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A large crowd soon gathered around them. After Private Hugh Montgomery was struck by a club, Montgomery shouted, "Damn you, fire!" Kilroy then pointed his gun at rope-maker Samuel Gray, who, depending on the source, said, "damn you, don't fire!" [2] or "They dare not fire." [3] Kilroy then fired the shot that killed Gray.
On 27 March, Montgomery was indicted for murder. He was held in prison pending trial, [4] which took place in November–December 1770, in Boston. John Adams, who would later become President of the United States, was his attorney. Montgomery and fellow soldier Matthew Kilroy were both found guilty of manslaughter on 5 December. They returned ...
[23] [24] The soldiers were Corporal William Wemms and Privates Hugh Montgomery, John Carroll, William McCauley, William Warren, and Matthew Kilroy, accompanied by Preston. They pushed their way through the crowd. Henry Knox took Preston by the coat and told him, "For God's sake, take care of your men.
There is some evidence [2] that they eloped and were married on board a ship bound for the American colonies in 1749. [1] They lived for a time in the Pennsylvania Colony. He was a "near relative of British General Richard Montgomery, who fell at the Battle of Quebec, in 1775..." [1] By the 1770s Montgomery resided in Rowan County, North ...
While coming back from the bakery, the sentry outside the Adams house, Private Matthew Kilroy, challenges Rachel. She notices that he is fearful and hungry looking. Taking pity on him, she gives the freezing sentry a few scraps of food. As their friendship develops, Matthew begins pushing Rachel for more and wants her to kiss him.
Hugh Montgomerie may refer to Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton (c. 1460–1545) Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglinton (died 1585) Hugh Montgomerie, 4th Earl of Eglinton (1563–1586), Scottish landowner; Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton (1613–1669) Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton (1739–1819), amateur cellist and composer
Collected editions of these stories began to appear in the mid-18th century, and in 1774 a five-volume bound edition became the standard version. While many of its accounts are highly embellished and/or drawn uncritically from other sources, they are lively and full of incident, and often refer to contemporary events and social issues.
Earl of Mount Alexander was a title in the Peerage of Ireland.It was created in 1661 for Hugh Montgomery, 3rd Viscount Montgomery. He was the grandson of Hugh Montgomery, known as one of the "founding fathers" of the Ulster Scots, who was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Viscount Montgomery, of the Great Ardes, in 1622.