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
    Title Colonel 
    Birth 1721  Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7
    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
    Occupation Between 1768 and 1800  Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 8
    Member of Parliament 
    Occupation 1773  Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9
    High Sheriff 
    Burial 1800  Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7
    • Saint Eunan's Cathedral
    Death 29 Sep 1800  Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 7, 8
    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
    Person ID I20857  MontyHistNotes_II | Montgomery of Beaulieu, Montgomerys of Hessilhead
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2024 

    Father Thomas Montgomery,   b. 1700   d. Apr 1761, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Franklin   d. Apr 1758 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F8722  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Marriage Never Married  [3, 5
    Family ID F8738  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2024 

  • 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, Donegal, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Sep 1800 - Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S422] Montgomery, Robert H, Montgomery Families: Irish Notes, (Name: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Date: 1958;), Page 288 Montgomery_Irish_Notes.pdf.

    2. [S2350] Bio Info on MontgomeryThomas1761, (Name: Name: Wikipedia;;), Biographical Information on Thomas Montgomery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Montgomery_%28politician%29.

    3. [S2354] Biographical Information Alexander Montgomery, (Name: Name: Wikipedia;;), Biographical information on Alexander Montgomery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Montgomery_%281720%E2%80%931800%29.

    4. [S498] 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.

    5. [S2036] 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. [S323] thePeerage.com, Montgomery Thomas #241289 http://thepeerage.com/p24129.htm#i241289.

    7. [S2446] 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

    8. [S501] Burke, Sir Bernard, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, (Name: Harrison & Sons; Location: London, England; Date: 1899;), Montgomery of Beaulieu Pages 314-315.
      A_genealogical_and_heraldic_history_of_the_Ireland.pdf

    9. [S3240] 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