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Samuel Montague Jr.

Birth
Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
17 Jan 1777 (aged 56)
Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
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Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA Add to Map
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Samuel was raised in a benevolent community of relatives, schooled by Godly men and growing up to be a very devoted member of the established Congregational church. He was of a religious turn of mind and was very strict in observing all his religious obligations.

Samuel moved to Bennington, Vermont and married his cousin, Elizabeth, daughter of Peter and Mary Hubbard Montague. Unrest in the church in the 1740's and 50's caused Samuel Jr. to be excommunicated, being called a "separatist" member on August 24, 1753. The new group was called the "new lights", who opposed any union between church and state and refused to be taxed to support any religious organization. After about 12 years, these religious difficulties caused him to relocate to Bennington Vermont in 1761. Later, he moved to Pittsford, Vermont and bought a 55 acre farm.

Samuel was the moderator of the first town meeting of and elected Selectman in 1762. He was a member of the first Congregational church established in Pittsford. He built a house on the high ground of his property and made his living as a farmer and still practiced his trade of weaver.

Shortly after he moved his family to Pittsford, the Revolutionary War began and he decided that Pittsford was too remote to be safe. He returned to Bennington in 1776. A year later, Samuel died of small pox at age 57. After the war, several of his sons returned to Pittsford. Samuel and Elizabeth were cousins. They had ten children (not linked)
Elizabeth Montague Harwood
Adonijah Montague
Nathaniel Montague
Rufus Montague
Samuel was raised in a benevolent community of relatives, schooled by Godly men and growing up to be a very devoted member of the established Congregational church. He was of a religious turn of mind and was very strict in observing all his religious obligations.

Samuel moved to Bennington, Vermont and married his cousin, Elizabeth, daughter of Peter and Mary Hubbard Montague. Unrest in the church in the 1740's and 50's caused Samuel Jr. to be excommunicated, being called a "separatist" member on August 24, 1753. The new group was called the "new lights", who opposed any union between church and state and refused to be taxed to support any religious organization. After about 12 years, these religious difficulties caused him to relocate to Bennington Vermont in 1761. Later, he moved to Pittsford, Vermont and bought a 55 acre farm.

Samuel was the moderator of the first town meeting of and elected Selectman in 1762. He was a member of the first Congregational church established in Pittsford. He built a house on the high ground of his property and made his living as a farmer and still practiced his trade of weaver.

Shortly after he moved his family to Pittsford, the Revolutionary War began and he decided that Pittsford was too remote to be safe. He returned to Bennington in 1776. A year later, Samuel died of small pox at age 57. After the war, several of his sons returned to Pittsford. Samuel and Elizabeth were cousins. They had ten children (not linked)
Elizabeth Montague Harwood
Adonijah Montague
Nathaniel Montague
Rufus Montague

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