8th Earl of Eglinton Alexander Montgomerie

1638 - 1701  (63 years)

• Name	Alexander Montgomerie  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Title	8th Earl of Eglinton
  Birth	1638	Leslie, Fife, Scotland   [10]
  Gender	Male
  Title	9th Lord Montgomery
  Title	Captain
  Military Service	1690	Drogheda, Louth, Ireland   [2, 11]
  	Battle of the Boyne
  Death	1701	Scotland   [1, 2, 10]
  Notes	Appointed Colonel of 3 Troops of Scots Horse in Battle of the Boyne
  Person ID	I4920	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	7th Earl of Eglinton Hugh Seton Montgomerie,   b. 8 Apr 1613, Boreland, Fife, Scotland d. Feb 1669 (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Countess of Eglinton Mary Leslie,   b. 1 Jan 1618, Rothes, Moray, Scotland d. 1659, Scotland (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Dec 1635	Leslie, Fife, Scotland   [5, 12]
  Family ID	F2201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lady Elizabeth Crichton,   b. 1632, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 5 Dec 1675, Scotland (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	Jan 1658	Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland   [1, 10]
  Children	+ 1. 9th Earl of Eglinton Alexander Seton Montgomerie,   b. 1660, Londonderry, Northern Ireland d. 18 Feb 1729, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hugh Montgomerie,   b. 1663, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John Montgomerie,   b. 28 May 1668, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 12 Mar 1694, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Lady Mary Montgomerie,   b. 1671, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Apr 1742, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Grace Popley,   b. Abt 1640
  Marriage	Abt 1670
  Family ID	F34724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Catherine St Quentin,   b. Abt 1608   d. 1700 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	1698  [10]
  Family ID	F34725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Military Service - Battle of the Boyne - 1690 - Drogheda, Louth, Ireland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories		Montgomerie, Alexander (1638-1701) Website link to article in "Wikipedia"
  		Battle of the Boyne Website link to article in "Wikipedia" 1 July 1690 Oldbridge, County Meath, Ireland

  
  

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