Margaret Munro

Notes:

References:

(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe,
2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-31-54-21 - p. 343

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Died:
Margaret died young.

Notes:

John graduated from Harvard College in 1881 and from Harvard Medical School in 1885. He practiced in Boston as a surgeon, and was on the teaching staff at Harvard Medical School from 1889 to 1905. He taught first in the anatomy department and then lectured on surgery.

He was a professor at Tufts Dental School and a surgeon in Boston City Hospital from 1893 to 1903. He was also a consulting surgeon to a large number of suburban hospitals, and was a member of 18 medical, surgical and scientific societies.

His most notable work was at the Carney Hospital, where he was surgeon-in-chief from 1903 until his death, the first permanent surgical service ever established in any New England hospital. He contributed liberally to surgical literature, in which his opinions were highly respected. He was always an exemplary citizen, interested in civic and human welfare. His favorite pastime was music and he was a good violinist. He was a man of highest character and greatly admired by his friends and associates.

He lived in Brookline and Boston, Massachusetts.

References:

(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe,
2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-31-54-2 - p. 342-343

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

John married Mary King Squibb on 17 Nov 1887 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA. Mary was born on 30 Jul 1865 in Ossining, Westchester Co., New York, USA; died on 3 Mar 1950; was buried in Mt. Auburn Cem., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary was the daughter of Dr. Edward R. Squibb.

References:

(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe,
2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-31-54-2 - p. 343

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Notes:

James spent his entire life in the immediate neighborhood of his birthplace, owning and cultivating an extensive estate known as Munroe Meadows. At one time he was a member of the firm of Sewall and Munroe, hardware dealers in Dock Square, Boston, Massachusetts, and for the firm he undertook the management of a small paper mill, located on Vine Brook at Bedford, Massachusetts. From this experience, and after the mill burned, he started a larger plant at South Lawrence, Massachusetts, which developed into the Munroe Felt and Paper Company and of which he was the president for many years.

He was a genial, courteous man, proud of Lexington, interested in improving and beautifying it, and a delightful entertainer of friends and visitors. By his will, James bequeathed to the Lexington historical Society, on behalf of his brother William and himself, that part of his real estate known as "Munroe Tavern" and a parcel of land surrounding it, to be kept forever as a token of Colonial and Revolutionary Lexington. He was a trustee of the Lexington Savings Bank.

He married the daughter of Elias and Catherine (Bartlett) Phinney.

**********
«i»The Monroe Tavern. -- Lexington Historical Society Will Open It to the Public. - From the Boston Transcript.

Pilgrims to historic Lexington are to have a new point of interest in that beautiful old town after Monday, May 14 «/i»[1911]«i», for on that date the famous Munroe Tavern bebomes a historical museum. the tavern has been closed to the public since 1856 but it is now to be open all through the summer and probably at intervals during the winter.

Under the will of James SMith Munroe, who died last December, the property was left to the Lexington Historical Society.«/i»

("The Munro Tavern" - newspaper article from an unknown newspaper from 1911)
**********

References:

(1) Clan Munro library - "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Massachusetts
Munroes", 2nd edition, by R. S. Munroe, (1986) -
13-34-54

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

James married Alice Bridge Phinney on 23 May 1854. Alice was born on 9 Nov 1826 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Aug 1888 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alice was the daughter of Elias Phinney (Harvard University, 1801) clerk of the Middlesex Courts and a prominent agriculturist.

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Notes:

Jonas was a lieutenant in the United States dragoons, he resigned his commission in 1807, but when the war of 1812 broke out, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the infantry. He was engaged in the recruiting service for a short time.

He was affectionately known to thousands as "Uncle Jonas". He kept the Monroe Tavern until the building of the railroad abolished stage-coaches and brought an end to the famous hostelries that had lined the coach routes. Because Lexington was on the main thoroughfares from New Hampshire to Boston, the Munroe Tavern was always crowded with guests, while its barn and the sheds that used to join it have often sheltered a hundred horses.

He drowned while bathing at Somerville, Massachusetts.

References:

(1) Clan Munro library - "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Massachusetts
Munroes", 2nd edition, by R. S. Munroe, (1986) -
13-34-5, 13-34-51

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Jonas married Abigail Cook Smith on 17 Mar 1814. Abigail was born on 29 Jun 1792; died on 4 Apr 1861 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Abigail was the daughter of Joseph Smith.

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA