As a private, Joshua served as artificer and scout during the Revolutionary War. (Refer to Pension Application M.23481 for service details.)
On 7 July 1785 Joshua married Sarah Morris in Rockingham Co, Virginia. They migrated to Kentucky, settling in Green and Warren Counties.
They, then, moved to St. Clair/Madison County, IL in 1810, where Joshua served as a ranger until the Indians were removed.
In 1816, prior to Illinois statehood, he petitioned to build a toll bridge across Silver Creek. Joshua was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1818 and Trustee of Schools in 1819.
In 1824, Joshua moved to Green (later Jersey) County, where he remained until his death.
Sons: Robert, Thomas, William, Andrew and Maurice Armstrong
Daughters: Margaret Armstrong Bridges, Mary Polly Armstrong West, Nancy Armstrong Stice
Note: Sarah's application for a widow's pension erroneously gave 25 December 1844 as Joshua's date of death. However, the correct date of death is 25 September 1844. Probate papers, with youngest son Maurice Armstrong as administrator, were filed on November 9, 1844.
As a private, Joshua served as artificer and scout during the Revolutionary War. (Refer to Pension Application M.23481 for service details.)
On 7 July 1785 Joshua married Sarah Morris in Rockingham Co, Virginia. They migrated to Kentucky, settling in Green and Warren Counties.
They, then, moved to St. Clair/Madison County, IL in 1810, where Joshua served as a ranger until the Indians were removed.
In 1816, prior to Illinois statehood, he petitioned to build a toll bridge across Silver Creek. Joshua was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1818 and Trustee of Schools in 1819.
In 1824, Joshua moved to Green (later Jersey) County, where he remained until his death.
Sons: Robert, Thomas, William, Andrew and Maurice Armstrong
Daughters: Margaret Armstrong Bridges, Mary Polly Armstrong West, Nancy Armstrong Stice
Note: Sarah's application for a widow's pension erroneously gave 25 December 1844 as Joshua's date of death. However, the correct date of death is 25 September 1844. Probate papers, with youngest son Maurice Armstrong as administrator, were filed on November 9, 1844.
Inscription
TO
THE MEMORY OF
JOSH ARMSTRONG
DIED SEPT 25, 1844
AGED 88Y 1M 4 DAYS
BORN iN THE STATE OF PENN
SERVED HiS COUNTRY iN thE
WAR OF THE REVOLUTION
AftER WhiCH hE MARRIED iN
THE YEAR 1785
EMIGRATED TO KENTUCKY 1787
THENCE TO ILL 1810
This hand-crafted stone was lettered using a mixture of capital and small-case chisels. The artisan not only created a unique piece of work, but conveyed a great biography.
Photo and transcription by Ruth Lewis Lepper, 3rd gr-granddaughter)
DAR Marker at foot of his grave:
REVOLUTIONARY
SOLDIER
JOSHUA ARMSTRONG
1775 - 1783
American Legion Medal placed at the foot of his grave.
Gravesite Details
Joshua's wife, Sarah Morris, is buried beside him. Several grandchildren, children of son Maurice Armstrong and Elizabeth Sims, are also buried in the same plot.
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