This description of the Armstrong Vault and those lay to rest there is courtesy of Wint Aldrich, a descendant of General John Armstrong Jr. and his wife Alida Livingston. He cautions that these are his recollections but have not been verified.
"I believe that the original tomb was faced with brownstone displaying a carved A in the lintel above the door. Built into the slope it directly faced the visitor as one approached entering the cemetery and before turning left ascending the hill. In the latter part of the 20th century before it was demolished this empty vault was used for maintenance equipment, I think. The family probably opted for a larger, more up-to-date and permanent vault of granite in a new location because the earlier one could not accommodate the three generations who would occupy it. My guess is that this happened at the direction of James Simons Armstrong following the death of his brother Henry Beekman Armstrong Jr.
If I remember correctly, the interior consists of four shelves facing another four, each sealed in white marble and inscribed with the names and dates of those whose remains are enclosed within. Gen. John and Alida are together in one, as are Lt.Col. Henry B. and his wife Mary. The unmarried sons of the Gen, John Jr (Rhinebeck attorney and Supervisor) and James Kosciuszko, have their individual niches, as do the four unmarried children of Lt. Col. Henry: H.B. Jr, J.S., Sarah and Mary. I may have forgotten someone, but that is more or less right.
Cousin Jimmie Armstrong died about 1920 and was the last to be entombed there, the designed spaces then being all filled. I think it was planned to be so."
-Above information provided by Beverly Kane, FaG member 46485975.
"I believe that the original tomb was faced with brownstone displaying a carved A in the lintel above the door. Built into the slope it directly faced the visitor as one approached entering the cemetery and before turning left ascending the hill. In the latter part of the 20th century before it was demolished this empty vault was used for maintenance equipment, I think. The family probably opted for a larger, more up-to-date and permanent vault of granite in a new location because the earlier one could not accommodate the three generations who would occupy it. My guess is that this happened at the direction of James Simons Armstrong following the death of his brother Henry Beekman Armstrong Jr.
If I remember correctly, the interior consists of four shelves facing another four, each sealed in white marble and inscribed with the names and dates of those whose remains are enclosed within. Gen. John and Alida are together in one, as are Lt.Col. Henry B. and his wife Mary. The unmarried sons of the Gen, John Jr (Rhinebeck attorney and Supervisor) and James Kosciuszko, have their individual niches, as do the four unmarried children of Lt. Col. Henry: H.B. Jr, J.S., Sarah and Mary. I may have forgotten someone, but that is more or less right.
Cousin Jimmie Armstrong died about 1920 and was the last to be entombed there, the designed spaces then being all filled. I think it was planned to be so."
-Above information provided by Beverly Kane, FaG member 46485975.
This description of the Armstrong Vault and those lay to rest there is courtesy of Wint Aldrich, a descendant of General John Armstrong Jr. and his wife Alida Livingston. He cautions that these are his recollections but have not been verified.
"I believe that the original tomb was faced with brownstone displaying a carved A in the lintel above the door. Built into the slope it directly faced the visitor as one approached entering the cemetery and before turning left ascending the hill. In the latter part of the 20th century before it was demolished this empty vault was used for maintenance equipment, I think. The family probably opted for a larger, more up-to-date and permanent vault of granite in a new location because the earlier one could not accommodate the three generations who would occupy it. My guess is that this happened at the direction of James Simons Armstrong following the death of his brother Henry Beekman Armstrong Jr.
If I remember correctly, the interior consists of four shelves facing another four, each sealed in white marble and inscribed with the names and dates of those whose remains are enclosed within. Gen. John and Alida are together in one, as are Lt.Col. Henry B. and his wife Mary. The unmarried sons of the Gen, John Jr (Rhinebeck attorney and Supervisor) and James Kosciuszko, have their individual niches, as do the four unmarried children of Lt. Col. Henry: H.B. Jr, J.S., Sarah and Mary. I may have forgotten someone, but that is more or less right.
Cousin Jimmie Armstrong died about 1920 and was the last to be entombed there, the designed spaces then being all filled. I think it was planned to be so."
-Above information provided by Beverly Kane, FaG member 46485975.
"I believe that the original tomb was faced with brownstone displaying a carved A in the lintel above the door. Built into the slope it directly faced the visitor as one approached entering the cemetery and before turning left ascending the hill. In the latter part of the 20th century before it was demolished this empty vault was used for maintenance equipment, I think. The family probably opted for a larger, more up-to-date and permanent vault of granite in a new location because the earlier one could not accommodate the three generations who would occupy it. My guess is that this happened at the direction of James Simons Armstrong following the death of his brother Henry Beekman Armstrong Jr.
If I remember correctly, the interior consists of four shelves facing another four, each sealed in white marble and inscribed with the names and dates of those whose remains are enclosed within. Gen. John and Alida are together in one, as are Lt.Col. Henry B. and his wife Mary. The unmarried sons of the Gen, John Jr (Rhinebeck attorney and Supervisor) and James Kosciuszko, have their individual niches, as do the four unmarried children of Lt. Col. Henry: H.B. Jr, J.S., Sarah and Mary. I may have forgotten someone, but that is more or less right.
Cousin Jimmie Armstrong died about 1920 and was the last to be entombed there, the designed spaces then being all filled. I think it was planned to be so."
-Above information provided by Beverly Kane, FaG member 46485975.
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Death year from burial date 1882-03-13 Miss Mary Armstrong.
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