Marguerite C. Monroe

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(The following is from "Descendants of John Munro" - by Waldomar Monroe Roeser.)

«i»Marguerite "Peg" Monroe was born in Pontiac, Michigan in 1905 and ived at 13 Pine Grove Avenue and 236 State St. Her grandmother Mary A. Davis Monroe lived at 68 Norton Avenue and "Toots" (her other nickname) spent considerable time there. She graduated from Pontiac High School in 1923. She was initially sent to Beaver College, Pennsylvania by her parents, but transferred to University of Michigan after one semester, much to the chagrin of her parents. She moved in with her high school friend, Helen Fowler (Stuart) in a house owned by her aunt, Charlotte Monroe Osmun. W. O. Roeser, Monroe Osmun and some other boys lived upstairs. After graduation in 1927 with a BA in education, she went to work in W.O. Roser, DDS's office, and never used her teaching degree. She was a den mother in Cub Scouts for many years.«/i»
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References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Roeser, Douglas Lee - membership application dated 27
Mar 1997

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

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

Buried:
Marguerite was buried at the White Chapel Cemetery.

Marguerite married Waldomar O. Roeser, DDS on 20 May 1934 in Bloomfield, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA. Waldomar (son of Otto Roeser and Cassa Doherty) was born on 19 Aug 1902 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan, USA; died on 23 Sep 1983 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA; was buried on 26 Sep 1983 in Troy, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Waldomar and Marguerite met at University of Michigan where they dated through college. They were married at Christ Church, Cranbrook, Broomfield, Michigan.

1. Living
2. Frederick Lance Roeser, DDS was born on 27 Aug 1938 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA; died on 8 Sep 2009 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA.
3. Living

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

«i»Hector L. Monroe was born on 10 Sep 1879 in Davisburg, Michigan. He moved with his family to Pontiac, Michigan in 1887 when his father, Harvey G. Monroe was made superintendent of construction of the municipal water works, and then appointed City Engineer and Superintendent of the Water Works on 14 Apr 1883. Heck and the family lived on the second floor of the fire barns until the family moved to 68 Norton Avenue.

He obtained a part time job with the department in 1897 installing water meters and flushing water hydrants, then a full time job in 1901, and was elevated to the position of superintendent in 1910 when his father died. He retired in 1950 after 52 years of service; but he was frequently consulted regarding questions related to where various lines, pipes, etc. were located as his memory was far superior to any department maps.

He married Ines Lewis on 8 Jun 1904. They initially resided at 73 Pine Grove Avenue, and then at 236 State Street. Heck died on 6 Mar 1963 of pneumonia after sustaining a fractured hip. Heck loved fishing and hunting and spent many weeks at his cottage on Lake Masshagamme, Ontario, Canada.«/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

Buried:
Hector was buried at the White Chapel Cemetery.

Hector married Inez E. Lewis on 8 Jun 1904 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, USA. Inez (daughter of Ephraim Lewis and Sophia Maier) was born on 30 Sep 1881 in Leslie, Fulton Co., Ohio, USA; died on 1 Apr 1973 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA; was buried in Troy, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

«i»Inez E. Lewis was born in Leslie, Ohio on 30 Sept. 1881 and moved to Sturgis, Michigan as a child. Hine worked at the Michigan Democrat and Sturgis Times Newspaper as a compositor. In 1903 she moved to Pontiac, Michigan to work at the Pontiac Gazette Newspaper. While there she met Hector Monroe and they were married on 8 June 1904 at the home of her sister Birdie Mae Lewis Kerr at 262 Broadway, Grand Rapids, Michigan.«/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

Buried:
Inez was buried at the White Chapel Cemetery.

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Married:
Hector and Inez were married at the Grand Rapids, Michigan Episcopal Church.

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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]

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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.

Notes:

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

Ephraim married Sophia Maier. Sophia was born est 1853; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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

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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