Moravian Lives

Jacobus Montagne died at Hackinsack Sept. 13 1769. Aged 65 Years 4 Months.
The Life of Jacobus De La Mountanye
I was Born in the Year 1704 May 4
at the half Way Hous  House here Harlam on
Yorck Island. My Fathers Name was Mr. ah.
My Mothers Rabaca. My father frome Fransch
My Mother frome Holland.
In New Yorck I larned the Block makers trade
wich I folloed for many yers and than
folloed Marchandize for sume yers
in the 24 yer of my agge I was maread
to Mary Daly dafther of Tomas and Alabed
Dep by Hur and had 7 Children and non by
any one als, tho' my Dearly Beloved wife
whom I Love above all things on art
Beside my Dearest Savior and his Chrucg
whas jealous of me, wich based much unsens
in My hart and being ackused to G. H. then 
the Nunsuch of our York ??  and was
banished from my Church to wich
and ??? exceeding hard, wich made me weep and 
ashountaine of sins to my Lord and Master
Jesus Christ to open a Dor for me to prech
his Gospill wich he has granted me a
good for nothing Sinner and allso
to sing the Himes of the Children of
​​​​​​​God to his Honner and praise it ???