Benjamin Remington Armstrong

1821 - Abt 1901  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Benjamin Remington Armstrong
  Born	Jul 1821	Jamestown or Newport, RI   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1901	GA   [2]
  Person ID	I18509	Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	George Armstrong, Jr.,   b. 26 Feb 1785,   d. 11 Oct 1876  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Sarah Carr Remington,   b. 21 Nov 1786, Jamestown, Newport Co., RI ,   d. 8 Mar 1867, Jamestown, Newport Co., RI  (Age 80 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1805	Jamestown, RI   [3]
  Family ID	F01568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ferguson,   b. Jan 1825, Charlestown, SC ,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1900, GA  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	Abt 1847
  Children	1. Alexander Armstrong,   b. Abt Dec 1847, Effingham Co., GA ,   d. Abt 1886  (Age ~ 38 years)   2. Sarah F. Armstrong,   b. Abt 1849, GA ,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1850  (Age ~ 1 years)   3. Leander G. Armstrong,   b. Abt Nov 1854, SC or GA ,   d. Aft 15 Apr 1910  (Age ~ 56 years)   4. John R. Armstrong,   b. Abt Dec 1857, Savannah, GA ,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1860  (Age ~ 3 years)   5. Marion Armstrong,   b. Abt 1861, GA ,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1880  (Age ~ 19 years)   6. Florence Armstrong,   b. Abt 1864, GA ,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1880  (Age ~ 16 years)   7. George Ferguson Armstrong,   b. 25 Sep 1868, Guyton, Effingham Co., GA ,   d. Aft 15 Apr 1910  (Age > 42 years)
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F07804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  In the 1850 Federal Census, Benjamin Armstrong is age 38 b RI and living at Chatham Co., GA. Sarah F. Armstrong, age 1 GA Female, is with him. In the 1860 Federal Census, Benjamin (39 RI) & Eliza (28 SC) are living at Savannah, Chatham Co., GA. With them are: Alexander (12 6/12 GA), Leander (5 7/12 SC), and John R. (2 6/12 GA). In the Federal Census of 1870, B. R. Armstrong is age 49 RI. He is living at Savannah, Chatham Co., GA. With him is son Leander 16 GA. They are living or staying at the Planters' Hotel. However, he appears to be listed twice, because he is also listed in Effingham Co., GA, as B. R. Armstrong 47 RI. His family is listed as follows: E. M. 40 SC, L. 15 SC, M. 9 GA, F. 6 GA, and G. 1 GA. (Is G. his grandson George? See note below from Georgia Historical Society. However, the census says George is Ben's son.) In the Federal Census of 1880, the family is living on Gordon Street in Savannah: Benjamin (57 RI), Elizabeth (50 SC), Marion (19 GA), Leander (25 SC), Florence (16 GA), George (11 GA), & Iowa (10 GA, granddaughter). In the Federal Census of 1900, Ben R. Armstrong is 78 RI and his wife Eliza is 75 SC. They are living at Guyton, Effingham Co., GA. The following notes are from the Georgia Historical Society web site [http://www.georgiahistory.com/Collections/vm0025.htm]: "Benjamin Remington Armstrong, a native of Rhode Island, was a brickmason, builder, and contractor in Savannah, Georgia. Alexander Armstrong, Benjamin's son, was a machinist and the father of George F. Armstrong."

  
  

• Sources

  [S012839] Federal Census of 1 June 1900. [S013505] Georgia Historical Society web site. [S012523] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Jamestown -- Marriages, 12.