Mary Montgomery

Mary Montgomery (Park)
Birthdate:	January 1762
Birthplace:	Raheen, Baltinglass, Wicklow, Ireland
Death:	July 04, 1854 (92) Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Immediate Family:	Daughter of Thomas Parke and Sarah Parke Wife of John Montgomery Mother of Maria Park Coleman; John Montgomery, SV/PROG and Henry Montgomery Sister of Margery Boake and Ephraim Parke

Managed by:	George Diederik van den Berg
Last Updated:	April 28, 2022

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EPHRAIM BOAKE son of Thomas and Abigail (Eves) Boake was born at Edenderry 27th May 1723.
As a young man he managed to amass quite a good deal of property as he owned lands at Mullamast, Co. Kildare, owned a house and a mill at Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow, and owned a large piece of land at Ballitore on which he built his home, known as Boakefield House.
SARAH BOAKE [Sister] eldest child, was born 8th Dec 1712 near Mountmellick.
She married Thomas Parke of Baranstown, Co. Wicklow at Ballitore on 9th Jan 1731/32.
This marriage was recorded at Carlow, probably lived at Baltinglass and they had at least two children [Three, Mary Parke being one of them]
EPHRAIM PARKE [Her brother] purchased property at Baltinglass from his uncle and brother-in-law (Ephraim Boake).

p. 22. My father married Mary Park, daughter of Thomas Park of Raheine, near Baltinglass.
[He] had also been very unfortunate. He stood security for a tax gatherer, who gathered up all the taxes of the county and embarked for America.
Consequently the old gentleman was instantly arrested for the payment of the amount.
Grandmother arrived just in time to see him expire, for she had already raised the amount for his release.
Grandmother had a small income, but not sufficient to support so large a family. My mother was taken by Thomas Boke [Ephraim] of Bokefield, who was her uncle, having married a Miss Park [Margery]. She was brought up by him as a Quaker.

Died, at the house of her son in Burgher's Dorp, on the 4th July, 1854, after a short confinement to her chamber, Mary Park Montgomery, widow, aged 92 years and 6 months.
The deceased was born on her father's estate, Epharaim Park, Brahsheen, County of Wicklow, Ireland.
She came to this Colony in the year 1832, and was noted for her industry and Christianity, and was a member of the Wesleyan Society for a long time, and is much regretted by the family and friends.
She was fully conscious in her last moments, and died in perfect tranquillity. Burgher's Dorp. 7th July, 1854.

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1762	January 1762	Birth of Mary Montgomery Raheen, Baltinglass, Wicklow, Ireland
1800	1800	Birth of Maria Park Coleman Dublin, Dublin City, Dublin, Ireland
1803	August 12, 1803	Birth of John Montgomery, SV/PROG Dublin, Ireland
1812	April 9, 1812	Birth of Henry Montgomery Dublin, Dublin City, Dublin, Ireland
1854	July 4, 1854 Age 92	Death of Mary Montgomery Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Mary Montgomery (Park)