Justus A. Munro

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Justus married Percilla Chase on 9 Feb 1854 in Pittsfield, Otsego Co., New York, USA. Percilla was born on 30 Jan 1836 in Pittsfield, Otsego Co., New York, USA; died on 5 Mar 1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Justus and Percilla were married by Rev. H. Fitch.

1. Emmer Adell Monroe was born about 1855; and died.
2. Mary Amanda Munro was born on 29 Aug 1859 in Edmeston, Otsego Co., New York, USA; died on 17 Nov 1935 in Gurnee, Lake Co., Illinois, USA; was buried on 21 Nov 1935 in Warren, Lake Co., Illinois, USA.
3. Minnie Monroe was born about 1863; and died.
4. Floyd Justus Monroe was born on 26 Jul 1868 in Edmeston, Otsego Co., New York, USA; died on 27 Apr 1906.

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Error alert: Some researchers have confused this Samuel Munroe with Samuel Monroe, son of Samuel Monroe and Sarah Sayles.

Ref: Lexington Munroes, 2nd ed. 19-11/6-3

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Buried:
Samuel was buried at the Deming Cemetery.

Samuel married Mary H. Babcock on 20 Dec 1830. Mary (daughter of Almeron Babcock) was born in 1804 in , Otsego Co., New York, USA; died on 18 Jan 1890 in Edmeston, Otsego Co., New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Mary (Babcock) Wooley.

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Buried:
Mary was buried at the Deming Cemetery.

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Buried:
William was buried at the Wolfen Cemetery.

William married Deborah Pope in 1784 in Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont, USA. Deborah was born on 22 Oct 1766 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Jan 1846 in Burlington, Otsego Co., New York, USA; was buried in Burlington, Otsego Co., New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Deborah was buried at the Wolfen Cemetery.

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The following is from «u»History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes«i», «/u»«/i»p. 28-29:

«i»A record of his «/i»[Josiah's] «i»baptism conflicts with that of his birth. Two records of his marriage conflict with each other, and both are probably erroneous. Certain it is, that he married at Canterbury, Sarah Hyde, near the beginning of the year 1752. He inherited in 1755. a portion of his father's estate, and may have lived upon it.

Nothing further is known of his life until the breaking out of the Revolutionary War. As the news of the battle of Lexington spread, the local militia everywhere fell in, in large numbers under their own officers, and, without waiting for orders or authority,marched for the scene of conflict. This action was afterwards legalized and lists made of the soldiers who went. The spontaneous character of the service is indicated by the language used; and Josiah Munroe was one of those who from Canterbury, "Marched for the relief of Boston in the Lexington alarm." On this occasion he held the rank of sergeant and was in the service eight days, in April, 1775.

July 11, 1775, he enlisted as a private in the 7th company of the 8th regiment, afterwards adopted into the Continental Army. In September his regiment was ordered to Boston, where it remained till the expiration of the term of service, and Josiah was discharged December 15, 1775.

The following year Captain Timothy Bachus organized in Canterbury a company of "Independent Veterans" of which Josiah was a member. This company did duty at New London in September, and in October at West Chester, N.Y.

April 14, 1777, he enlisted "to serve during the war" in Captain Elisha Lee's company of the 4th Connecticut regiment of the Continent Line, commanded by Col John Durkee. His regiment went into camp at Peekskill. In September it joined Washington's army in Pennsylvania and "marched in the Connecticut Brigade" under General McDougal. At Germantown, October 4, they fought on the left flank. Later his regiment was assigned to Varnum's Brigade and engaged in the desperate defense of Fort Mifflin, November 12 to 16. They wintered at Valley Forge where Josiah died in camp February 19, 1778.

A constant tradition of his death in camp in the service of the Continental Army has come down among the descendants of his son, David; and his death in February, 1778, is recorded in a little memorandum kept during her lifetime by his daughter, Sarah, and now in the possession of Mrs. Daniel T. Bennett, of Marilla, N.Y.

The record of Josiah's last enlistment and death was obtained from the War Department in the following letter.

1843890 WAR DEPARTMENT
The Adjutant General's Office
Washington, November 2, 1911

Respectfully returned to Mr. B.A. Dunn.
801 N. County St.
Waukegan, Illinois

The records of this office show that one Josiah Munroe served as private in Captain Elisha Lee's Company, 4th Connecticut Regiment, commanded by Colonel John Durkee, Revolutionary war. He enlisted April 14, 1777, to serve during the war, and died February 19, 1778. Nothing further relative to him has been found of record.

F.C. Ainsworth,
The Adjutant General
Per 4.

The record of Josiah's previous service in the Connecticut Militia was obtained principally from the published volume, «/i»Connecticut Men in the Revolution«i». I have been particular to give the above letter from the war department, because in this volume, on page 188 is found «/i»exactly the same record«i», but the first name is Joseph instead of Josiah. Inasmuch as there was but one Joseph Munroe from Connecticut in the Revolutionary war, whose record I also have from the Adjutant General's office at Hartford, Connecticut, and who survived the war; and since the record referred to on page 188 of «/i»Connecticut Men in the Revolution«i» actually is the record of Josiah and not of Joseph, I assume that the name «/i»Joseph«i» is there an error, and should have been Josiah.

In Volume XII of the publication of the Connecticut Historical Society, Josiah's name is found on page 64 in a list from Canterbury of "men died in the service hired for three years and during the war."

Apparently Josiah died intestate; and no inventory of his estate is to be found on the probate records. But at a session of the Probate court for the district of Plainfield held July 6, 1779, "the widow Sarah Munrow, administratrix of the estate of Mr. Josiah Munrow, late of Canterbury, deceased, exhibited into Court on account of Sundry Debts and Costs found to be due" an order, "for the distribution of said estate to be paid by the several heirs as follows -- to rates paid Mr. Gordon, 4, 4, 1; to the distributors, 14, 8, 1; to the Court of Probate, 4, 4, 0 in Continental money." The figures were for pounds, shillings and pence.
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The James Monroe reference gives the birth date for Josiah's wife, Sarah, as 12 Sep 1732.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Sage, Wes
- Monroe, James Lawrence - Ruth Monroe Heydon lineage

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Josiah married Sarah Hyde on 12 Apr 1752 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA. Sarah (daughter of Josiah Hide and Elizabeth) was born on 12 Sep 1732 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 13 Feb 1794 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Munro, Ronald Geyer - Research in Branford, Connecticut
for Mrs. Elise Wildman Hammer - undated

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