Margaret Pearl Armstrong’s Grandparents and Parents

Pearl’s and Earl’s parents were Robert Thomas and Louise Armstrong (Scott). Louise was a widow when she married Robert. They married on December 14, 1917 in Ottawa. Upon marrying, Louise, Robert adopted her 11 year old son Earl Bertram.

A bit about Earl–

Earl as a young adult played professional hockey for Ottawa. Earl married Connie and they had one child Stanley Armstrong. Little is known of Earl’s life after hockey and his divorce from Connie.

A bit about Margaret Pearl–

Three years into louise’s and Robert’s marriage Margaret Pearl was born. She was called Margaret. She grew up in her mother’s boarding house and attended the convent for her education, as a day student. There are pictures of her in her convent uniform as a young girl and as a teen.

Keith moved to Ottawa after graduating from The Haileybury Mining School. He was boarding at louise’s boarding house. This is where he met 16 year old Margaret Pearl. He wasn’t much older at 18. Strangely upon meeting Keith’s family she became, Pearl, Pearl was the name she maintained.

Pearl and Keith Married on December 14, 1936

They had 4 children

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