Isabella Montgomery

Brief Life History of Isabella

When Isabella Montgomery was born about 1727, in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, her father, William Montgomery, was 35 and her mother, Susanna Furnis, was 34. She married John Reading III on 21 November 1746. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 9 January 1800, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Ringoes, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Reading III
1722–1767
Isabella Montgomery
1727–1800
Marriage: 21 November 1746
John Reading
1751–1820
Charles Reading Sr.
1753–1820
Rebecca Reading
1755–
Montgomery Reading
1758–1815
Alexander Reading
1759–1820
Mary Reading
1761–1837

Sources (11)

  • Isabella Reading, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
  • Isabel Bailie, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Isabella Reading in entry for Henry Bailey, "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985"

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World Events (5)

1731

Historical Boundaries: 1731: Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

1775

"During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the ""Ten Crucial Days"" and remembered by the famous phrase ""the times that try men's souls"". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time."

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and northern Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Sainte-Foy-de-Montgomery and Saint-Germain-de-Montgomery (Calvados). In Ireland this surname was present in the medieval period, died out, and was then reintroduced from Scotland in the 17th century. It has been Gaelicized in Ireland as Mac Iomaire and in Scotland as Mac Gumaraid.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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