Brig. Gen. Richard Montgomery GANO was b. 7 Jul 1775 in NYC, the son of Rev.John Allen GANO (chaplain in the Continental Army, participant in the siege of Quebec, and founder-member of the Society of the Cincinnati). Richard moved with
his parents to Frankfort, KY in 1788 and m. Jan 1797 Elizabeth
EWING at Frankfort; he d. there 22 Oct 1815, having been Col. of Scott's Regiment at the Battle of the Thames, War of 1812 (promoted for gallantry at the close of the war).
Of his 7 children, 6 lived to maturity (and produced a passel of grandchildren); most of his kids & grandkids became military officers, ministers, or physicians (or married
persons of that station).
Most of his immediate descendants lived in Scott & Bourbon Cos., and several lines moved to Texas -- including his grandson, also named Richard Montgomery GANO, who became a Maj. Gen. in the Civi War, was a Baptist preacher of
considerable prominence after the War, and is buried in Dallas.
(Information obtained from Ancestry.com)
his parents to Frankfort, KY in 1788 and m. Jan 1797 Elizabeth
EWING at Frankfort; he d. there 22 Oct 1815, having been Col. of Scott's Regiment at the Battle of the Thames, War of 1812 (promoted for gallantry at the close of the war).
Of his 7 children, 6 lived to maturity (and produced a passel of grandchildren); most of his kids & grandkids became military officers, ministers, or physicians (or married
persons of that station).
Most of his immediate descendants lived in Scott & Bourbon Cos., and several lines moved to Texas -- including his grandson, also named Richard Montgomery GANO, who became a Maj. Gen. in the Civi War, was a Baptist preacher of
considerable prominence after the War, and is buried in Dallas.
(Information obtained from Ancestry.com)
Brig. Gen. Richard Montgomery GANO was b. 7 Jul 1775 in NYC, the son of Rev.John Allen GANO (chaplain in the Continental Army, participant in the siege of Quebec, and founder-member of the Society of the Cincinnati). Richard moved with
his parents to Frankfort, KY in 1788 and m. Jan 1797 Elizabeth
EWING at Frankfort; he d. there 22 Oct 1815, having been Col. of Scott's Regiment at the Battle of the Thames, War of 1812 (promoted for gallantry at the close of the war).
Of his 7 children, 6 lived to maturity (and produced a passel of grandchildren); most of his kids & grandkids became military officers, ministers, or physicians (or married
persons of that station).
Most of his immediate descendants lived in Scott & Bourbon Cos., and several lines moved to Texas -- including his grandson, also named Richard Montgomery GANO, who became a Maj. Gen. in the Civi War, was a Baptist preacher of
considerable prominence after the War, and is buried in Dallas.
(Information obtained from Ancestry.com)
his parents to Frankfort, KY in 1788 and m. Jan 1797 Elizabeth
EWING at Frankfort; he d. there 22 Oct 1815, having been Col. of Scott's Regiment at the Battle of the Thames, War of 1812 (promoted for gallantry at the close of the war).
Of his 7 children, 6 lived to maturity (and produced a passel of grandchildren); most of his kids & grandkids became military officers, ministers, or physicians (or married
persons of that station).
Most of his immediate descendants lived in Scott & Bourbon Cos., and several lines moved to Texas -- including his grandson, also named Richard Montgomery GANO, who became a Maj. Gen. in the Civi War, was a Baptist preacher of
considerable prominence after the War, and is buried in Dallas.
(Information obtained from Ancestry.com)
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