Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Montgomery was born on 18 November 1782, in County Louth, Ireland, his father, Reverend Robert Montgomery Rector of Monaghan, was 29 and his mother, Sophia Mabella Tipping, was 36. He married Margaret Johnston on 21 March 1809, in Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 2 January 1856, in his hometown, at the age of 73.
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Sources (11)
- Alexander Montgomery, "Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage License Bonds Indexes, 1623-1866"
- A J Montgomery, "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913"
- Alexander Montgomery, "Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage License Bonds Indexes, 1623-1866"
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World Events (4)
1798
Battle of Antrim.
1798
The Young Ireland rebellion of 1798 failed.
1839
The Night of the BIG WIND. In Killarney and its neighborhood there was a terrible hurricane. The town sustained much damage and many houses were shattered.
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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