Robert Ransome Montague

Male7 January 1817–31 December 1898

Brief Life History of Robert Ransome

When Robert Ransome Montague was born on 7 January 1817, in Cumberland, Virginia, United States, his father, Rice Daniel Montague, was 61 and his mother, Ann Ransome, was 57. He married Grazilda D. Gose on 1 June 1841, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Sparta Township, Knox, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Wataga, Knox, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 31 December 1898, in Knox, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Knox Township, Knox, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Ransome Montague
1817–1898
Grazilda D. Gose
1826–1861
Marriage: 1 June 1841
Nancy Frances Montague
1842–1907
Ellen A Montague
1845–1923
Peter Albert Montague
1848–1913
Ransom Smith Montague
1852–1945

Sources (11)

  • Robert Montague, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Robert A. Montagus, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Robert Montague, "Find A Grave Index"

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  • Marriage
    1 June 1841Tazewell, Virginia, United States

    • Children (4)

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    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1818

    Age 1

    Illinois is the 21st state.

    1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

    Age 7

    “The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

    1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place

    Age 22

    By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.

    Name Meaning

    English (of Norman origin): habitational name from either Montaigu-le-bois (Manche) or Montaigu (Manche, Aisne), named with Old French mont ‘hill’ + agu ‘pointed’ (from Latin acutus). Drogo de Montagud was a companion of William the Conqueror and founder of the Montagu(e) family, among whom the personal name Drogo was revived in the 19th century. Another family of the name Monatgu have held the titles of Duke of Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, Earl and Duke of Manchester, Earl of Halifax, and Earl of Beaulieu, and.

    Irish: adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Taidhg (see McTigue ).

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

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