John Christopher Armstrong
Alternate Names
Drewer C Iverson
Birth Date
On 1813 November 27 (Born)
Death Date
On 1881 June 7 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
1813 November 27
Mother
Eleanor Graham
Father
John Armstrong
Married
Mary Kirkbride
1840 September 8 (Age 26)
Baptized
1844 July 21 (Age 30)
Traveled in
Abraham O. Smoot/George B. Wallace Company
1847 June 18 – September 29 (Age 33)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Kirkbride (Age 31)
Joseph Hyrum Armstrong (Age 0)
Date Details
On 1847 June 18
Joined Company
Between 1847 September 25 – 29
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1851 May 5 – 1853 November (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1851 May 5
Departed from Home
On 1853 November
Departed from Field
Died in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
1881 June 7 (Age 67)
Media
John Christopher Armstrong (1813 - 1881) Profile
Sources
Person
"A Short Synopsis of the Early Life of Christopher Armstrong, and Mary Kirkbride"
"A Short Synopsis of the Early Life of Christopher Armstrong, and Mary Kirkbride", Page 1-2.
Transcript for "A Short Synopsis of the Early Life of Christopher Armstrong, and Mary Kirkbride," p. 1-2
Mission
British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 5 November 1853, Vol. 15, Part 3, Page 1.
British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 1852, Vol. 1, Part 1, Page 22.
"John C Armstrong" General Epistle Files, Church History Library
"John C Armstrong" General Epistle Files, Church History Library.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849. 1849 September 24. Page 1.
Chronicles of Courage
James Jackson Woodruff, "A Brief Sketch of the Life of James Jackson Woodruff", Chronicles of Courage, 2, Page 127-129.
Transcript for Woodruff, James Jackson, "A Brief Sketch of the Life of James Jackson Woodruff," in Chronicles of Courage, 8 vols. [1990-97], 2:127-29
George Benjamin Wallace Emigrating Company journal
George Benjamin Wallace Emigrating Company journal, June.
Transcript for George Benjamin Wallace Emigrating Company journal, 1847 June-September
George Washington Hill collection in Cache Valley Historical Material, circa 1955, reel 4, item 57, 18-31
George Washington Hill collection in Cache Valley Historical Material, circa 1955, reel 4, item 57, 18-31.
Transcript for George Washington Hill collection in Cache Valley Historical Material, circa 1955, reel 4, item 57, 18-31
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 21 June 1847, Page 36.