John Henry Munro

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John married Agnes Lynn Crawford on 14 Aug 1890 in Ferndale, Whatcom Co., Washington, USA. Agnes (daughter of Hugh John Crawford and Alathea M. Munro) was born in 1870; died on 9 Feb 1924 in Westlock, , Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert's mother came to live with him after his father died in 1845.

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Died:
Robert's attending physician was Dr. H. Wallwin and the informant for his death certificate was Thomas Lot Munro.

Robert married Lucy Smith. Lucy (daughter of Thomas Samuel Smith and Hannah Ward) was born in 1836 in Gloucester, , Gloucestershire, England; died on 2 Nov 1905 in Vespra, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1905 in Barrie, , Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Lucy was buried at the Barrie Union Cemetery.

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«i»According to the Newspaper Account of his death, Hugh John Crawford was born on August 15th, 1822. According to Ballantrae records he was born on June 21, 1818. The birth record gives his mother's name as Agnes and his father's name as William. His eldest son was named William and his eldest daughter, Agnes.

Saturday, July 23, 1892
Ferndale Items -- J. L. CRAWFORD died this morning after a long illness.
Funeral Saturday at 3 o'clock. -- July 23, 1892.

Tuesday, July 26, 1892
Ferndale Items -- Died, June 21st, in his home in West Ferndale, Mr. John L. CRAWFORD, a native of Ballantree, Ayrshire, Scotland. Mr. CRAWFORD was born in the year 1822, had he lived until the 15th of August, he would have been seventy years old. . . He had been a deacon of the Baptist church here for years . . . . He left a wife and four children, two sons and two daughters . . .

From Scotland's People:
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1818
Birthplace: , Ballantrae, Ayr, Scotland
Father's Name: William Crawford
Mother's Name: Agnes Mckenna
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(Email from Ardis Kamra - Descendants of John Munro of Inverness - 12 Jun 2011)
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Hugh married Alathea M. Munro about 1872 in , , Indiana, USA. Alathea (daughter of Henry Munro and Angeline Griffin) was born on 28 Jan 1841 in Michigan City, LaPorte Co., Indiana, USA; died on 12 Sep 1920 in Ferndale, Whatcom Co., Washington, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Alathea was buried at the Enterprise Cemetery.

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«i»Aunt Isabel Sneath wrote that he was the son of a cousin of General Sir Hector Munro of Novar, 1726 to 1806, that.he enlisted in the Life Guards and was in London for several years. He was a millwright and a carpenter. Coming to Canada, he worked for some time on the government buildings being erected at Penetanguishine and then moved to Barrie. He did the carpentry work on the Shanty Bay Church before moving to his farm on the 7th concession of Vespra.

Excerpt from a letter written by Aunt Belle (Isabel Sneath), dated 12/8/47:

"Grandfather Munro came from Inverness, Scotland. He was in the Napoleonic War with the Seaforth Highlanders, rank, a Lieutenant. After returning, he belonged to the Life Guards in London which gave him officer's rank. He came to Canada in 1830 and went first to Penetang where a British regiment was stationed -- came to Barrie in 1834 and took up the farm on the 7th Line of Vespra in 1835. He was killed there by a falling tree in 1845.

Grandmother died in 1881, aged 93".

In 1831, John Alexander petitioned the government of Upper Canada for a land grant based on his military service. The petition documents state that the land was granted based on seven years of military service. He also petitioned for a school in Barrie.«/i»

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John moved to Ontario, Canada from Inverness, Scotland in 1831.

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John married Isabella Gordon MacKay on 3 Jun 1823 in Inverness, , Inverness, Scotland. Isabella (daughter of Alexander MacKay and Gordon) was born on 2 Feb 1791 in , , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; died on 27 Jan 1883; was buried in Barrie, , Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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After her husband's death in 1845, Isabella went to live with her son, Robert John Munro.

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Died:
Isabella's death register was signed by Dr. McCarthy. It was also signed by "Robert Munro, farmer of Vespra" and by the Registrar, George Sneath.

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Married:
One reference says John and Isabella were married at the Inverness Parish Church. Another reference says they were married at the Celtic Chapel at Fort George.

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Thomas married Hannah Ward. Hannah was born in 1815; died in 1886. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William married Agnes McKenna. Agnes was born est 1795; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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«i»According to the 1850 Indianna Census, Henry was a cabinetmaker.

Henry and Angie came to Ferndale from Indiana in 1884 via the water route which was around Cape Horn (Biography of George A. Munroe). They were preceded by their sons John and Daniel who arrived in Ferndale in 1880 and established a saw mill.

Henry was baptised February 1, 1808 according to a baptismal record in Inverness Parish. His cemetery record (Enterprise Cemetery, Whatcom Washington) gives his birthdate as Dec 25, 1911 [sic.] and his date of death as Dec. 2 1888

Angie's brother Augustus arrived in Ferndale in 1889.«/i»

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Ref: "The Monroe Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - Indiana Unconnected Monroes

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Buried:
Henry was buried at the Enterprise Cemetery.

Henry married Angeline Griffin on 9 Apr 1840 in Laporte, LaPorte Co., Indiana, USA. Angeline (daughter of Daniel Griffin and Aletha Tucker) was born on 26 Nov 1817 in , , New York, USA; died on 19 Sep 1905. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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«i»Thursday, September 30, 1886:

Mrs. Monroe, who has been quite sick while visiting her daughter, Mrs. Whitney, in East Ferndale, was able to ride home on Tuesday.«/i»

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