December 21 – Theresa Parker, English art patron (b. 1745) December 28 John Campbell, Scottish author (b. 1708) Petrus Albertus van der Parra, Dutch colonial governor (b. 1714) John Phillips, English master carpenter and architect (b. 1709) December 31 Richard Montgomery, American general (killed in battle) (b. 1738) Anna Vorontsova, Russian lady-in-waiting (b. 1722) Date unknown – Sarah Buttall, English silversmith References Further reading Norton, Mary Beth. 1774: The Long Year of Revolution (2020). America to April 1775 online review by Gordon S. Wood Phillips, Kevin. ''1775: A Good Year for Revolution' (Viking, 2012.