Notes:

First name may have been spelled Teressa. Always known as Ellen or Nellie.

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Birth year is from "William Armstrong and his Descendants".

Month and day of birth are from an entry in Maggie Campbell's Birthday Book:

"ARMSTRONG, Nellie Markdale 8-20"

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Entry in Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register is:

Vol. 3, p. 271, Grey Co., Glenelg Twp.

name Teresa Ellen

surname Armstrong

father William

mother Margaret

born Glenelg 1867-08-20

baptised Glenelg 1870-07-15, Greene, Rev. J.

!BIRTH: Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register; ; ; Vol 3, p. 271; ; Transcribed
by Ida Reed, available online at

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjmartin/wesleyan.htm. Baptismal
record, Rev. J. Greene

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 1
• Emigration: 1846, Markham, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Born "near the old town of Clones, Ireland".

"William Armstrong and His Descendants", p. 1, quotes the Markdale Standard,
Sept. 1912, stating that William crossed from Liverpool to New York in 1846, a
passage taking 5 weeks. On p. 3 it is stated that his brother Mark and Mark's
wife Elizabeth accompanied him on this voyage.

The ship St. George, under master Watson Ferris, sailed from Liverpool to New
York, arriving about 2 Dec 1846 (see Sources). The passenger manifest lists
among the steerage passengers

Mark Armstrong 30 Male Farmer

Betsey Armstrong 24 Female

William Armstrong 20 Male Farmer

There is a big discrepancy here in Mark's age. He should have been 42 years
old in 1846, if his birth date was 1804. Also, he and Elizabeth are supposed
to have married in 1828; if she was 24 in 1846 she would have been only 6 in
1828.

Passenger manifest, ship St. George; ; National Archives and Records
Administration, Film M237, Reel 65, List 1034; ; ; Transcribed by Mary Heindl,
a member of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, May 20, 2000.
http://istg.rootsweb.com/v3/1800v3/stgeorge18461202.html.

Passenger manifest, ship St. George; ; National Archives and Records
Administration, Film M237, Reel 65, List 1034; ; ; Transcribed by Mary Heindl,
a member of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, May 20, 2000.
http://istg.rootsweb.com/v3/1800v3/stgeorge18461202.html.

William married Margaret Strain on 15 Sep 1852 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Joseph Strain and Elizabeth Little) was born on 17 Nov 1833 in Co. Monaghan, Ireland; died on 9 Apr 1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1849, Co. Monaghan, Ireland

Notes:

Born "within one mile of William's home although the young people were not
aware of it at the time." (William Armstrong and His Descendants, p. 19).

Birth year in 1901 census (1833) does not agree with date in "William Armstrong
and his Descendants".

!BIRTH: 1901 Census of Canada; ; ; ; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251 Donald St.,
Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 31 Mar 1901.Ontario, Grey South
District (66), Markdale Village (f), p. 12

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1849, Co. Monaghan, Ireland

Notes:

Joined Methodist Church at age 23 (previously Presbyterian).

"Markdale and Flesherton", p. 86, states that he died "April 24, either 1887 or
1897, 88 years and 10 months." This is from an interview with Thorpe Wright,
printed in the Toronto Globe in 1923. In "William Armstrong and His
Descendants", dates are given as 1808 - 1897. The month of June is a guess,
based on calculation from his age at death.

1861 Census. All are born in Ireland except Richard. This fixes the year of
immigration as ca. 1850. Year of marriage stated to be 1831. Residence is a log
house.

Strain, Joseph, 50

Elizabeth, 50

William, 26

Joseph, 22

Charlotte, 19

Eliza, 17

Clamana, 14

Sarah, 11

Richard, 9, born W. Canada

1871 Census lists age as 62, 1891 Census as 82.

Religion is Wesleyan Methodist.

1871 Census lists children:

Clemina 22 b. Ireland

Sarah 20 b. Ireland

James 19 b. Ontario

Joseph 29 b. Ireland

Also lists at the same household Joseph Brown, 14, b. Ontario, origin Irish,
religion Church of England. Listed as going to school.

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Posting on CAN-ONT-GREY-L mailing list at roostweb.com, by Ida King, 04 Feb
2002. Transcriptions from Flesherton Cemetery.

"In the Flesherton cem I notice plot 137 Sarah Gertrude dau/o Thomas &

Rachel Strain died Nov 23 1884 aged 1yr 3 mos.

plot 22 has Joseph Strain Sr d Apr 24 1897 88 yrs 10 mos wife Elizabeth

Little d Feb 1889, 80 yrs 10 mos, & dau Mary Jane d Sep 8 1880 45 yrs

wife of Frederick Armstrong."

!NOTE: 1871 Census of Canada; ; ; Reel C-9952; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251
Donald St., Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 2 Apr 1871.District 36
(Grey South), Artemesia Twp., Division 1, p. 16.

!NOTE: 1891 Census of Canada; ; ; Reel C-13261; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251
Donald St., Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 6 Apr 1891.District 155
(East Grey), Artemesia Twp., Division 2, p. 28.

!NOTE: 1861 Census of Canada; ; ; Reel C-1026; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251
Donald St., Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 14 Jan 1861

Age is 'age next birthday'. Grey Co., Artemesia Twp., Part 4, p. 42.

!BIRTH: Markdale and Flesherton, A Written Heritage.; ; 1979; p. 85, 86; ,
Walter Harris Memorial Library, (Markdale Public Library), 75 Walker St.,
Markdale, ON, N0C 1H0Researched by Judy Birchall, Andy Brown, and Sharee Irwin.
Revised and edited by Wilma Breakwell, Alice Graham, Geraldine Robinson, and
Ann Taylor.

!DEATH: Markdale and Flesherton, A Written Heritage.; ; 1979; p. 88; , Walter
Harris Memorial Library, (Markdale Public Library), 75 Walker St., Markdale,
ON, N0C 1H0Researched by Judy Birchall, Andy Brown, and Sharee Irwin. Revised
and edited by Wilma Breakwell, Alice Graham, Geraldine Robinson, and Ann
Taylor.

1901 Census of Canada; ; ; ; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251 Donald St.,
Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 31 Mar 1901.Ontario, Grey South
(66), Artemesia, a-6, p. 10. Entries for Clemina Strain and her brother Joseph
state they immigrated 1849.

1901 Census of Canada; ; ; ; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251 Donald St.,
Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 31 Mar 1901.Ontario, Grey South
(66), Artemesia, a-6, p. 10. Entries for Clemina Strain and her brother Joseph
state they immigrated 1849.

Joseph married Elizabeth Little on 24 Jun 1830 in Ireland. Elizabeth was born about 1 Apr 1808 in Ireland; died on 1 Feb 1889 in Artemesia Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Flesherton Cemetery, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Markdale and Flesherton, A Written Heritage" does not give a first name, only
the surname Little. 1871 Census lists Joseph Strain with wife Elizabeth.

Birth date is calculated from the statement in "Markdale and Flesherton, A
Written Heritage", p. 86, that she died "February 1, 1889, 80 years and 10
months old". This is the same information as is on her headstone (see notes for
Joseph Strain).

!NOTE: 1871 Census of Canada; ; ; Reel C-9952; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251
Donald St., Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 2 Apr 1871.District 36
(Grey South), Artemisia Twp., Division 1, p. 16

!NOTE: Markdale and Flesherton, A Written Heritage.; ; 1979; p. 88; , Walter
Harris Memorial Library, (Markdale Public Library), 75 Walker St., Markdale,
ON, N0C 1H0Researched by Judy Birchall, Andy Brown, and Sharee Irwin. Revised
and edited by Wilma Breakwell, Alice Graham, Geraldine Robinson, and Ann
Taylor.Surname only.

!DEATH: Markdale and Flesherton, A Written Heritage.; ; 1979; p. 86; , Walter
Harris Memorial Library, (Markdale Public Library), 75 Walker St., Markdale,
ON, N0C 1H0Researched by Judy Birchall, Andy Brown, and Sharee Irwin. Revised
and edited by Wilma Breakwell, Alice Graham, Geraldine Robinson, and Ann
Taylor.

!BURIAL: Markdale and Flesherton, A Written Heritage.; ; 1979; p. 86; , Walter
Harris Memorial Library, (Markdale Public Library), 75 Walker St., Markdale,
ON, N0C 1H0Researched by Judy Birchall, Andy Brown, and Sharee Irwin. Revised
and edited by Wilma Breakwell, Alice Graham, Geraldine Robinson, and Ann
Taylor.