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Colonel Alexander John Montgomery

Male 1721 - 1800  (79 years)

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  • Name Alexander John Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Title Colonel 
    Birth 1721  Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Military 1759  Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Served with British Army 
    Name Black Montgomery  [3] 
    Name Old Sandy to distinguish from his younger cousin  [3, 11, 12] 
    Occupation Between 1768 and 1800  Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 7] 
    Member of Parliament 
    Occupation 1773  Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    High Sheriff 
    Burial 1800  Raphoe Parish, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    • Saint Eunan's Cathedral
    Death 29 Sep 1800  Raphoe Parish, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9] 
    Person ID I46363  Clan Montgomery Society | Montgomery of Beaulieu
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2026 

    Father Thomas Montgomery,   b. 22 Jun 1696, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1758, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Franklin,   b. 2 Jun 1700, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1758, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F4114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family   
    Marriage Never Married  [13, 15] 
    Family ID F22759  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1721 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Member of Parliament - Between 1768 and 1800 - Donegal, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - High Sheriff - 1773 - Donegal, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1800 - Raphoe Parish, Donegal, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Sep 1800 - Raphoe Parish, Donegal, Ireland Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

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

    Histories
    Montgomery, Colonel Alexander John (1721-1800)    		Montgomery, Colonel Alexander John (1721-1800)
    Website link to "The Peerage.com) operated by Darryl Lundy

  • Notes 
    • Inherited the Convoy Estate from his Cousin Alexander Montgomery of Convoy
      Known as Black Montgomery due to scalping incident in 7yrs war in Canada

  • Sources 
    1. [S3181] Montgomery, Robert H, Montgomery Families: Irish Notes, (Name: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Date: 1958;), Page 288Montgomery_Irish_Notes.pdf.

    2. [S3653] Bio Info on MontgomeryThomas1761, (Name: Name: Wikipedia;;), Biographical Information on Thomas Montgomeryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Montgomery_%28politician%29.

    3. [S5337] Biographical Information Alexander Montgomery, (Name: Name: Wikipedia;;), Biographical information on Alexander Montgomeryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Montgomery_%281720%E2%80%931800%29.

    4. [S3165] Cutter, William Richard, Genealogicial and Family History oF Western New York, (Name: Lewis Historical Publishing Company; Location: New York; Date: 1912;), Volume IGenealogical_and_family_history_of_weste.pdfPages 438-440 Montgomerys.

    5. [S3659] Marsh, William A Dr, The Ancestors and Descendants of F A Marsh and Ivy Crites, (Name: Gateway Press; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 1990;), Includes several chapters on Montgomerys.
      Book available on Archive.com

    6. [S2927] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Col Alexander John Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUK&h=248067&indiv=try

    7. [S3187] Burke, Sir Bernard, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, (Name: Harrison & Sons; Location: London, England; Date: 1899;), Montgomery of BeaulieuPages 314-315.
      A_genealogical_and_heraldic_history_of_the_Ireland.pdf

    8. [S5338] High Sheriff of Donegal, (Name: Wikipedia; Location: Donegal, Ireland;), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Donegal.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Donegal

    9. [S2978] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Genealogy of the MacClaughry family : a Scoto-Irish family originally from Galloway, Scotland; appe.
      Record for Thomas De Montgomerie
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61157&h=456114&indiv=try

    10. [S5243] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Montgomery Alexander (1721-1800) #348547Accessed KRM 28 Jul 2024 3:07pmhttps://thepeerage.com/p34855.htm#i3485479.
      The Peerage.com
      http://thepeerage.com/index.htm
      Operated by Darryl Lundy
      ]https://thepeerage.com/p34855.htm#i348547

    11. [S5325] Gardien Newsletter - Clan Montgomery Society, (Name: Clan Montgomery Society International; Location: http://www.clanmontgomery.org/;), Vol 19 No 1 Mar 2000 Page 23Page John Montgomery of Croghan and His DescendantsArticle by Helen Montgomery MeehanJohn Croghan Montgomery (1620-1679).
      Clan Montgomery Society - Gardien Newsletter
      http://www.clanmontgomery.org/

    12. [S5337] Biographical Information Alexander Montgomery, (Name: Name: Wikipedia;;), Biographical information on Alexander Montgomery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Montgomery_%281720%E2%80%931800%29.

    13. [S1180] Biographical Information Alexander Montgomery (Name: Name: Wikipedia;;), Biographical information on Alexander Montgomery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Montgomery_%281720%E2%80%931800%29.

    14. [S1811] High Sheriff of Donegal (Name: Wikipedia; Location: Donegal, Ireland;), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Donegal.

    15. [S1126] Marsh, William A Dr, The Ancestors and Descendants of F A Marsh and Ivy Crites (Name: Name: Gateway Press; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 1990;;), Includes several chapters on Montgomerys.


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