Montgomery remains moved from Canada to New York

Description

Held, Feb 19, 1776

Congress immediately appropriated funds for a memorial and tasked Benjamin Franklin with its execution. A national memorial service was held in all the colonies.

Exhumed, June, 1818

Congress immediately appropriated funds for a memorial and tasked Benjamin Franklin with its execution. A national memorial service was held in all the colonies.

Governor Stephen van Rensselaer received permission to move the remains from Quebec to New York. The procession traveled on the Hudson River via boat.

Reinterred, July 8, 1818

Over 5000 people viewed the ceremony at St Paul's Chapel in New York.

Related People & Organizations

Benjamin Franklin

Richard Montgomery

Stephen Van Rensselaer III

Related Sites

Montgomery Monument

Timeline

1818