Elizabeth Lee Bowles

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«i»Death of Mrs. F. M. Munroe, Daughter of the Late Samuel Bowles of This City.

Mrs. Elizabeth Bowles Munroe, 43, wife of Frederick Mitchell Munroe and daughter of the late Samuel Bowles of this city, died at her home in Huntington, Long Island, early yesterday morning of pneumonia. She had been ill only since Thursday, suffering at first from a severe cold with muscular rheumatism, and it was not until Monday that the alarming symptoms of pneumonia developed. The funeral will be held in the Episcopal church at Huntington tomorrow afternoon at 3. The body will be cremated and the ashes placed in the Munroe family lot in the Cambridge cemetery.

It is nearly 20 years since Mrs. Munroe departed from Springfield upon her marriage. She left many friends who have not forgotten her, and she made many friends in Brooklyn and Huntington, where her married life has been passed. Her life was rich and full, and notable for the courage, strength and cheerfulness with which she met all demands upon her powers, whether at home or from abroad. She had a rare capacity for intense enjoyment of little pleasures as well as large ones. In her mature years she became keenly alive to her social and civic responsibilities, and in Huntington especially she has been an active and influential factor in the church to which she belonged and the community. It has thus been a life of service as well as of enjoyment, in spite of the ill health against which she has for long years been compelled to struggle. She was a chronic sufferer from asthma, but her ardent spirit never failed to triumph over her physical ills until at last the frail body became worn out.

Mrs. Munroe was the youngest child of her father's family, and was born in the family homestead on Central street (now the MacDuffie school), December 3, 1867. As she grew up into girlhood she attended the Catharine L. Howard school and later spent a year at a private school in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pa., and still later traveled abroad as a part of her education. She was married at the home of her oldest brother on December 24, 1891, and immediately proceeded with her husband to Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was then editor and chief proprietor of the Brooklyn Life. They spent 10 or 12 years after their marriage in Brooklyn and then settled at Huntington, where they had a small farm near that attractive and quiet village. Mrs. Munroe greatly enjoyed the country life, as she was exceedingly fond of Nature and it was no doubt beneficial to her health.

Mrs. Munroe leaves, beside her husband three children, a son of 18, Donald M. Munroe, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Ruth Schermerhorn, 16 and 14, respectively.«/i»

(Obituary for Mrs. F. M. Munroe - from "The Republican" of Springfield, Massachusetts - 27 Apr 1911)
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References:

(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe,
2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-34-65-5 - p. 344

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

Birth:
Elizabeth was born at the family homestead on Central Street.

Buried:
Elizabeth was cremated and buried in the Munroe family lot in the Cambridge Cemetery.

Elizabeth married Frederick Mitchell Munroe on 24 Dec 1891 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA. Frederick (son of Charles William Munroe and Susan Maria Hall) was born on 11 Apr 1858 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 29 Aug 1938. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Frederick and Elizabeth were married at the home of Elizabeth's oldest brother.

1. Donald Mitchell Munroe was born on 11 Dec 1892 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA; and died.
2. Elizabeth Bowles Munroe was born on 9 Oct 1894 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA; and died.
3. Ruth Schermerhorn Munroe was born on 23 Oct 1897 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA; and died.

Notes:

Samuel served as the Editor of the "The Republican" of Springfield, Massachusetts.

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