BIO: Rachel (RUSH) BOYCE MONTGOMERY, Dauphin County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the 
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: 
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, page 182.
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  MONTGOMERY, MRS. RACHEL, the eldest daughter of John and Rachel Rush, 
was born at Byberry, in Philadelphia county, Pa., in 1741.  She was 
full sister of the celebrated Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the 
Declaration of Independence.  Rachel received an excellent education 
and was a woman of refined taste and manners.  She married, about 1761, 
Angus Boyce, a merchant of Philadelphia.  He died a few years later, 
leaving one child, Malcolm.  Mrs. Boyce married, about 1769, the Rev. 
Joseph Montgomery, then pastor of the Presbyterian congregation of New 
Castle and Christiana Bridge, Del., and subsequently member from 
Pennsylvania in Congress, 1781 to 1783.  In 1785 Mr. Montgomery, having 
been appointed recorder and register of the new county of Dauphin, 
removed with his family to Harrisburg.  Here he died, in 1794, leaving 
his wife with three children, one by his former marriage.  Mrs. 
Montgomery died on Saturday, July 28, 1798, at Harrisburg.