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Nina Bell Andrews Armstrong

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Birth	:	15 Jun 1890 North Range, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death	:	1 May 1969 Kentville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Burial	:	Stoney Beach Cemetery, Granville Beach, Annapolis County, Canada
Coordinate	:	44.7227240, -65.5740640
Description	:	Nina was born on the 15th of June 1890 in North Range, Digby Co., Nova Scotia. She was born to John Vian Andrews and Eliza Jane Baltzer. She spent her childhood in the idilic woodlands of her father’s woodlot, playing in the burned out area and on the banks of the Andrews Lake, named for her family. Nina had three older siblings, John, Beatrice, and “Bessie”, and a younger sister, Ella, who died as a child. Nina never quite got over Ella’s death. In her late teens Nina went to stay with her maternal uncle in Boston. Her uncle had... Read More	Nina was born on the 15th of June 1890 in North Range, Digby Co., Nova Scotia. She was born to John Vian Andrews and Eliza Jane Baltzer. She spent her childhood in the idilic woodlands of her father’s woodlot, playing in the burned out area and on the banks of the Andrews Lake, named for her family. Nina had three older siblings, John, Beatrice, and “Bessie”, and a younger sister, Ella, who died as a child. Nina never quite got over Ella’s death. In her late teens Nina went to stay with her maternal uncle in Boston. Her uncle had a large dairy farm and Nina helped work in the dairy washing the glass milk bottles. After her adventure in Boston she attended the Provincial Normal College in Truro, N.S. After she graduated she taught from about 1912 to 1913. She taught first in her hometown of North Range for 160 dollars a year. After teaching in North Range she went to Granville Beach and taught there. In Granville Beach she boarded with the Bath family who lived close to the one room school house where she taught. Nina eventually befriended Miss Mary Armstrong, who was also a teacher, and became aquatinted with her family. Nina had a few young suitors vying for her affection including Hugh Irvine Armstrong, Mary’s older brother. One suitor tried to impress her with his high stepping horse and nice carriage, but it was Hugh who won her affections in the end, and they were married on the 3rd of September 1913. Many years later Nina would tell this story to her granddaughters and tell them she made the right decision and never regretted it. Nina and Hugh lived on the Armstrong homestead in Granville Beach, in the house his grandfather built in about 1845. They lived there with Hugh’s parents, his widowed sister-in-law and her three children, and some of Nina’s family would visit also. In the 1920’s and 30’s she was buying flower and sugar in the hundreds of pounds, and with the help of the maid, “Aunt Fanny”, she was feeding a full house and farm hands. Nina and Hugh had five children between 1915 and 1931, Donald, Wilfred, David, Elizabeth, and Dorothy. All of their children attended the same one room schoolhouse that Hugh did,and that Nina taught at. Nina also made sure she continued to learn also. She kept a board in her kitchen and would put new words to learn on it. Both Nina and Hugh were very involved in their community. Hugh was manager of the Annapolis Fruit Co. in Annapolis Royal. He served as overseer of the poor for Annapolis Royal, and as deputy warden for Annapolis, and he also served as municipal councillor for Annapolis for 18 years. Nina was the president of her areas Woman’s Missionary Society and was made a Dominion Life Member in 1952. She was church organist and the Superintendent of the Granville Beach Baptist Sunday School for 35 years. Hugh passed away in 1955 and Nina continued to live in Granville Beach where she could often be found sitting in her rocking chair writing. She was also very musical and wrote a hymn and taught her granddaughter how to play on the pump organ, and sang with her. She loved poetry and literature and would read to her grandchildren. This love of music and literature has been passed down in the family. She lived with her children for a time before moving to Canard, Kings Co. to live with her daughter Elizabeth. After her health started to fail Nina passed away on the 1st of May 1969 at the Blanchard Fraser Memorial Hospital in Kentville, at the age of 78. She left behind a large family that continues to grow today.

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Where is Nina Bell Andrews Armstrong's memorial?
Nina Bell Andrews Armstrong's memorial is located at: Stoney Beach Cemetery, Granville Beach, Annapolis County, Canada.
When did Nina Bell Andrews Armstrong death?
Nina Bell Andrews Armstrong death on 1 May 1969 in Kentville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Where are the coordinates of the Nina Bell Andrews Armstrong's memorial?
Latitude: 44.7227240
Longitude: -65.5740640

Family Members:

Spouse

Hugh Irvine “Hughie” Armstrong

(1885 - 1955)

Children

Donald Andrews Armstrong

(1915 - 2018)

Wilfred Hugh Armstrong

(1918 - 2004)

David Mills Armstrong

(1923 - 2005)

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