Ens. Harvey Gage Monroe

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(The following is from "Descendants of John Munro" - by W. M. Roeser)

«i»Ensign Harvey G. Monroe was killed in the crash of his plane into the ocean during a night bombing training run off the coast of Maine during World War II. He served in the U.S. Navy Air Corps from 1943 to 1944.

When he first tried to enlist in 1942 at the age of 18, he was told by the recruiter that he was too light. He was told to eat bananas as often as possible to gain weight, and to come back. He did put on weight doing this and the second time he attempted to enlnist, he was taken into the U.S.. Navy Air Corps.«/i»
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Died:
Ensign Harvey G. Monroe was killed in the crash of his plane into the ocean during a night bombing training run off the coast of Maine during World War II.

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(The following is from "Descendants of John Munro" - by W. M. Roeser)

«i»Charles A. Monroe was born March 15, 1885 on the second floor of the Central Fire Station in Pontiac, Michigan. He graduated from Pontiac High School and Ferris Institute at Big Rapids. He had been employed as Assistant Superintendent of the Pontiac Water Works under H. L. Monore.

W. O. Roeser and Min Osmun frequently told a story of accompanying Charles to Chicago. While in a "speakeasy" they saw two men in dark coats enter with a hand inside their coats who looked around the room. They left and returned with another dark coated man. He immediately came over to greet Charlie, and WOR and Min were introduced to Musolini who was the alleged hit man for Al Capone in the "St. Valentines Day Massacre" in Chicago. Rumor had it that Charlie made occasional deliveries of booze from Chicago to Michigan for Capone.

He lived at Oxbow Lake and died of pneumonia at age 45 on 5 Apr 1930.«/i»
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References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Roeser, Douglas Lee - Direct Descendants of Abel Monroe
- undated

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

Birth:
Charles was born at the Fire Barnes - the second floor of the Central Fire Station.

Charles married Evva Wilson. Evva was born about 1887; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.

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(The following is from "Descendants of John Munro" - by W.M. Roeser - Clan Munro files - Roeser, Waldomar Monroe)

«i»Harvey Gage Monroe was born in Henrietta, New York near Rochester. His mother, Laura Gage died in childbirth. His father and the rest of his siblings were all involved in photography. Harvey and his brother Frank (Francis Monroe who later became a dentist) apparently worked for "The Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad" (later the Grand Trunk Railroad) in the Photographic Department. While in their service, and while in Michigan, Harvey met and married Mary "Mate" Davis in 1872, granddaughter of Cornelius Davis who founded Davisburg. Mary's parents were furious when they found out, and threw Mary out of the family house. Frank Monroe in a letter to his parents documents the events surrounding that time.

In the 1880 census, Harvey was living in Davisburg, Springfield Twp. and Heck was 8 months old. At that time, his grandmother, Cynthia Gage was living with the family, and was 74 years old.

Harvey moved his family from Davisburg to Pontiac in 1883 when he was named City Engineer. He initially lived above the Fire Barns and them moved to 68 Norton Avenue.

Harvey was Chief Engineer of the Fire Department for 12 years. He was appointed City Engineer of the city of Pontiac, Michigan on April 11, 1883. He was made superintendent of construction when the municipal water works was established in 1887, and headed the department from the beginning work on the plant until his death in 1910. He was succeeded by his son, Hector L. Monroe. He recommended and oversaw the building of the retaining reservoir that was subsequently named "The Harvey G. Monroe Reservoir".

He was an accomplished wheelwright, a landscape photographer, and as a hobby, made violins and violas. Harvey also turned down a request from Horace Rackham (married to his wife Mary Davis' cousin) to join the investors in Henry Ford's budding automobile building enterprise.

He died of cancer after a protracted painful illness on 17 Dec 1910.
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In Rochester, New York, USA in 1877, a young bank clerk called George Eastman planned to take a summer vacation in Santo Domingo, and a colleague suggested he should make a photographic record. Eastman bought all the necessary equipment for the wet plate process and took lessons from a professional photographer, G. H. Munroe, the son of a long-established Rochester photographer Myron H. Monroe. Eastman never made the trip, but it was the start of his long and eventually profitable involvement with the medium. He found the collodion process complex and started experiments to try to simplify it.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Roeser, Douglas Lee - Direct Descendants of Abel Monroe
- undated

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

Buried:
Harvey was buried at the Oakhill Cemetery.

Harvey married Mary Adele Davis on 23 Oct 1872 in Davisburg, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA. Mary (daughter of John Calvin Davis and Sarah A. Griswold) was born on 19 Jul 1851 in Davisburg, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA; died on 19 Nov 1920 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary was the daughter of John Cornelius and Sarah Ann (Griswold) Davis and the granddaughter of Cornelius Davis, who founded Davisburg, Michigan. Mary's parents were furious when they found out she had married Harvey. They threw Mary out of the family home.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Roeser, Douglas Lee - Direct Descendants of Abel Monroe
- undated

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

Died:
Mary died at 68 Norton Avenue.

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(The following is from "Descendants of John Munro" - received from W. M. Roeser - 14 May 2012)

«i»Noted photographer in Rochester, New York, working in daguerreotype plates, and at age 27 took a famous daguerreotype photograph of Jenny Lind at a concert under the direction of P.T. Barnum. This was the first picture to be made of the famous singer. His four sons, and three daughters all were professionally connected with photography. Myron Monroe married Laura Anna Gage in 1845. She died at age 20 in childbirth when Harvey Gage Monroe was born.

Myron Hawley Monroe married his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Hibbard of Henrietta, New York on June 14, 1847. Married by Reverend Porter McKinstry. Witnesses were Daniel Galentine, and Margaret Lawson.

Myron Monroe was born in Henrietta, New York and his mother Sophia Dunham Monroe died at age 19 soon after his birth, and he lived with his grandmother, Sophia Dunham and with his uncle Seneca Dunham. For 30 years he was a successful photographer, but later in life entered the ministry. He became blind but retained the ability to play the violin, and died at age 88 at the home of his daughter, Elizabeth Lizzie Altenburg.«/i»
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In 1850, he was working as a shoemaker in New York.

In Rochester, New York, USA in 1877, a young bank clerk called George Eastman planned to take a summer vacation in Santo Domingo, and a colleague suggested he should make a photographic record. Eastman bought all the necessary equipment for the wet plate process and took lessons from a professional photographer, G. H. Munroe, the son of a long-established Rochester photographer Myron H. Monroe. Eastman never made the trip, but it was the start of his long and eventually profitable involvement with the medium. He found the collodion process complex and started experiments to try to simplify it.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Purdy, Scott Munroe
"The Monroe Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - New York Unconnected Monroes

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Roeser, Douglas Lee - Direct Descendants of Abel Monroe
- undated

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

Died:
Myron died at the home of his daughter, Lizzie Altenburg.

Buried:
Myron was buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Lot 84, Range 3.

Myron married Laura Ann Gage in 1845. Laura (daughter of John Gage and Cynthia) was born on 4 Aug 1825 in Henrietta, Monroe Co., New York, USA; died on 22 Oct 1846 in Henrietta, Monroe Co., New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Roeser, Douglas Lee - Direct Descendants of Abel Monroe
- undated

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

Notes:

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

John married Sarah A. Griswold on 15 Oct 1843 in Davisburg, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA. Sarah was born on 8 May 1821 in Covington, Wyoming Co., New York, USA; died on 25 Sep 1903 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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