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- Montgomery's Tavern just north of Eglinton on Yonge Street:
During the 1837 Rebellion, Abraham Willson, 11 years old & his cousin John Wilson Montgomery were playing on the third floor when his uncle John Montgomery's tavern was set on fire by the rebels. The two boys playing upstairs were spotted & barely escaped the fire.
John & Maria Montgomery's 6 sons are
Richard, Alfred, Edwin, John, George & William Archibald Montgomery.
. 1850 main crops were cotton, corn, rice & sugar cane. West Feliciana Parish was full of large plantations.
. During the Civil War the Union gunboats shelled & destroyed their home in St. Francisville (RoseMont) & their business in Bayou Sara (Cotton Gin) & the utter impossibility of replacing either given the circumstances, the Montgomery family was forced to leave & opted to move to an area less torn by war. They moved to Texas but soon discovered that dealing with raiding Indians was a new problem they had not anticipated & were not prepared for, mainly because all the older boys were away at war.
Photo of John Willson Montgomery: Very health, elderly man, full white beard, tall hat, three piece light checked suit, apparently sitting in a rocking chair. He is a little sad looking perhaps.
Dr. John W Montgomery, son of John & Mary Montgomery, born at Newtonbrook, Ontario, in 1826. Hence he as only 10 years of age when the Rebellion broke out, at which time he & his cousin, Abraham Wilson, were the only persons in the old hotel, the Sickle & Sheaf, owned by his father, when the first cannon shot came through his hime cutting down the 3 chimneys. These 2 lads stood viewing the scene from one of the upper windows; they thought it mere sport until a second shot entered the wing, when they were removed by some of the friends.
After the Rebellion closed, & his after made his escape to the United States, his family joined him at Rochester, NY. Here our subject attended the Collegiate Institute until 1843, when the family returned to Toronto. He entered the private medical school taught by the late Dr. John Rolph, where he graduated in 1874.
During his medical course he was offered, by a vote of his class, the position of Demonstrator of Anatomy, which he accepted. After completing this education, he practiced at Sutton Village*, Ontario, 25 years.
In 1872 he removed to Bell Ewart, Simcoe County, where he remained until 1877, when he received the appointment of assistant superintendent in the Kingston Insane Asylum where he remained 5 years. In 1882 he was transferred to the Hamilton Insane Asylum where he present resides. In his politics he has always been a strong Reformer. His first wife was Josephine Gorham of the City of New York; second Elizabeth Anderson of Hawick, Scotland; this third Charlotte, daughter of William Jones, Esq. of Kingston, Ontario. He has 4 sons & 3 daughters.
Note1: Sutton is a larger town, about an hour's drive (modern) from his home in Bell Ewart, also in Simcoe County. However, he would have to pass through Holland Marsh - PJA
Obituary:
. 1907 Nov 27, Wed. Died at Ripe Old Age.
J. W. Montgomery, aged 92 years [=b.1815] died Sunday at 10 o'clock at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Edmund Pierson.
Deceased was one of the oldest citizens of Falls county, coming here about 50 years ago from Canada*. He resided in what is now the Travis community & reared a large family there. His wife has been dead many years. Mr. Montgomery was possessed of a remarkably bright intellect & rugged constitution. He was an entertaining conversationist & many there are who recall pleasant hours spent in listening to his interesting narratives (sic) concerning an eventful & well spent life.
Until a few months ago he was active & moved about with his accustomed vigor. For most of the time since last spring he has been in doors & much of the time in bed. He had no illness more than extreme age & his taking off was due to that. He was a kind hearted gentleman & his memory will be revered by many friends. The remains were interred at Travis on Monday.
Ref: Marlin Democrat Newspaper.
Note: John Willson Montgomery's say he came to US some 50 years ago: with various interludes back & forth to Canada. - PJA
Ontario Land Registry abstract North York Book 13, p65 :
Lot 22, Con 1 East Yonge Street, [Perhaps near Fnch Ave.?]
. 1840 Jun 8, B&S, Alex Montgomery, to John W Montgomery, £1000, North half in al.
. 1845 May 17, B&S, John Montgomery et al, to Bank of Upper Canada, faint x£1249.3.d. South Half xxx.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you.- - - [1, 2]
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1816 - 1907 (91 years)