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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 1822 - 1870 (48 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
| 3. | Kezirah Franklin was born on 17 Dec 1784; died on 29 Mar 1856. Notes:
Kezirah's grandfather, John Franklin, was a cousin of the eminent statesman, Benjamin Franklin.
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Nathan Monroe was born on 19 Oct 1752 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA (son of Josiah Munroe and Sarah Hyde); died on 17 May 1796 in Huntington Twp., Pennsylvania, USA. Notes:
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«i»Nathan...was the progenitor of the Monroes of Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, now known as Luzerne County. He returned to Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut in 1778. He returned to the Valley, Huntington Township in 1793. His household goods were packed on sleds drawn by oxen. He spent a few weeks with his brother, William, at Otsego, near Cooperstown, New York.«/i»
("History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Massachusetts Munroes" - by R. S. Munroe)
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
Nathan married Mehetible Seymour on 16 Aug 1778 in New Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Mehetible was born on 21 Jul 1759; died on 10 Oct 1827. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Mehetible Seymour was born on 21 Jul 1759; died on 10 Oct 1827. Notes:
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
Children:
- Tarbel Monroe was born on 11 Aug 1780; died on 19 Sep 1862.
- 2. Truman Monroe was born on 16 Jul 1782 in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 14 Mar 1854 in Huntington Twp., Pennsylvania, USA.
- Mary Monroe was born about 1784; and died.
- Sophronia Monroe was born about 1786; and died.
- Esther Monroe was born about 1788; and died.
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Generation: 4
| 8. | Josiah Munroe was born on 11 Sep 1728 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA (son of David Munroe and Deborah Howe); died on 19 Feb 1778 in Valley Forge, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA. Notes:
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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
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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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| 9. | Sarah Hyde was born on 12 Sep 1732 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA (daughter of Josiah Hide and Elizabeth); died on 13 Feb 1794 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA. Notes:
References:
(1) Clan Munro files - Munro, Ronald Geyer - Research in Branford, Connecticut
for Mrs. Elise Wildman Hammer - undated
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
Children:
- 4. Nathan Monroe was born on 19 Oct 1752 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 17 May 1796 in Huntington Twp., Pennsylvania, USA.
- Josiah Munroe was born on 3 Sep 1754 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 16 Oct 1760.
- Elizabeth Munroe was born on 14 Nov 1756 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA; and died.
- John Munroe was born on 30 Oct 1758 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 27 Feb 1836.
- Olive Munroe was born on 21 Nov 1760 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 7 Feb 1761.
- William Munroe was born on 20 Dec 1761 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 10 Jan 1833 in Burlington, Otsego Co., New York, USA; was buried in Burlington, Otsego Co., New York, USA.
- Capt. Josiah Munroe, Jr. was born on 25 Feb 1764 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 9 Nov 1846 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA; was buried in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA.
- Lydia Munroe was born on 22 Apr 1766 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 22 Sep 1842 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA.
- David Munroe was born on 26 Sep 1768 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 31 Jul 1837 in Pittsford, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, USA.
- Jesse Monroe was born on 20 Sep 1770 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA; died in 1858 in Poultney, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA.
- Olive Munroe was born on 3 Feb 1773 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 3 Mar 1773.
- Sarah Munroe was born on 28 Jan 1774 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 29 Dec 1848 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA.
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