World War I Soldier flag male ancestor  John Alexander  ARMSTRONG

  (b. 26 November 1862 South March, Canada West   d. 2 November 1928 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada )  

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John Alexander ARMSTRONG was born 26 November 1862 in South March, Canada West

John Alexander ARMSTRONG was the child of Thomas ARMSTRONG   and   Jane BEATTY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John ARMSTRONG and Rebecca GLEASON (maternal)  Thomas Daniel BEATTY and Eliza BELL

John Alexander was a soldier in World War I.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

John Alexander  married  Bertha Kathleen ROSS 23 July 1920 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bertha Kathleen ROSS  was born 20 March 1882 in Prescott, Ontario, Canada.  Bertha Kathleen died 12 September 1965 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Bertha Kathleen was the child of Robert William ROSS and Ida FEILDE.

John Alexander ARMSTRONG died 2 November 1928 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.





Created Dental Corp along with Sir Sam Hughes, practiced dentistry in Ottawa ...office at Bank and Sparks. Ottawa School Board Trustee etc. Commemorative Placque in the Ottawa Military Hospital.


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John Alexander ARMSTRONG was a Dentist & Creator of the Canadian Dental Corp WW1.

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John Alexander ARMSTRONG married flag female ancestor Bertha Kathleen ROSS-- Date: 23 July 1920 Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Bertha Kathleen ROSS was the child of Robert William ROSS and Ida FEILDE




Children of John Alexander ARMSTRONG and Bertha Kathleen ROSS:

immigrant flag female ancestor Doreen ARMSTRONG (b.6 June 1918, Portabello, Scotland  d. 30 September 1970, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
m. Jean Baptiste DUFORD 



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birth1862 Birth
26 November 1862
South March, Canada West
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1918 Birth of Child
Doreen ARMSTRONG was born 6 June 1918, Portabello, Scotland

John Alexander was 55 years old.
marriage1920 Marriage / Partner
John Alexander ARMSTRONG and Bertha Kathleen ROSS 23 July 1920, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

He was 57 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1928 Death
2 November 1928
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

He died at the age of 65.

John is buried at: Beechwood Cemetary Ottawa, Ontario
Added: 2/3/2022 3:25:57 PM - Updated: 10/11/2025 9:40:36 PM

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