Abigail (Montgomery) Hill (1790 - 1855)

Born 16 Jan 1790 in Gagetown, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1855 at age 64 in York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Abigail "Ann" Montgomery was born in early 1790, in New Brunswick, Canada. She was a daughter of Alexander Montgomery and Juda Myers. Her parents were loyalists from near New York. Following the end of the Revolutionary War, the family moved first to Gagetown, New Brunswick, just north of St. John. They married in 1778, at Gagetown. The family may have also lived a for a time at Digby, Nova Scotia, based on a biography of early York settlers.

Vital Data

Name: Abigail Montgomery

Birth: 1789 at Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada^[1]

Death: 16 Jan 1855 ^[2] Her death record says she was born in New Brunswick and died 11 Jan 1885 in Yorkville. Cause of death was "inflammation." She was buried 17 Jan 1885. The record notes that she was "interred

removed from death location: Cummers Burial Site, York, Ontario, Canada

Marriage & Family

William Hill and Abigail Montgomery had at least 12 children. This number is based on biography of William Jr, his son, who claims 12 of William's children were alive when he died. NOTE: various secondary sources show different lists of children.^[3][4] The above timeline suggests that the oldest child was female, born 1807. ^[5] Based on the timeline above, by 1819, the surviving children of Thomas and Abigail consisted of 4 daughters and 2 sons.

1. Hannah (1807)
2. Charlotte (1810) m Edward Hillock both from Home district, York, Ontario; 5 children
3. George (1811);
4. Jane (1811)
5. William Jr (1816) m Margaret Cathcart; 5 children
6. John (1818) m1 Ann Robinson (?), m2 Isabella Morris
7. Frances (1820)
8.  ??Mary (1822) m John Clark Rumble (1817-1877)
9. Matilda (1823) m Andrew Ross (1821-1892); 12 children
10. Alexander (1824)
11. unknown (1827)
12.  ?? Silas (1830- ) m Hannah Paulott (?) 1 Mar 1855 in Toronto
13. Isom Hill ?? m Eliza Boner 28 April 1842 in Toronto

Research Notes

Uncertain if the Thomas Hill linked as a son to this profile could be a mis-attribution because on a census record, this Thomas Hill is said to be German, not English.

FSID: 9J9G-NP

Sources

1. ↑ #S-1707889694
2. ↑ #S-1707889694
3. ↑ When One Hill Joins Another. By Violet Johnson Petty and Ross Hill Petty. 1986: Decorah, IA. Anudsen Press.
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L56S-2QW
5. ↑ Previously, a Thomas Hill (b. 1806- ); married Annie Harrington was listed as the oldest child, but later census records show that this Thomas Hill was born in Germany and his occupation was hostler (keeper of horses at an inn). He has been disconnected from as a child William Hill and Abigail Montgomery.

• The York Pioneer (1967)
• Frank Johnson
• One World Tree on Ancestry (source #S-1707889694)
• Ancestry
• "Ontario, Toronto Trust Cemeteries, 1826-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRKS-426?cc=1627831&wc=ST3P-ZNT%3A973088101%2C973088701 : 2 July 2019), Potters' Field Cemetery > Volume 02, 1850-1855 > image 68 of 73; Toronto Trust Cemeteris, Toronto.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #63682302

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of 104-B.ged on 12 September 2010.