The 1883 Troy directory shows a John H. Armstrong, a moulder, at 71 Thirteenth Street. The 1878 Troy Directory shows this same man at 405 Fourth Street. The 1880 census shows a John Armstrong, iron moulder, at 403 Fourth Street and a Margaret Armstrong at 405 Fourth Street. There are a number of other family members listed with them. It sounds like this niece could be one of these Armstrongs. You may want to trace them through the censuses (including the state censuses on Pat Connors' website) and see if you find Catherine living with one of them. On May 15, 2012 12:29 PM, "Alison Coleman" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello TIGS--I am a new member and happy to find you. I am joining on > behalf of Catherine Armstrong, born in Maguires Bridge Northern Ireland and > died in Troy, Oct. 22, 1881; buried at Mt. Ida. > > I believe "bumping into" Catherine as I was strolling through the cemetery > will lead me to an interesting story. Her gravestone is the tallest in the > cemetery and has no family on it--just her with the words "Erected by > Herself". I want to find out how and why she came to erect her own > headstone! > > I found some Armstrongs in Maguires Bridge on Facebook and am trying to > connect with them. I have seen her obit and the cemetery death record. All > this is new to me but I am compelled to learn about her. > > >From the obit, I learned that she died at the home of an unnamed niece > who lived at 71 Thirteenth St. in Troy. > > Any ideas about how I can learn more? > > Thanks, Alison > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website > for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Chris, this is wonderful! I did not think to look at City directories after her death in 1881. Thank you! Will do the Census research too. ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Marvin [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 12:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Catherine Armstrong The 1883 Troy directory shows a John H. Armstrong, a moulder, at 71 Thirteenth Street. The 1878 Troy Directory shows this same man at 405 Fourth Street. The 1880 census shows a John Armstrong, iron moulder, at 403 Fourth Street and a Margaret Armstrong at 405 Fourth Street. There are a number of other family members listed with them. It sounds like this niece could be one of these Armstrongs. You may want to trace them through the censuses (including the state censuses on Pat Connors' website) and see if you find Catherine living with one of them. On May 15, 2012 12:29 PM, "Alison Coleman" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello TIGS--I am a new member and happy to find you. I am joining on > behalf of Catherine Armstrong, born in Maguires Bridge Northern Ireland and > died in Troy, Oct. 22, 1881; buried at Mt. Ida. > > I believe "bumping into" Catherine as I was strolling through the cemetery > will lead me to an interesting story. Her gravestone is the tallest in the > cemetery and has no family on it--just her with the words "Erected by > Herself". I want to find out how and why she came to erect her own > headstone! > > I found some Armstrongs in Maguires Bridge on Facebook and am trying to > connect with them. I have seen her obit and the cemetery death record. All > this is new to me but I am compelled to learn about her. > > >From the obit, I learned that she died at the home of an unnamed niece > who lived at 71 Thirteenth St. in Troy. > > Any ideas about how I can learn more? > > Thanks, Alison > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website > for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message