Book Description

Jean Monty (ca. 1693-1755) was the son of Dominge Monty and Jeanne Benoist. Jean emigrated from France to Canada ca. 1727, and settled in Chambly, Quebec. In 1729, Jean married Marie Marthe Poyer, the daughter of Jaques Poyer and Marguerite Dubois. Jean and Marie had fourteen children. Other Monty (and variant spellings) came from Austria, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Russia, and Switzerland. Many families lived Quebec (Canada) for several generations. Others migrated into Connecticut and New York in the 1700's. During the 1800's, some moved to California, the Dakota Territories, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Later descendants and relatives also lived in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, and elsewhere.