Richard MONTGOMERY

1807 - 1873  (66 years)

• Name	Richard MONTGOMERY
  Born	9 Feb 1807	Town of York (Toronto), Ontario
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Aug 1873	Toronto, York Co., Ontario
  	COD: Consumption.
  Buried	Toronto Necropolis Cemetery
  	Red granite pillar monument.
  Person ID	I1427	John Willson, Piscataway, NJ and Ontario Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Alexander MONTGOMERY, Jr., U.E,           b. Feb 1758, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut           d. 3 May 1841, Town of York (Toronto), Ontario  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Judith JUDA MYERS           b. 24 May 1759, Phillips Manor, Yonkers, Westchester, NYC           d. 16 Mar 1831, Town of York (Toronto), Ontario  (Age 71 years)
  Married	1779	New York, New York
  Family ID	F54	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah SMITH, .II           b. 4 Apr 1812, Thornhill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario           d. 16 Oct 1883, Toronto, York Co., Ontario  (Age 71 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1831	Toronto, York Co., Ontario
  Children	1. David Richard MONTGOMERY           b. 28 May 1847, Newtonbrook, Willowdale (Toronto), Ontario           d. 9 Aug 1921, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age 74 years)   2. Mary Elizabeth MONTGOMERY           b. 22 Jul 1849, Newtonbrook, Willowdale (Toronto), Ontario           d. 25 Aug 1874, Toronto, York Co., Ontario  (Age 25 years)   3. Mahala MONTGOMERY           b. 20 Jun 1851, Newtonbrook, Willowdale (Toronto), Ontario           d. 9 Jan 1926, Toronto, York Co., Ontario  (Age 74 years)   4. Victoria MONTGOMERY           b. 25 May 1855, Newtonbrook, Willowdale (Toronto), Ontario           d. 24 Apr 1914, Toronto, York Co., Ontario  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F1006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Richard is the son of Juda Myers & Alexander Montgomery, U.E. . Richard Montgomery married 8 Sep 1866 to Mary Ann Peelar. Their children were:   John Smith Montgomery, 1834 Mar 45, Markham - 1908 Apr 14, Toronto   Alexander Montgomery, 1835-1910   John Smith Montgomery (1835 - 1908)   Joseph Montgomery, 1843-1895   Nancy Montgomery Quantz, (1845 - 1928). . [Son of Ricd.] ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY, carriage manufacturer, 838 Queen Street West, was born in Markham Township, a little east of Yonge Street, near Hogg s Hollow, now York Mills, November 1, 1835. His father, Richard Montgomery, a brother of John Montgomery, who played such a prominent part in the Rebellion of 1837, was born in February, 1807, east of York Mills, & died August 11, 1873. His wife was Hannah, daughter of John Smith, by whom he had the following children, all of whom survived him: Jane, born December 6th, 1832; John S., March 4th, 1834; Alexander, November 1, 1835; Nathan M., July 2rd, 1837; Sarah Ann, September loth, 1839; Martha, August 3 ist, 1841; Joseph, May 9, 1843; Nancy, June 21, 1845; David, May 25, 1847; Mary E., July 20, 1849; Mahala, June 20, 1850; Jerusha, May 6, 1853; Victoria, May 23, 1855; Charles A., August l0, 1857. The mother of these children was born near Thornhill, April 28, 1812 & died October 14, 1883. Alexander Montgomery began to learn the trade of a carriage- maker & general blacksmith when he was quite young; he has been manufacturing carriages for 25 years. In 1866, he married Mary Anne, daughter of Joseph Peelar. The Peelars were U.E. Loyalists & settled west of the Hooton in 1800. Mary Ann Hooton, the great grandmother of Mrs. Montgomery was drowned while crossing that river on horseback. Mrs. Montgomery s grandmother lived to be 84 years of age. She had a narrow escape from being shot during the Battle of York in 1812, while walking across Bloor Street with her son, then an infant in her arms. . 1858 Dec 10 & 24th - Letters remaining at Richmond Hill Post Office: Richard Montgomery, M Teefy, Postmaster. Ref: York Commonwealth Newspaper. - - - [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] C Blackett Robinson, Publisher, 1885.