General Richard Montgomery

1738 - 1775  (37 years)

• Name	Richard Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  Title	General
  Birth	2 Dec 1738	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland   [1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18]
  	Swords
  Gender	Male
  Education	1754	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland   [1, 16]
  	Trinity College
  Military	1775  [1, 20]
  	Brigadier General Continenal Army
  Burial	1775	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [7, 10, 16]
  Death	31 Dec 1775	Québec, Canada   [1, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19]
  	Cause: Killed in Action Siege of Québec
  Person ID	I12713	Clan Montgomery Society | Montgomery of Beaulieu
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Montgomery,   b. 22 Jun 1696, Dublin, Ireland d. 15 Jun 1758, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Franklin,   b. 2 Jun 1700, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland d. Apr 1758, Dublin, Ireland (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Livingston,   b. 27 Aug 1743, Clermont, Columbia, New York, USA d. 6 Nov 1828, Dutchess, New York, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	24 Jul 1773	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [1, 4, 18]
  Family ID	F4115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 2 Dec 1738 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Education - Trinity College - 1754 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Marriage - 24 Jul 1773 - Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA Burial - 1775 - Manhattan, New York, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Montgomery, John Croghan (1620_1679) Article from Gardien Newsletter Helen Montgomery Meehan

  
  

  Histories

  Montgomery, General Richard (1738-1775) Website link to "The Peerage.com" operated by Darryl Lundy

  
  

• Notes

  Source: pgs. 379-380, THE MONTGOMERYS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1903, D.B. Montgomery. This book says Richard Montgomery was born in Ireland in 1737. Entered the British army before age 21. Resigned his commission in 1770 and emigrated to the American Colonies. Settled on the Hudson River in New York and married a daughter of Judge Livingston. Was appointed a Major-General by the American Congress in 1775. Was a leader in the expedition against Canada in late 1775; captured Montreal and other locations. Was killed in the seige of Quebec, where a monument states that he "fell in an attack on Quebec, Dec.31, 1775, aged 39 years." There is also a monument to Gen. Montgomery in Montreal's Old Town section. Source: pgs 216-218, ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE MONTGOMERYS, 1948, by B.G. de Montgmerry. "Richard Montgomery was the third son of Thomas Montgomery, M.P. for Lifford, a grandson of Alexander Montgomery of Ballyleck and descendant in the eighth generation of Alexander the poet. He was born at Swords in the county of Dublin on 2nd December 1736....After nine years service as captain he returned to Ireland. For some mysterious reason his promotion in the army was stopped, and in 1773 he made up his mind to emigrate...He purchased a farm at King's Bridge near New York and a bigger place on the banks of the Hudson. Soon after his arrival in America he married the daughter of Robert Livingstone, an influential judge. The marriage was a happy one but for the fact that there were no children. Montgomery mostly lived with his wife on her estate, Grassmere near Rembeck....Montgomery was nominated to represent Duchess County in the first New York provincial convention...Not long afterwards he was appointed Brigadier-General and got the command of the 1st Division in the expedionary force raised by Congress for the purpose of conquering Canada...Montgomery and Arnold met accordingly to the agreed plan before the walls of Quebec...Montgomery led the attack in person...and was slightly ahead of his troops....Montgomery fell mortally wounded and his men turned tail, leaving their general in the hands of the British...Montgomery, who was terribly mauled, died soon after his capture. Although he had fought against his own country, the British gave him a great funeral with military honours....By order of Congress and with permission from the British authorities the remains of Montgomery were transferred to St. Paul's Church, New York, forty years after his death...General Montgomery had two uncles: John, from whom are descended the Montgomerys of Beaulieu; and Robert, the ancestor of the Montgomerys of Convoy House. Both of these estates are situated in Ireland. Well known war hero Well known war hero

  
  

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