ARMSTRONG, Anthony
1788 - 1867 (78 years)-
Name ARMSTRONG, Anthony Born 6 Sep 1788 Gender Male Biography - Anthony Armstrong was born on September 6, 1788, and early in life was engaged in teaming from Milton to Philadelphia, before the existence of railroads in that section or before the canal was built. He hauled produce and provisions down to market and returned with a stock of merchandise, the trip being three weeks long. He subsequently took to agricultural pursuits and continued at that the remainder of his life, dying in January, 1868. Politically he was a firm Democrat. He was appointed captain of the Northumberland Cavalry Troop, it being organized in 1824, by Gov. J. Andrew Shultze, the first in the county.
He married Elizabeth Guffey, who died in 1832. Several years afterward he married Martha Conley, who died in 1878. His union with his first wife resulted in the following offspring: Jane, the wife of Edwin V. Derickson. Matilda A. was the wife of Judge John F. Dentler, by whom she had ten children, namely: Mary E., the wife of P. Mellick; Harry C.; Wallace W.; Jane E., the wife of J. N. Sloan; John M.; James D.; Julia, the wife of William Withers; Jessie F., the wife of Alfred Bagney; Maggie M., who married Leidy Morelock; and Sally M. (Gifford). Margaret, the third daughter of Anthony and Elizabeth Armstrong, was the wife of John Sloan. Andrew married Angeline Watson, and their children were: James; Elizabeth, the wife of H. Allen; Anthony, who married Kate Grifey; David, who married Jane McWilliams; Mary, the wife of Frederick Gosh; and Emma. James F., the fifth child of Anthony and Elizabeth, married Margaret Guffey, and they were the parents of the following children: Hannah; Mary; Lizzie, the wife of Henry Nye; Henry; Samuel; Clara; Scott; and Hattie. George W. is the father of the gentlemen whose names head these lines.
Widowed 25 Oct 1834 _UID 934D4F3F9340431E98EB7FB719871CEB025E Died 1867 Buried Delaware Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States 
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Warrior Run Church CemeteryPerson ID I5947 Milton Families Last Modified 14 Jun 2015
Father ARMSTRONG, James, b. 1754, d. 1829 (Age 75 years) Mother POLLOCK, Eleanor, b. 1760, d. 1823 (Age 63 years) Family ID F1833 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 GUFFY, Elizabeth (1), b. 1787, d. 25 Oct 1834, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 47 years) Children 1. ARMSTRONG, Jane S. (1), b. 1811, d. 1859 (Age 48 years) 2. ARMSTRONG, Matilda A., d. Yes, date unknown 3. ARMSTRONG, Margaret, d. Yes, date unknown 4. ARMSTRONG, Andrew, b. 1815, d. 1888 (Age 73 years) 5. ARMSTRONG, James F., d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 25 Jul 2023 Family ID F1835 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 CONLEY, Martha (2), d. 1878 Last Modified 25 Jul 2023 Family ID F2223 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Anthony Armstrong was born on September 6, 1788, and early in life was engaged in teaming from Milton to Philadelphia, before the existence of railroads in that section or before the canal was built. He hauled produce and provisions down to market and returned with a stock of merchandise, the trip being three weeks long. He subsequently took to agricultural pursuits and continued at that the remainder of his life, dying in January, 1868. Politically he was a firm Democrat. He was appointed captain of the Northumberland Cavalry Troop, it being organized in 1824, by Gov. J. Andrew Shultze, the first in the county.
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Sources - [S129] Northumberland County PA Archives - Biographies.
- [S129] Northumberland County PA Archives - Biographies.