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About Rachel Montgomery
Rachel Rush
- BIRTH 1741 Byberry, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
- DEATH 1798 (aged 56–57) Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Sister of Dr. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
- Parents John Harvey Rush 1704–1751 & Susannah Hall Morris 1707–1795
- Siblings Benjamin Rush 1745–1813 & Jacob Rush 1747–1820
Married
- 1) Angus Boyce, son Malcolm Boyce
- 2) Rev. Joseph Montgomery, son John Montgomery
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The children of John Montgomery and Martha Finley (JMMF) of Pennsylvania are as follows:
Joseph Montgomery (b. 1733, PA, very shortly after his parents arrived from Ireland). The most famous of all the children in these groups, he lead a distinguished life as a preacher, teacher, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. When looking for information on children of these families, this man is the one most often found and much detailed. He married Elizabeth Reed and Rachel Rush. He is the well-known “Rev Joseph Montgomery”. His counterpart Joseph is virtually unknown and was not likely a church officer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Montgomery
In 1769 he [Joseph Montgomery] was made pastor of a congregation in New Castle, Delaware, and continued there until 1777, when he joined the 1st Maryland Regiment of the Continental Army as a chaplain. He served with Colonel William Smallwood's unit for two years and was in major actions at Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth, as well as the winter at Valley Forge. During his service, his wife (Elizabeth Reed) and two young daughters made their home with his relatives back at Paxtang (Harrisburg), and he returned there when discharged at the end of 1778.
Notes
Rachel was the sister of Dr. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. She is mentioned in his “Autobiography”;
"August 2nd, I 798. This day heard of the death of my dear and only sister Rachel Montgomery. She lived and died at Harrisburgh in Pennsylvania. She was a truly excellent woman. I never saw her angry, nor heard her speak ill of anyone. She died full of faith and hope of happiness beyond the grave. (The following character of her was published in a Harrisburgh paper where she. died, and republished in Mr. Bradford's paper)."
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Rachel Montgomery's Timeline
| 1741 |
May 7, 1741
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Byberry neighborhood, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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| 1762 |
1762
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Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1771 |
December 23, 1771
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1772
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SC, United States
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1772
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Lancaster County, Province of Carolina (present South Carolina), (present USA)
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| 1798 |
July 28, 1798
Age 57
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Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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1798
Age 56
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Old Harrisburg Burying Ground, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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