 57 years) |
| Marriage |
1745 |
, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Family ID |
F341 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - Address:
Middleton Township
Pennsylvania
Cumberland County - Abt 1753 - , Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA |
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 | Death - Cause: Wounds received at Falls of Ohio Battle,Address:
Falls of Ohio
Louisville
Kentucky, Between Louisville, KY, and Clarksville, OH. - Aug 1781 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA |
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| Pin Legend |
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| Notes |
- See "Chronicles of the Armstrongs" pg 328.
See "Armstrong Family History", Mae Armstrong
Joseph served in General George Rogers Clark's expedition to win over or defeat the Indians during the Revolution. It was known as the Falls of Ohio Expedition. Joseph was wounded in the battle and subsequently died of his wounds. Joshua was also on this expedition.
ABSTRACT to the GEORGE ROGERS CLARK PAPERS Microfilm Roll #5
9042-5-846-847-February 15, 1781: Second document. State of Virginia account with Joseph Armstrong who supplied 1 grindstone for use of the yard. Names: Joseph Parkison, John Caldwell.
ABSTRACT to the GEORGE ROGERS CLARK PAPERS Microfilm Roll #7
13064-7-1282-1285-September 19, 1781: Top document. Duplicate filming. George Rogers Clark order to Major George Walls to issue a quart of rum, half a pound of coffee and 1 pound of sugar to soldier Joseph Armstrong of Capt.[Benjamin] Fields Company of Light Dragoons. Names: Surgeon Charles Greer.
ABSTRACT to the GEORGE ROGERS CLARK PAPERS Microfilm Roll #12
19114-12-295-296-September 29, 1785: Top document. Falls of Ohio appraisement of Joseph Armstrong's rifle, which was lost. Names: Francis Adams, William Blackburn,
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| Sources |
- [S923] Pension Files, Joshua & William Armstrong.
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