Helen MONTGOMERY

1768 - 1853  (85 years)

• Name	Helen MONTGOMERY
  Birth	1768	, Campbellton, Kintyre, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	1771	,, St. John's Island   [3]
  	Note: After its acquisition by the British in 1759 from the French, the island was known as St. John's Island until the name was changed in 1798 to honour Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1767-1820), father of Queen Victoria, then in command of the British forces at Halifax. Separated from Nova Scotia in 1769, Prince Edward Island entered Confederation on July 1, 1873.
  Name	Helen Ramsay
  Name	Helen Ramsay  [1]
  Name	Nellie Montgomery
  Death	20 Jun 1853
  Burial	, Princetown Cemetery, Malpeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.53019,-63.68794   [3]
  	inscription: In Memory / of / Archibald Ramsay Esq. / of Beach Point / A native of Argylshire Scotland / Who emigrated to this Island in 1770 / Died March 17th 1839. / Aged 83 years / Also His Beloved Wife / Helen, / A native of the same place / who emigrated to this Island in 1771 / Died June 20th 1853 / Aged 85 years. / They were both members of the Presbyterian Church, evinced the genuineness of their / piety by their consistent Christian deportment .......
  Person ID	I40841	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Hugh MONTGOMERY,   b. 1731, Campbellton area, Kintyre, Scotland d. 1824 (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Mary M'SHANNON,   b. Campbellton, Kintyre, Scotland d. 1811
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  	Hugh Montgomery and his wife Mary McShannon with their three sons and three daughters settled at Malpeque (then called Princetown) in 1769; others say 1771. He thus became the first English speaking settler in the area. The Montgomerys of Prince Edward Island came from the Campbelltown area of Kintyre, Argylshire, Scotland.
  Family ID	F6269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Archibald RAMSAY, Esq.,   b. 1756   d. 1835 (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. John RAMSAY   2. Hon. Donald RAMSAY,   b. 1798   d. 20 Apr 1879 (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F6541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S362] Harold Cairns, personal communication, 362. (Reliability: 2). [S9030] Cemetery Marker - Archibald Ramsay Esq., 9030. (Reliability: 2). [S9030] Cemetery Marker - Archibald Ramsay Esq., 9030. (Reliability: 3). [S362] Harold Cairns, personal communication, 362.