This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mcb2511_1 Surnames: Boyd,Armstrong Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/7221/mb.ashx Message Board Post: FIRST PERSON BORN IN LINN IS BURIED Whitewater- Funeral services for Mrs. William Armstrong, 78, who died Friday, were held Saturday afternoon, Rev. Samuel Lugg officiating. Interment was in Hillside cemetery, Whitewater. Mrs. Armstrong was the first white child born in Linn township, and her death is the first in the Armstrong family circle. Agnes Boyd was born Jan. 23, 1844, and died Nov. 3, 1922. She married William Armstrong, Nov. 23, 1866. He is 83 years old. She is survived by her husband and seven children--Edith and Ruth, Milwaukee; George, Ernest, Laura, Wilmer and Grace, at home; two sisters, Mrs. John Stewart, Chicago, and Mrs. Guy Parks, San Diego, Cal., and two brothers, W. E. Boyd, Lima Center, and T. A. Boyd, Chicago. Janesville Daily GAzette Janesville,WI Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1922. 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. <br>