Armstrong, John Milton, 1818-1901.

Biographical data was taken from the collection. More detailed information about the people mentioned above, and about other family members, can be found in the collection's genealogical materials. See also Minnesota History, 14:101; 17:211.

John Armstrong, Jr. was born on April 20, 1793 in Allegheny County, Pennsylania, the son of John and Elizabeth McElroy Armstrong. In 1803 the family moved to Columbia County, Ohio. A farmer, contractor, carpenter, and builder, Armstrong served as a corporal in the War of 1812 and worked his way through the ranks to major general in the Ohio militia (1819-1859). He married Elizabeth McKaig on April 12, 1816 and settled in New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Ohio. The couple had eight children: James, John Milton, Margaret King, Bezaleel Wells, Albert, George Washington, Eliza Jane, and William Wallace. Armstrong died on December 22, 1865.

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