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Montresor, John, 1736-1799
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1736-1799
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MONTRESOR, JOHN, eldest son of Col. James Gabriel Montresor, Royal Engineers, New Gardens, Teynham, Kent, and his first wife Mary, dau. of Robert Haswell, Master Attendant, Royal Dockyard, Gibraltar; b. 6 Apr 1736; adm. Apr 1746 (Hawkins'); served as Assistant Engineer at Gibraltar under his father for four years; went to North America with Gen. Braddock’s expedition 24 Dec 1754; Ensign, 48th Foot Mar 1755; Lieut., 4 Jul 1755; acted as engineer under Generals Braddock and Shirley; Practitioner Engineer, Royal Engineers 19 May 1758; Lieut. and Sub-Engineer 17 Mar 1759; Engineer Extraordinary and Capt. -Lieut., 20 Dec 1765; Engineer in Ordinary and Capt., 25 May 1772; Chief Engineer of America 18 Dec 1775; left America 19 Oct 1778; retd. 26 Mar 1779; wounded at battle of Duquesne 9 Jul 1755; present at sieges of Louisbourg and Quebec; played active part in conquest of Canada; present at battle of Bunker Hill, capture of Long island and action of Quibble town; gave evidence before Committee of House of Commons appointed to enquire into conduct of American War; also examined before Commissioners of Public Accounts regarding army expenditure during the war; his Journals for 1757-78 were published by the New York Historical Society in 1881; m. 1 Mar 1764 Frances, only child of Thomas Tucker, Bermuda, West Indies, Lieut. in Army; d. 17 Jun 1799. DNB.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.