From Find-A-Grave.
JOHN BARRIEN MONTGOMERY
BIRTH: 17 November 1794, Allentown, New Jersey
DEATH: 25 March 1873 (aged 78), Carlisle, Pennsylvania
BURIAL: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
United States Navy officer. A native of New Jersey, he joined the U.S. Navy in June 1812, several days before the outbreak of the War of 1812.
Assigned the rank of midshipman, he served throughout with distinction throughout the war, including being aboard the USS Niagara during the September 13, 1813 Battle of Lake Erie. This was the ship that Oliver Hazaed Perry moved to after his flagship, the USS Lawrence, was put out of action at the battle.
--Old B-Runner
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