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State of Service: MA
Qualifying Service: Private / Civil Service / Patriotic Service
Robert Montgomery was born July 13, 1741 at Blanford, Massachusetts. He was the son of James Montgomery and Mary Henry. He served with the Massachusetts Militia in 1779. He married Mary White in 1764. They had seven children, sons James, Thomas, Levi and Calvin; and daughters Sarah and Hannah (Anna). (Anna is also buried in Liberty cemetery.) He came to Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1799 making him one of the earliest settlers. In 1819, a church organized at the home of Robert Montgomery was that of the Congregational and Presbyterian faiths. Since there were not enough Congregationalists or Presbyterians in the immediate vicinity to support separate churches, it was decided to make this a Union organization of both, to which all agreed. In 1828, the congregation was able to occupy their own church home which had been under construction for a couple of years. Robert Montgomery died October 15, 1822.
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