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Pioneer - ARMSTRONG, Thomas
Biographical Sketches of
Early Settlers of Wellington County
Information from: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario.
Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906
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ARMSTRONG, Thomas.
Thomas Armstrong was b. in the south of
Ireland in 1800, and emigrated to Canada and set. in Simcoe
County in 1816. He m. Jane Way about 1830, also a native of
Ireland, who d. at the age of 70.
When that part of Wellington County then called "Queen's Bush" came into the market in 1841, he purchased 500 acres of Peel Tp. He d. at the age of 42, leaving six sons and three daughters. Thomas N. Armstrong, his second son, who was willed 150 acres of the above mentioned property in the Tp. of Peel, lot 2, con. 12, set. on iy about 1858, and cleared the forest, and encountered the early trials and struggles of pioneer life. In 1860 he m. Mary Hyland, also of Simcoe Co., who is still living, at the age of 70. He d. in 1893, at the age of 60, leaving two children, Silas B. and Malissa. He was a successful farmer, temperate in his habits, a Methodist and a Conservative. Silas B. succeeded to the homestead known as "Spring Brook Farm" in 1886. He was m. in 1887, to Emma M. Noecker, dau. of L. A. Noecker, grain merchant, of Drayton. Issue: Percy M., Alva M., Harold A., Ivan S., Elgin T., Welland F., and Gladys E., all of whom are at home. He is an extensive farmer, and makes a specialty of saddle and harness horses. He also feeds extensively grade cattle for the British market. He is a Methodist in religion and a Conservative in politics. Malissa m. William K. Armstrong, of the same name, but not a relative, who lives in Michigan. Malissa d. in 1903. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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