Anne of green gables By vcajackson Nov 30, 1874 Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clifton in Prince Edward Island . 1889 In 1889 Montgomery began a relationship with Nate Lockhart Period: 1895 to 1896 Attends Dalhousie University in Halifax 1897 Montgomery received a proposal from Edwin Simpson, a student in Fresh River near Cavendish 1897 her short stories were published in magazines and newspapers Jul 5, 1911 Lucy Maud Montgomery married Ewen Macdonald