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- Mrs. Esther Lynch Fisher has in her DAR application, the birthplace of Alexander Montgomery as Belfast Ireland in 1754, and his death in Richmond VA in April 1800.
His place of residence during the Revolution was Shenandoah County Virginia, and Richmond, VA
lived in Richmond Va 1788
Alexander Montgomery Revolutionary War Soldier
Sergeant Infantry Captain Quick's regiment for the defense of the western frontier of VIrginia commanded by Brig Gen George R. Clark By whom received M Ford
July 5, 1983
Sum pounds 105 - 5 -7
Vol 176 page 205 RW Pearson, copyist
The Masonic History of Montgomery is as follows:
Master of Richmond Randolph Lodge, No 10 in 1785-1789
Grand Treasurer of Grand Lodge 1785-6
Grand Master of Grand Lodge, chosen on Oct 28, 1789-90
Prepared manuscript edition of Book of Constitution and Ahiman Rezon, April 1791
Member of Grand Lodge Committee of Correspondance
Attended Grand Lodge Communication, April 13, 1791
Withdrew form Richmond Randolph Lodge, no 10 on June 1791 and moved from Richmond.
Other information of civic and occupational nature is :
Councilman for City of Richmond
Merchant
Vice President of Amiable Society for the Relief of Travelers in distress;
organized Dec 13, 1788. This organization continues on for 67 years.
The Medal reads: The Richmond Lodge of Free Masons No. 13 Alexander Montgomery, Master, Joined by the other officers and brethern, assisted in laying the foundation of this fabric on the 18th day of August, A.L. 5785, A.D. 1785 in the year of the American Independence 10.
James Mercer
Grand Master of Virginia
Alexander became the Grand Treasurer of VIrginia in 1785 and went on to serve as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia beginning in 1789, the year of General George Washington's inauguration as first President of the United States of America.
In a book entitled Richmond in By-Gone Days, published in 1856 under the authorship of Samuel Mordecai, there are several references to Alexander Montgomery, all of them pertaining to the Amicable Society. According to Mordecai:
The Amicable Society was instituted in 1788, with the benevolent object of relieving strangers and wayfarers in distress, for whom the law makes no provision. The first officers elected by the society were Anthony Singleton, president; Alexander Mongomery, vice-president;Alexander Buchanan, Treasurer; and Charles Hopkins, secretary.
Alexander Montgomery emigrated from Edinburgh.
In a text held by a family member are added notes that surplus funds from a birthday ball held for Gen. George Washington were donated to the Amicable Society. It mentions that Mr. Alexander Montgomery and Margaret Conner Montgomery started the ball with a minuet. They had four daughters.
SOURCES:
Submitted 3/13/95 in GEDCOM format by Nancy Catherine Fulkerson (Hill), CMS 1443.
Also submitted on 12 Feb. 1993 by E. Ann Lynch (Boyer), CMS 1307.
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1754 - 1800 (46 years)
