General Richard Montgomery

1738 - 1775  (37 years)

• Name	Richard Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  Title	General
  Birth	2 Dec 1738	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland   [1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18]
  	Swords Swords
  Gender	Male
  Education	1754	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland   [1, 16]
  	Trinity College
  Education	1754	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland   [1, 16]
  	Trinity College
  Military	1775  [1]
  	Brigadier General Continenal Army
  Military	1775  [1]
  	Brigadier General Continenal Army
  Burial	1775	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [7, 10, 16]
  Death	31 Dec 1775	Québec, Canada   [1, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19]
  	Cause: Killed in Action Siege of Québec
  Notes	Well known war hero
  Person ID	I20903	MontyHistNotes_II | Montgomery of Beaulieu, Montgomerys of Hessilhead
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Montgomery,   b. 22 Jun 1696, Dublin, Ireland d. 15 Jun 1758, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Franklin,   b. 2 Jun 1700, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland d. Apr 1758, Dublin, Ireland (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F8722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Livingston,   b. 27 Aug 1743, Clermont, Columbia, New York, USA d. 6 Nov 1828, Dutchess, New York, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	24 Jul 1773	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [1, 4, 18]
  Family ID	F8735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 2 Dec 1738 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Education - Trinity College - 1754 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Education - Trinity College - 1754 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Marriage - 24 Jul 1773 - Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA Burial - 1775 - Manhattan, New York, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Montgomery, John Croghan (1620_1679) Article from Gardien Newsletter Helen Montgomery Meehan

  
  

  Histories		Montgomery, General Richard (1738-1775) Website link to article in "Wikipedia"
  		Montgomery, General Richard (1738-1775) Website link to "The Peerage.com" operated by Darry Lundy

  
  

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Clan Montgomery Society - Gardien Newsletter http://www.clanmontgomery.org/