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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY, retired farmer of Brewster, was born in Fayette county,

Pa., Dec. 23, 1828. His father was Samuel Montgomery, who was born in

Pennsylvania and died at the age of 70 years. His mother was Elizabeth

(Campbell) Montgomery, who was born in Ireland, came to America at the age of 16

years, and died at the age of 90 years.



  Mr. Montgomery of this sketch was educated in the common schools of his native

county, where he resided until 1863. He then moved to Illinois and engaged in

farming eighteen years. From Illinois he moved to Jackson county, Minn., and a

little later to Hersey township in Nobles county. He owns 250 acres of land in

Hersey township.



  Mr. Montgomery was married in 1858 to Sarah Stofer, and to them have been born

ten children, of whom the following seven are living: James, John and Alex, of

Worthington; Mrs. Charles Buckeye, of Heron Lake; Seymour, of Brewster; Mrs. Eva

Berreau, of Currie; Mrs. Betsy Patton, of Danville, Ill. The three deceased

children were named Frank, Dora and Mary Jane.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 



WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908



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