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- from "The San Francisco Bulletin", 7 Feb 1878 (genealogybank.com)
Edward I. Armstrong, one of the Pioneers of California, died on Wednesday morning, at 2224 Howard street, in his 67th year of his age. Mr. Armstrong was widely and favorably known as proprietor of several of the leading hotels of this State and Nevada. He was a native of New York, but immigrated to Texas in 1833, and volunteered in the Texan army, at that time fighting for Independence of the State with Mexico, but before he had opportunity to perform much service that independence was achieved. Deceased came to California in 1850, and established himself in a hotel at Sacramento. He kept the St. Nicholas, a first-class hotel in this city, for several years subsequent to 1854. He kept the International Hotel in Virginia City about 1865 or 1866. In 1859 he was joint partner with the late Samuel Todd in the management of the Rassette House. He was also at one time proprietor of the old Niantic Hotel. Of late years, Mr. Armstrong, like many other old Californians, had been laboring under discouragement, owing to reverse of fortune, and became entirely disconnected with business pursuits; but to the last, amid all of his misfortunes, bore an unblemished character, and, departing, has left his friends the kindly remembrance of his worth as a man and a citizen during his more prosperous days when his many acts of generosity and benevolence made him a conspicuous man.
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1821 - 1878 (57 years)