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Show MONTGOMERY FAMILY IN REUNION A reunion of the Montgomery family fam-ily of North Ogden is being planned for the near future, which promises to be of elaborate proportions, in view of i the mighty hosts of that name resld j Ing thl6 and other parts of the country. coun-try. Robert Montgomery. tb grand Bire, was tbe son of James Montgomery and Margaret Goodwin, born In Glai gow, Scotland, In the year 160u II received a good education and was apprenticed to the trade of machinist machin-ist and finally went to Prance and worked as a master me hanic on the construction of the first steam engine in that country, meanwhile becoming familiar with the language. He returned re-turned to Scotland in 1829 and mar ried Mary Wilson of Qroen Oak. worked work-ed there at his trade for two years and then decided to seek his fortune In the "New World. " landing In New York March :il, 1S31. where his first child. .Tames, was born the next day He afterwards moved to Canada, continuing con-tinuing in his chosen trade until he wa6 tired of the confinement and Bought a change in the calling of a farmer There hi6 second and third chlldrenf John and Isabel, wore born J ii n 3, 132, and July 1G, 1835, respec-tlvel; respec-tlvel; He moved then to Detroit Mich . and resumed his trade as a machlnjst A fourth child. Robert, was born May 8. 137. Thon he returned to his Can ada farm, remaining there until 184C. Nathaniel Montgomery was born May 3, 1842 He accepted the gospel of the Mormon church and sold out and started on his way to Nauvoo, arriving arriv-ing there at the time of the "expulsion,' "expul-sion,' and crossed over the river on the Iowa side and purchased a farm of 160 acres and made a new home near Kamilngton In 18o0 he sold out his possessions and started on the further move to Utah, arriving In Salt Lake City Sep tembcr 14, 1860. going to North Ogden, Og-den, being among the first settlers. He assisted to reclaim It from its barren bar-ren and forbidding condition of that early day when the roving red man was in supreme command. He Berv ed as clerk of the first ecclesiastical organization in the place. March 4," 1853. when, under the hands of President Pres-ident Brightim Young, Thomn6 Dunn was ordained and set apart us North Ogden's first blsbop He died April j 17. 1863. Since that time his posterity has be-' come numerous, reaching Into nearly ( . or prominent family in thi6 part of the country and represented In man) callings of trust and honor, from iu-'-cinct office up to the 6tate legislature, legisla-ture, olvllly, and religiously in practically prac-tically every position In the ward up to the bishopric and on stake boards the Montgomery family is represented represent-ed also in mission fields in Germany. France, Switzerland, Italy England, Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, and many states of tbe nation. |