Brief Life History of Jefferson Thomas
When Jefferson Thomas Montgomery was born on 4 May 1804, in Shackle Island, Sumner, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Montgomery, was 41 and his mother, Jane McMillen, was 40. He married Mary Polly Jouett on 11 January 1830, in Sumner, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 29 April 1879, in Sumner, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Beech Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Jefferson Montgomery, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jefferson Montgomery, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Jefferson Thomas Montgomery, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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