. ▁After ▁some ▁years ▁service ▁as ▁deput y ▁to ▁the ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁Ireland ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁full ▁General . ▁ ▁Family ▁Vari ous ▁ins cri ptions ▁record ▁earlier ▁gener ations ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁Ed mont on , ▁M idd les ex ▁and ▁coast al ▁Dor set ▁local ities . ▁These ▁people ▁may ▁be ▁his ▁parents : ▁from ▁a ▁tomb ▁in ▁Ed mont on ▁church yard , ▁" M ary ▁re lict ▁of ▁Daniel ▁M och er , ▁ 1 7 5 9 ". On ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁The ▁Times ▁reported ▁under ▁Death s : ▁" At ▁his ▁seat ▁on ▁En field ▁Ch ase ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁ill ness ▁General ▁F lower ▁M och er , ▁Colonel ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁regiment ▁of ▁Drag o ons ." ▁St ▁Andrew ' s ▁En field ▁contains ▁the ▁monument al ▁ins cription ▁" General ▁F lower ▁M och er , ▁died ▁ 1 8 th ▁July ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁aged ▁ 7 2 ▁years . ▁Jane ▁M och er ▁his ▁wid ow ▁died ▁ 2 9 th ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁aged ▁ 7 8 ▁years ." ▁Though ▁his ▁wife ▁had ▁a ▁son , ▁also ▁an ▁army ▁officer , ▁from ▁a ▁previous ▁marriage ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁record ▁of ▁surv iving ▁children ▁of ▁M och er . ▁ ▁Army ▁career ▁ ▁M och er ▁rose ▁progress ively ▁up