John Armstrong (October 13, 1717 - March 9, 1795) was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a major general in the Revolutionary War. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania. Wikipedia
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John Armstrong Sr. Birth: Oct. 13, 1717, Northern Ireland (Ulster) Death: Mar. 9, 1795 Carlisle Cumberland County Pennsylvania, USA Revolutionary War Continental Brigadier General, Continental Congressman. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6664788
Bibliography Crist, Robert G. John Armstrong, Sr.: Proprietary Man. Ph.D. diss., Pennsylvania State University, 1981. bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000281