Mary Jane Armstrong

1854 - 1954  (100 years)

• Name	Mary Jane Armstrong  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	18 Jul 1854	Bingara, New South Wales, Australia   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Christened	12 Feb 1855	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Australia   [2]
  Died	16 Nov 1954	St Anne's Rest Home, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia   [1, 2]
  Buried	18 Nov 1954	Casino, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  Person ID	I5094	So Many Generations
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert Armstrong,   b. 1829, Muff, Donegal, Ireland ,   d. 29 Dec 1876, Tabulam, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann McWaters,   b. Abt 8 Feb 1826, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 27 Dec 1897, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	6 Jun 1851	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johann George "John" Balzer,   b. 3 Jan 1851, Reitzenhain, Nassau, Germany ,   d. 31 Dec 1903, Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 52 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1871	McLoud's Creek, New South Wales, Australia
  	McLoud's Creek was the original name of Timbarra./McLoud's Creek was the original name of Timbarra.
  Children	1. Mary Katherine Balzer,   b. 14 Mar 1872, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 5 Jun 1956, Casino, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 84 years)  [natural]   2. Frances Elizabeth Balzer,   b. 3 Jun 1874, Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 24 Nov 1941, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia  (Age 67 years)  [natural]   3. Ethel Maud Ann Balzer,   b. 15 Jan 1876, Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 11 May 1942, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 66 years)  [natural]   4. Mabel Alice Edith Balzer,   b. 8 May 1878, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. Yes, date unknown  [natural]   5. John George Balzer,   b. 29 Dec 1879, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 5 Jan 1880, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   6. Phillip Henry Balzer,   b. 8 Jan 1881, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 20 Dec 1886, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 5 years)  [natural]   7. William Edward Balzer,   b. 4 Jan 1884, Bushby's Flat, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 22 Dec 1956, Moorooka, Queensland, Australia  (Age 72 years)  [natural]   8. Emily Balzer,   b. 3 Oct 1886, Casino, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1929, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 42 years)  [natural]   9. Priscilla Balzer,   b. 27 Apr 1889, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. Yes, date unknown  [natural]   10. Walter Robert Hugh "Wally" Balzer,   b. 30 Nov 1892, Yulgilbar Station, Baryulgil, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 10 Jun 1959, Coraki, , New South Wales, Australia  (Age 66 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F1567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Jane was the second child to Robert and Mary Armstrong. Amarriage was arranged for Mary Jane when she was 17 years of age toJohn George Balzer who was 20 years of age. Both parties by lawrequired permission of the parents to marry which was granted byRobert Armstrong (Brides father) and Eva Balzer, mother of the groom.John George went to the wedding on horse back. Mary Jane arrived byhorse and buggy. At the time of the wedding neither had seen orspoken to each other. Mary Jane became a widow when John George diedaged 52 on the 31 December 1903. With 8 surviving children to bringup she struggled on until the children grew up which was quite a featin those days. Mary Jane lived on to the ripe old age of 100 years (18July 1954) and received many congratulatory telegrams and mail fromThe Queen, Bishop of Grafton, Australian Parliament House and manyothers. Her birthday celebrations were deferred because of largeflooding of the Richmond River. At her party she stood up, banged thetable with her walking stick and made a speech. A very memorableperson.

  
  

• Sources

  [S115] FamilySearch Family Tree, FamilySearch, accessed 2 Oct 2017), entry for Mary Jane Armstrong, person ID KC9C-L4R. [S9] Source, (Name: http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=18031271249&indiv=try;). Birth date: abt 1854Birth place: Death date: 16 Nov 1954Death place: New South Wales, AustraliaResidence date: Residence place: Australia [S9] Source, (Name: http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=18031271249&indiv=try;). Birth date: 1854Birth place: Armidale, New South Wales [S1] Australia, New South Wales, Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages.