Hi All Ever since I posted the Massachusetts and NYC sites I have recieved emails thanking me for them. And because of this I realised that unfortunately I get so wrapped up in my own searching I forget that there are possibly "other" sites unknown to some of you that may help, especially if you are looking in the New York City area. Oh ....and yes...they are FREE sites. Many immigrants came thru NYC. Some traveled on to other states, some stayed a few years then moved on, and some continued to live there and raise their families. I guess I tend to forget just how important NYC, and searching there is to many of you. My direct relatives came and stayed....eventually migrating to Brooklyn, and then further out on to Long Island. So in my searching I have found some incredibly helpful sites. And since so many of you have shared so much with me I can only hope this can be a small "pay back" for some. Here are some sites I have found very useful...... First.....a very good site is the newspaper site for the "Brooklyn Eagle", 1841-1902. Brooklyn was over the river from Manhattan, and many immigrants lived there. Whether you are looking for news, marraige, deaths ,etc ......it is a very good site. _http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/Archive/skins/BE/navigator.asp?skin=BE &BP=OK&AW=1206200851343_ (http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/Archive/skins/BE/navigator.asp?skin=BE&BP=OK&AW=1206200851343) In ref to Brooklyn here are sites for Enumeration districts, maps, directories, cemeteries , etc. There are also NYC refs on some of these sites. _http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Ward/index.html_ (http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Ward/index.html) _http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Directory/index.html_ (http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Directory/index.html) _http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Map/Maps.Main.html_ (http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Map/Maps.Main.html) If you are looking for a vital record in NYC, it isn't a search site but if you want to send for a record ...here is the site: _http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/vitalrecords/home.shtml_ (http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/vitalrecords/home.shtml) A great cemetery site is the "Greenwood Cemetery" site. The cemetery was established in 1838, and it is located in Brooklyn. Many NYers from NYCity were buried there and it is a very large cemetery. Luckily it has a search engine. This is how I found my g grandfather. He lived in Manhattan and was buried there, which was very common. Just remember....which I learned from experience....just because it is a cemetery doesn't mean names weren't ALSO mis-spelled on the gravestones. When a mistake was made it was too expensive to correct it, and many immigrants couldn't afford it so the mistake was left. So also search for "mis-spellings"... _http://www.green-wood.com/bur_search.asp_ (http://www.green-wood.com/bur_search.asp) And lastly .....I have given this site before....it is on the BYU site (Bringham Young University). It is the Harold B. Lee library site...I am posting the search site for "Family History Archives". This site searches collections of b ooks, articles, and many collections of works written about different family names. By searching your name every "book" written that they have, with your surname in it, will come up. And you can read page by page...or just 1 page of the actual book. For instance the "Armstrong Chronicles" are on it and the "Montgomery Manuscripts", just to name 2 books I have researched.... _http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/_ (http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/) I hope that some of these sites are helpful to some of you. And if I come across others that I think may be useful I will post them . Good luck in your searches....and Happy hunting! Sue in NY **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

And also with you. May the peace of the Lord be with you. Cousin Ben in very snowy and wind-blowy North Central Maine ----- Original Message ----- From: <Soopy46@aol.com> To: <ARMSTRONG@rootsweb.com>; <COPELAND@rootsweb.com>; <CoTyroneIreland@rootsweb.com>; <DARCY@rootsweb.com>; <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com>; <IRL-DONEGAL@rootsweb.com>; <IRL-MONAGHAN@rootsweb.com>; <MONTGOMERY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 1:11 PM Subject: [ARMSTRONG] A very Happy Easter! > To All of you! > > On this special day, that brings to us the meanings of faith, new > beginnings, loved ones, and re-newed growth, I wish you the Happiest > Easter ever! I > hope that your baskets are full of, not only the sweets you enjoy, but of > the > love of family and friends, and most of all laughter. I hope that on this > day > you find ALL those hidden eggs even those placed in the hardest to find > places. And just like those "hard to find eggs", I hope in the days to > come you find > those "hard to find relatives" hidden too in those "hard to find" places! > > Since our most common bond is that of researching our "family names" > .....I wish for you....that when your name is spoken it isn't remembered > so > much for "where" or which part of the world it came from, how much fame, > wealth > or hardships and trials it had to face, how difficult or tedious it's > search > has been, or even it's meaning. Instead I wish that most of all your > "name" is > remembered with smiles, with friendship and love, and with very special > memories......because of the sole reason that it belongs to "YOU". > > "A Very Happy Easter" > Sue from New York ! > > > > **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL > Home. > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARMSTRONG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

To All of you! On this special day, that brings to us the meanings of faith, new beginnings, loved ones, and re-newed growth, I wish you the Happiest Easter ever! I hope that your baskets are full of, not only the sweets you enjoy, but of the love of family and friends, and most of all laughter. I hope that on this day you find ALL those hidden eggs even those placed in the hardest to find places. And just like those "hard to find eggs", I hope in the days to come you find those "hard to find relatives" hidden too in those "hard to find" places! Since our most common bond is that of researching our "family names" .....I wish for you....that when your name is spoken it isn't remembered so much for "where" or which part of the world it came from, how much fame, wealth or hardships and trials it had to face, how difficult or tedious it's search has been, or even it's meaning. Instead I wish that most of all your "name" is remembered with smiles, with friendship and love, and with very special memories......because of the sole reason that it belongs to "YOU". "A Very Happy Easter" Sue from New York ! **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lilmommytiger Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.armstrong/5058/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for info on Ruth A [Griffiths] Armstrong b.12-18-1904 shawnee,oklahoma d. oct.1984 circleville,kansas she married unknown Armstrong. need to know husbands name and if they had any kids and their names. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

In ref to the Massachusetts site I posted ...there is also this info on one of it's pages.... Massachusetts Archives 1699-1799 Index to passenger Manifests 1848-1891 Index to vital records 1841-1910 And here is the link: _http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/SearchWelcome.html_ (http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/SearchWelcome.html) Good Luck All! Sue in NY **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

Hi All I have been helping someone with searching in the state of Massachusetts recently....and during this time I located a search site where you can find birth/death/marraige for relatives living in the state of Massachsetts. Since Boston was a large immigration Port and many Irish came thru there ...I realised that there may be some of you interested in this site. It covers the years 1841-1915. It is the Archives site and you can obtain copies of documents thru them. Here is their page.....at bottom is search button. Good Luck and I hope it helps someone. _http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/VitalRecordsSearchContents.html_ (http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/VitalRecordsSearchContents.html) An important note...if you have the mans name and find it....by entering just year, and town (info from man's) you will get maiden name of wife! I know many prob already knew that lol....just think of it as another "light bulb" moment for me! LOL Sue in NY **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

There is a bio for a George Armstrong posted on this Pulaski County, Illinois. Gen Trails site. http://genealogytrails.com/ill/pulaski/biographies.html Sue

Chuck Everybody's Irish on march 17...!!! John D Charles Armstrong wrote: > Sure and you know I must be Irish thru and thru. After all, I am one of > the O'Jibways. > > cousin Chuck in sunny AZ > > > > >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>ARMSTRONG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ARMSTRONG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARMSTRONG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sure and you know I must be Irish thru and thru. After all, I am one of the O'Jibways. cousin Chuck in sunny AZ > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ARMSTRONG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARMSTRONG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear All, St Patrick's was all chaos here in the UK. As Easter falls early the catholic church does not allow it, because no saint outranks Jesus. No saint can be honoured on Holy Week in the run up to Easter so St Paddy is oot! Seems it won't happen again until about A.D. 2080. There are many folk who ignore this anyway so it makes a mare's nest of 'tradition' and holy writ. All sounds Irish to me, (#}:0)) Cheers, Joe.

Dear Listers, I seem to recall that St. Pat was never cannonized. That would reduce his status a bit. Tom On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Joe <joe@gateshead8.free-online.co.uk> wrote: > Dear All, > > St Patrick's was all chaos here in the UK. As Easter falls early the > catholic > church does not allow it, because no saint outranks Jesus. > > No saint can be honoured on Holy Week in the run up to Easter so St > Paddy is oot! Seems it won't happen again until about A.D. 2080. > > There are many folk who ignore this anyway so it makes a mare's > nest of 'tradition' and holy writ. > > All sounds Irish to me, (#}:0)) > > Cheers, > > Joe. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARMSTRONG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

_http://www.nysun.com/article/72816_ (http://www.nysun.com/article/72816) Abroad in New York By FRANCIS MORRONE March 13, 2008 In the 1963 study of immigrant succession in New York City, "Beyond the Melting Pot," Nathan Glazer and Daniel Moynihan wrote that "New York used to be an Irish city." Irish had lived in New York from its earliest days. But not until the famine migrations, beginning in the late 1840s, did New York become "an Irish city." By 1855, nearly one-third of all New York City residents were Irish-born. William Tweed (of Scottish Protestant descent), "boss" of the Tammany Hall Democratic machine in the 1860s, and formerly an anti-Catholic nativist, rose to power by recognizing the political strength latent among the new Irish. To win them over, he placed Irish in key positions in the Tammany hierarchy. When Tweed's corrupt tenure abruptly ended in 1872, Honest John Kelly, an Irish Catholic immigrant, was poised to take the Tammany reins. For several decades, the Irish dominated New York politics — and for several decades the stereotypical New Yorker spoke with a brogue. By 1855, nearly one-third of all New York City residents were Irish-born. William Tweed (of Scottish Protestant descent), "boss" of the Tammany Hall Democratic machine in the 1860s, and formerly an anti-Catholic nativist, rose to power by recognizing the political strength latent among the new Irish. To win them over, he placed Irish in key positions in the Tammany hierarchy. When Tweed's corrupt tenure abruptly ended in 1872, Honest John Kelly, an Irish Catholic immigrant, was poised to take the Tammany reins. For several decades, the Irish dominated New York politics — and for several decades the stereotypical New Yorker spoke with a brogue. That it's hard to pick a spot in New York where some tangible sense of Irish history may be had is a measure of how thoroughly the Irish assimilated into the American mainstream. Yet Irishness imbues much of New York life. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, who was not struck by how many of the fallen firefighters and police had Irish surnames? It seemed as though the names might not have been much different in 1901. And New York has not, to this day, had a Catholic archbishop not of Irish descent. The approach of St. Patrick's Day makes one ponder the remarkable role of the Irish in the building of New York City. A brief stroll through New York's Irish history might begin in front of one of the city's grandest edifices, the old Police Headquarters building on Centre Street, between Broome and Grand streets. This Hoppin & Koen building opened in 1909, when Irish utterly dominated the police force. The subsistence farmers of Ireland arrived in New York with apparently no urban skills. Irishmen therefore took heavy-lifting jobs, such as dock, warehouse, and construction work. But their seemingly alien skills — for oral storytelling (the "gift of gab"), or clandestine organizing (a necessity amid repressive British rule) — suited the Irish for success in organizational life, and they succeeded wildly in politics, in the church, in the police and fire departments, and in the public school system. The glorious, great-domed building on Centre Street was a monument to a force just a bit more than 60 years old, and one dominated for half that time by the Irish. (The department moved to the new One Police Plaza in the 1970s, and the old headquarters is now apartments.)" **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)

Hi all, Since I posted yesterday about the St Patricks Day Parade I realised there is also something I don't know if many others out of the US know. And I thought some of you may find it very interesting.Many Irish ancestors after they came here to US and especially in NYC tended to join the fire and police forces. At one time I believe most police officers had "Irish" names. And in some ways in the city fire depts it is still a tradition that runs thru families. In fact if you look at the names of the firefighters that died on 9/11 you will see many Irish names. It became traditions in families for sons to follow fathers into the Depts. So there are families where a son followed his father , who had followed his father. And so it is a large reason why the city fire dept is a very tight knit group. Strong family tradition. This was true of the police dept way back. In fact a relative of mine a "Moroney" was a NYC police officer. This I believe is even more why as you watch the NYC St Patricks Day parade besides seeing "green" it is very "blue". Why? The large number of uniforms lol. Of course there are many who are definitely NOT Irish....but as Ive said before on this day we celebrate the fact we are and others celebrate because they "wish" they were! lol Unfortunately way back the jobs of fire and police were not held in as high of esteem as they are today. And many Irish immigrants coming here needed jobs, any job so those jobs were there with I believe very low pay scales. The interesting thing is that it started as a necessity yet became a tradition in families, and became a "reputable" way to earn a living. So as I said before....the Irish were very important to NYC and helped to build and protect her. I just thought you might find this interesting. Here is part of an article: " _Abroad in New York_ (http://www.nysun.com/related_results.php?term=Abroad+in+New+York&topic=TRUE) By _FRANCIS MORRONE_ (http://www.nysun.com/authors/Francis+Morrone) March 13, 2008 In the 1963 study of immigrant succession in _New York City_ (http://www.nysun.com/related_results.php?term=New+York+City) , "Beyond the Melting Pot," Nathan Glazer and Daniel Moynihan wrote that "New York used to be an Irish city." Irish had lived in New York from its earliest days. But not until the famine migrations, beginning in the late 1840s, did New York become "an Irish city." By 1855, nearly one-third of all New York City residents were Irish-born. _William Tweed_ (http://www.nysun.com/related_results.php?term=William+"Boss"+Tweed) (of Scottish Protestant descent), "boss" of the Tammany Hall Democratic machine in the 1860s, and formerly an anti-Catholic nativist, rose to power by recognizing the political strength latent among the new Irish. To win them over, he placed Irish in key positions in the Tammany hierarchy. When _Tweed_ (http://www.nysun.com/related_results.php?term=William+"Boss"+Tweed) 's corrupt tenure abruptly ended in 1872, Honest John Kelly, an Irish Catholic immigrant, was poised to take the Tammany reins. For several decades, the Irish dominated New York politics — and for several decades the stereotypical New Yorker spoke with a brogue. By 1855, nearly one-third of all New York City residents were Irish-born. _William Tweed_ (http://www.nysun.com/related_results.php?term=William+"Boss"+Tweed) (of Scottish Protestant descent), "boss" of the Tammany Hall Democratic machine in the 1860s, and formerly an anti-Catholic nativist, rose to power by recognizing the political strength latent among the new Irish. To win them over, he placed Irish in key positions in the Tammany hierarchy. When _Tweed_ (http://www.nysun.com/related_results.php?term=William+"Boss"+Tweed) 's corrupt tenure abruptly ended in 1872, Honest John Kelly, an Irish Catholic immigrant, was poised to take the Tammany reins. For several decades, the Irish dominated New York politics — and for several decades the stereotypical New Yorker spoke with a brogue. That it's hard to pick a spot in New York where some tangible sense of Irish history may be had is a measure of how thoroughly the Irish assimilated into the American mainstream. Yet Irishness imbues much of New York life. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, who was not struck by how many of the fallen firefighters and police had Irish surnames? It seemed as though the names might not have been much different in 1901. And New York has not, to this day, had a Catholic archbishop not of Irish descent. The approach of St. Patrick's Day makes one ponder the remarkable role of the Irish in the building of New York City. A brief stroll through New York's Irish history might begin in front of one of the city's grandest edifices, the old Police Headquarters building on Centre Street, between Broome and Grand streets. This Hoppin & Koen building opened in 1909, when Irish utterly dominated the police force. The subsistence farmers of Ireland arrived in New York with apparently no urban skills. Irishmen therefore took heavy-lifting jobs, such as dock, warehouse, and construction work. But their seemingly alien skills — for oral storytelling (the "gift of gab"), or clandestine organizing (a necessity amid repressive British rule) — suited the Irish for success in organizational life, and they succeeded wildly in politics, in the church, in the police and fire departments, and in the public school system. The glorious, great-domed building on Centre Street was a monument to a force just a bit more than 60 years old, and one dominated for half that time by the Irish. (The department moved to the new One Police Plaza in the 1970s, and the old headquarters is now apartments.)" If you want to read more of this article here is the site...... _http://www.nysun.com/article/72816_ (http://www.nysun.com/article/72816) So as I said before....the Irish were very important to NYC and helped to build and protect her. I just hought you might find this interesting. Sue in NY < recouping from "Green" day! lol **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: drbrownlee Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.armstrong/5057.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My mistake, she's in the 1920 Yucca Gloriosa of Sweetwater, TX Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

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To ALL , Here in the States, .....today is a day that if you ARE Irish you feel so proud to be and you wear green. And if you aren't you wear it wishing you were...! lol In fact everything is green...from hair dyed green to green bagels ! In Manhattan, the largest holiday parade will take place. There will be bagpipes ecohing thru the streets of Manhattan, and many a "kilt" will be swaying in the breeze. (gee...I should've gone to the city with my kids lol). Laughter, and smilin' Irish eyes are everwhere! And Irish music plays wherever you go. Since my children are in NYC at the parade and I am home watching it on the TV...... ..............let me set the scene....It is a beautiful clear, sunny yet cool day in NY. Ahh the Luck of the Irish as usual....tho...even if it was raining or snowing there would still be hundreds of thousands of people watching and marching on this day. In other words...nothing stops an Irishman from celebrating! lol You can see the "green" line that runs down the center of 5th Ave along the parade route. It is the 247th anniversary of the St Patricks Day parade. Imagine ...yes...the very first parade was on March 17, 1762. WOW! It is considered the largest parade in the WORLD! The parade passes St Patricks Cathederal in NYC.And the Cardinal watches from it's steps. It never has floats or autos but has 150,000 to 250,000 marchers and about 2 million spectators lining the streets, besides TV viewers. Here is some of the parade's history....... "The first St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York was held on lower Broadway in 1762 by a band of homesick Irish ex-patriots and Irish military serving with the British Army stationed in the American colonies in New York City. This was a time when the wearing of green was a sign of Irish pride and was banned in Ireland. The parade participants reveled in the freedom to speak Irish, wear the green, sing Irish songs and play the pipes to Irish tunes that were very meaningful to the Irish immigrants who had fled their homeland. Since the first Parade, 247 years ago, the Parade today is still escorted by a unit of soldiers; and for the past 150 years or so“The Irish Infantry” National Guard 69th Regiment have lead the Parade up Fifth Avenue, and they are followed by the various Irish societies of the city, the thirty two Irish county societies, and various Schools, collages, Emerald societies, Irish-language, and nationalist societies." And those soldiers marching today march in Authentic Civil War uniforms. "The 2002 parade was dedicated to the 'Heroes of 9/11, ' honoring the police, fire and all rescue workers. At midday, the entire parade paused for two minutes, the Parade at that time stretched one and a half miles and the entire Parade turned around and faced South towards the “TWIN TOWERS” as the Cardinal said a prayer for all the victims of 9/11. This was the first time in history, in the City that never sleeps, one could hear a pin drop on Fifth Avenue, a fitting tribute to the men and women who lost their lives on that fateful day in 2001. The 2002 Parade was the largest Parade to date with an estimated 300,000 marchers and three million spectators lining Fifth Avenue. This was the first time in history, the President of Ireland (Mary Mc Aleese) reviewed the Parade." So as I sit and watch....as different counties...Waterford, Derry, Longford....am waiting for Fermanagh and Tyrone lol...I feel an extreme sense of pride and goosebumps. I think even more so since I started researching my family. Why? Because I have come to understand the sacrifices and pride that they must've had. Let me close with...I have never been MORE proud to be Irish then today. The Irish helped build this country. They have made me who I am.....and given me my home, where I live. My mother was so right everytime she told me...." Be proud of who you are and where you come from!" I so am! A very Happy St. Patrick's Day to you ALL! Sue in "Irish" green New York! names: Armstrong- Dumfries,Scotland- Fermanagh, N Ire-Tyrone, N Ire-Illinois,USA Montgomery-Fermanagh, N Ire Copeland- Monaghan-Fermanagh-NY.USA Darcy- NY,USA Moroney- Galway,Ire- NY,USA Russell- Tipperary, Ire- NY,USA Henderson- Fermanagh,N Ire So... I want to wish you all a very Happy St. Patrick's Day! And as I watch the parade..and yes get teary eyed at the sound of "the pipes" I will think of all of you...and be thankful for all the help and knowledge you have shared with me on this list. Thank You, And I hope your Irish eyes keep smilin' all day! **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)

Dear List Happy St Patricks day to you and yours.. whether you've found your roots in the Borders, or in Ulster like some of us.... May your home be filled with laughter May your pockets be filled with gold And may you have all the happiness Your Irish heart can hold. Most Sincerely, John D Armstrong Grandfather of Johnny Armstrong Father of John Armstrong Son of John Armstrong Grandson of Hugh Armstrong Great Grandson of John Armstrong Great Great Grandson of Hugh Armstrong

Katheryne Arledge Shufeldt Armstrong Nov 2, 1917 - March 1, 2008 Katheryne a long time Alaskan Resident died peacefully March 1, in Palo Alto, California. She will be interred with her husband, Charles Armstrong (USAF Retired) at a graveside service at Fort Richardson National Cemetery (Anchorage, Alaska) in the spring. Katheryne was born Nov 2, 1917 in Van Alstyne, Texas and grew up in Oklahoma City. she is survived by 4 sons and a daughter and their spouses. Don and Carmion Armstrong of Florida; Ed and Cathy Armstrong of California Chuck and Marcee Armstrong of Eagle River, Alaska Larry and Jacquie Armstrong of Oregon Kathy and Shannon McDonald of Ancorage, Alaska 14 Grand children 21 great Grand children Anchorage Daily News Wednesday March 12, 2008 www.adn.com

GDAY:) I have a film in at the moment thru LDS with ENNISKILLEN parish in Co Wicklow Anyone researching ARMSTRONGS there As Have found a few Early ones there, late 1600s Regards Cathy:) --------------------------------- Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: StephenDennehy29 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.armstrong/5056/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In looking over information on the net on this couple I have found a lot of errors. William and Nancy are still living in Hancock Co., WV. (formed from Brooke Co. 1848) in 1850: Dist.613-Hancock Co., Virginia (after 1863 WV.): Wm. Armstrong 60 farmer Virginia Nancy " 70 Ireland Elizabeth Mitsker (?) 45 Pa. William was in Ohio by 1860, no sign of Nancy; she must have died 1850-1860. Their children's correct order appears to be (all born Brooke Co., Vir.): Hugh b. 1813 George 1815 Sarah 1819 (mar. James McCowen (?) John 1821 Josiah 1821 (twuins ?) James 1824 Some websites list another George b. 1801; this is not Wm's son. The 1880 censuses for 4 sons list mother's birthplace as: Hugh-Ireland John-Md. Josiah-Pa. James-Md. What is the source for Hughill/Hukill as Nancy's maiden name? If Nancy's birthplace of Ireland is correct, she is not connected to any of the Hukill families that migrated to the Western Pa/ Panhandle of WV./ E. Ohio area c. 1790-1810. These are all related , and orignated in Cecil Co., Md., desc. from Daniel Hukill Jr. (1674-c.1731) and wife Elizabeth Guilder; Daniel Jr. s/o Daniel the immigrant to Dorchester Co., Md. 1666. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.