Alexander Montgomery (1808 - 1859)

Born 24 Jul 1808 in Westfield, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 18 Feb 1859 at age 50 in Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Alexander was born about 1815.

Alexander Montgomery married Miss Laura A. Bliss on July 24, 1839, in West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts,^[1]

Obituary posted at Find A Grave:^[2]

In Memoriam.

Montgomery, Alexander—The son of James and Sarah Montgomery, was born in Westfield, N. Y., 1808. He was educated in Amherst College, Mass., and graduated in 1837. He studied Theology first in Union Seminary, New York city, and afterwards in Auburn Seminary, N. Y. He was licensed by Hampden Congregational Association, Mass., and ordained in 1839 as pastor of Maryville Church, N. Y., where he remained until he removed West, and joined the Presbytery of Chicago, and was agent for some time. He finally settled at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, here he laboured until he was stricken with paralysis, which resulted in his death, February 18, 1859.

He married Miss Laura A. Bliss, who, with a large family, survives him.

He was an earnest Christian, and an indefatigable worker, a good theologian, and fervent preacher.

Children

1. Susan M. Montgomery Webster 1840–1920
2. Ethan Taylor Montgomery 1842–1904
3. Emma Victoria Montgomery 1847–1897
4. Alexander Hugh Montgomery 1855–1926
5. William S Montgomery 1857–1939

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Compiled Marriage Records, online)
2. ↑ Joseph M. Wilson, The Presbyterian Historical Almanac, and Annual Remembrances of the Church, for 1860, Philadelphia: Joseph M. Wilson, 1860, p. 121.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150378775/alexander-montgomery