4 6 ), ▁Royal ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁grand father ▁was ▁Edward ▁Ant ill ▁( ▁ 1 6 5 9 – 1 7 2 5 ), ▁an ▁English - born ▁merchant ▁and ▁att orney . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 2 , ▁Ant ill ▁graduated ▁from ▁King ' s ▁College ▁( now ▁Columbia ▁University ) ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 7 6 7 , ▁Ant ill ▁married ▁Charlotte ▁River in ▁of ▁Quebec ▁City . ▁They ▁had ▁six ▁children . ▁Ant ill ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁and ▁Past ▁Master ▁of ▁St . ▁John ’ s ▁Mason ic ▁L odge . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁Fre em ason ry , ▁having ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Deput y ▁Grand ▁Master ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Montreal , ▁having ▁been ▁appointed ▁to ▁that ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 7 ▁by ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁Quebec . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁ ▁Ant ill ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁colon ist ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Quebec ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Canadian ▁Regiment ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Congress ' ▁O wn ▁Regiment ), ▁as ▁an ▁engineer . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Quebec ▁under ▁General ▁Richard ▁Mont gom ery , ▁and ▁was ▁present ▁when ▁Mont gom ery ▁died ▁from ▁w ounds ▁received ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 7 7 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁failed ▁attack ▁on ▁Quebec