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James Armstrong (1748 - aft. 1828)

Dr. James Armstrong
Born in Marsh Creek, Tioga, Pennsylvaniamap
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Husband of — married 18 Jun 1789 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Died after after age 79 in Carlisle, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Biography

Notables Project
James Armstrong is Notable.
1776 Project
Surgeon James Armstrong served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
James Armstrong is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A003109.

Dr. James Armstrong was a physician, politician, judge, and slave owner.

During his educational years, he attended the Philadelphia Academy and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). He studied medicine at Doctor John Morgan's School in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1769. He moved to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, and established a medical practice.

During the Revolutionary War, he served as a medical officer. After the war, he went to England for three years to further his medical studies and returned to Carlisle in 1788. His next move was to Mifflin County, Pennsylvania where he practiced medicine for twelve years and was appointed associate judge.

In 1789, he married Mary Stevenson and from this union, nine children were born.

In 1792, he was elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the Third Congress, serving from March 4, 1793 to March 3, 1795, and was not a candidate for reelection.

He returned to Carlisle and the practice of medicine and was again appointed associate judge of the Cumberland County Court in 1808 and served as such until his death.

Daughters of the American Revolution Records

  • ARMSTRONG, JAMES
  • Ancestor #: A003109
  • Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PHYSICIAN OR SURGEON
  • Birth: 1749 CUMBERLAND CO PENNSYLVANIA
  • Death: 05-06-1828 CARLISLE PENNSYLVANIA
  • Service Description: 1) MEDICAL OFFICER IN THE REVOLUTION.
  • RESIDENCE: 1) State: VIRGINIA
  • SPOUSE: 1) MARY STEVENSON [1]

Slavery

His Wikipedia page referenced a 2022 article published in The Washington Post titled, "1,800 enslavers in Congress". (Needs more research).

Sources

  1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 01 Mar 2024), "Record of James Armstrong", Ancestor # A003109.

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Notes & Acknowledgements

Many thanks to Tim Todd of ancestry.com for the bio.





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[Living Winter]
Can't imagine why merge with Armstrong-4460 was rejected previously. Perhaps there's been profile improvement in the meantime? Seems like should have been Unmerged Match in that case. Oh well: Go with Lyon-1294 for the mother on the merge - she's the duplicate with the lower numbered profile. (Father is already merged.)
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[Living Winter]
Armstrong-8125 and Armstrong-4460 appear to represent the same person because: Can't imagine why this merge was rejected previously. Perhaps there's been profile improvement in the meantime? Seems like should have been Unmerged Match in that case. Oh well: Go with Lyon-1294 for the mother on the merge - she's the duplicate with the lower numbered profile. (Father is already merged.)
posted by [Living Winter]

Rejected matches › James Armstrong (1745-) › James Armstrong › James Armstrong › James Armstrong

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