Richard Montgomery
1738 - 1775 (37 years)-
Name Richard Montgomery Birth 2 Dec 1738 Dublin, Dublin, Ireland 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Gender Male Education 1754 Dublin, Dublin, Ireland [1] Trinity College Military 1775 [1] Brigadier General Continenal Army Burial 1775 Manhattan, New York, New York, USA [3, 4] Death 31 Dec 1775 Québec, Canada [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Person ID I12713 Clan Montgomery Society | Montgomery of Beaulieu Last Modified 12 May 2024
Father Thomas Montgomery, b. Abt 1710, Ireland d. Ireland Relationship natural Mother Mary Franklin Relationship natural Family ID F4114 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Janet Livingston, b. Abt 1743 Marriage 24 Jul 1773 Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA [1, 2, 8] Family ID F4115 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 May 2024
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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
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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.
- 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.
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Sources - [S1177] Biographical Information Richard Montgomery (Name: Name: Wikipedia;;), Biographical Information on Richard Montgomery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Montgomery.
- [S290] Cutter, William Richard, Genealogicial and Family History oF Western New York (Name: Lewis Historical Publishing Company; Location: New York; Date: 1912;), Volume I Genealogical_and_family_history_of_weste.pdf Pages 438-440 Montgomerys.
- [S1178] Ancestry.com, Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012 (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Database online.
Record for Richard Montgomery - [S32] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Richard Montgomery - [S266] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Stephen, Sir Lesli.
Record for Richard Montgomery - [S107] Clan Montgomery Society International (Location: http://www.clanmontgomery.org/database/surnames.html;), http://www.clanmontgomery.org/homepage.html.
- [S945] Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2 014;).
Record for Gen Richard Montgomery - [S1179] Website.
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