Joseph Montgomery

Male 1733 - 1794  (61 years)


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  • Name Joseph Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Birth 23 Sep 1733  Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14
    Gender Male 
    DAR Number A079043  [6
    Graduation 1755  [3, 5
    College of New Jersey Princeton; Master of Arts 
    Occupation 29 Sep 1757  Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Appointed by College Pres Aaron Burr Master of Grammar School/Princeton 
    Occupation Between 1764 and 1769  Georgetown, Kent, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Minister 
    Religion 1772  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    John Roan's Congregation 
    Fact 1 20 Jul 1775  New Castle, Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Sermon at Chrisitiana Bridge 
    Military Between 1777 and 1778  Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 17
    Chaplain of Maryland Regiment 
    Occupation Between 1780 and 1782  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 9
    Continental Congress 
    Occupation Between 1786 and 1974  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5
    common pleas court judge 
    Land 1787  Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Patented 206.5 acres Bloomsbury 4miles NE of Harrisburg 
    Occupation Between 1787 and 1794  [3
    Trustee of Dickenson College 
    Residence 2 Aug 1790  Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Land 1793  Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Purch from John Harris 1/4 acre corner Chestnut & Respberry Alley 
    Occupation Reverend; Presbyterian Minister  [3
    Burial 1794  Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 18, 19
    • Lutheran Church Cemetery; Buried in his daughter's husband's Lairds family mausoleum
    Death 14 Oct 1794  Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6
    Notes 
    • Findagrave lists Joseph as being buried at Paxtang Church. Spencer lists Laird's family mausoleum
    Person ID I4497  MontyHistNotes_III | John Montgomery and Martha Finley
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

    Father Captain; Not sure where this title comes from John Montgomery,   b. 1703, Armagh, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1785, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Martha Finley,   b. Abt 1703, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1779, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Bef 1726  Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2927  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Reed,   b. Abt 1740, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1769, Georgetown, Kent, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Marriage 1767  [5
    Children 
    +1. Sarah Pettit Montgomery,   b. Jul 1766, Georgetown, Kent, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1808, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F2918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Rachel Rush,   b. 18 Oct 1741, Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1798, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jul 1770  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 7
    • Second Presbyterian Church
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Betsy Montgomery,   b. 17 Jul 1770, Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1814, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F2919  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Sep 1733 - Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Appointed by College Pres Aaron Burr Master of Grammar School/Princeton - 29 Sep 1757 - Mercer, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Jul 1770 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - John Roan's Congregation - 1772 - Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact 1 - Sermon at Chrisitiana Bridge - 20 Jul 1775 - New Castle, Delaware, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Chaplain of Maryland Regiment - Between 1777 and 1778 - Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Continental Congress - Between 1780 and 1782 - Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - common pleas court judge - Between 1786 and 1974 - Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Patented 206.5 acres Bloomsbury 4miles NE of Harrisburg - 1787 - Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Aug 1790 - Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Purch from John Harris 1/4 acre corner Chestnut & Respberry Alley - 1793 - Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1794 - Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Oct 1794 - Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S710] Montgomery Politicians, (Name: Name: Policitical Graveyard;;), http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/montgomery.html.

    2. [S696] Montgomery, Clark, Clark Montgomery GED file, (Name: Location: Minnesota; Date: 2009;;), Clark Montgomery GED file.

    3. [S692] Maring, Don, Don Maring Notes To Andrea Adams, (Name: Date: 18 Jun 2008;;), Email from Don Maring to Andrea Adams discusses Montgomerys ofPennsylvania.

    4. [S697] Montgomery, Joseph II, Notes from Joseph Mont II, (Name: Date: 1925;;), Notes written by Joseph Montgomery II; from files located at DauphinCounty Historical Society.

    5. [S41] Kelker, Luther Reily, History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania_MontBio, (Name: Date: 1907;;), Volume III, Pages 538-541 Volume I, Chapter X, The Newspapers Volume III, Pages 549-551 and 673-675 Forster Family.

    6. [S691] DAR Ancestor A079043, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), Joseph Montgomery.

    7. [S654] Linn, John Blair, Record of Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1810, (Name: Name: Clearfield; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 2008;;), Published in Two Volumes Also William H Egle.

    8. [S695] SAR Application 67487, (Name: Name: Sons of the American Revolution;;), Rev Joseph Montgomery.

    9. [S28] Ancestry.com, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2006;;), Database online.
      Record for Joseph Montgomery

    10. [S711] Ancestry.com, Biographies of Notable Americans, 1904, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;).
      Record for Joseph Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=dona_all&h=12812&indiv=try

    11. [S575] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Volume: 338.
      Record for Reverend Joseph Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SARMemberApps&h=670301&indiv=try

    12. [S59] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Harrisburgh, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 8; Page: 163; Family History Library Film: 0568148.
      Record for Joseph, Esqr Esquire Mongomery
      Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 3
      Free White Persons - Females 2
      Number of Slaves 2
      Number of Household Members 7
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5058&h=305189&indiv=try

    13. [S712] Forster, John Montgomery, A Sketch of the Life of the Rev. Joseph Montgomery, (Name: Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1879;;), http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000869.

    14. [S24] Politcal Graveyard Website, (Name: Name: Politcal Graveyard Website;;).

    15. [S704] Egle, William, John Roan's Congregation, Egle's Notes and Queries p. 848 John Roan's Congregation 1745-1775.

    16. [S715] Montgomery, Joseph, Sermon at Christiana Bridge, (Name: Date: 20 Jul 1775;;), Sermon preached by Joseph Montgomery at Continental Congress.Courtesy of Clark Montgomery.

    17. [S433] American Revolutionary War, (Date: 1775-1783;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War.

    18. [S39] Paxton Presbyterian Churchyard, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA;), cemtery.interment.pdf Suburb also called Paxtang Also known as Old Paxtang Presbyterian Meeting House Cemetery.

    19. [S713] Spencer, Thomas E, Where They're Buried, (Name: Name: Clearfield Co; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 1998;;), Where They're Buried, A Directory containing more than 20,000 names, ISBN 0-8063-4823-2.