George William Willits

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George married Adelaide Elizabeth Collins on 18 May 1929 in New York, New York Co., New York, USA. Adelaide (daughter of Thomas Collins and Elizabeth Brennan) was born on 25 Feb 1903 in Bainbridge, Chenango Co., New York, USA; died on 26 Jun 1968 in Hinsdale, DuPage Co., Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
George and Adelaide were married in the Episcopal Church.

1. Living
2. Living

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Died:
Frank died at University Hospital.

Frank married Sarah Adelle Monroe. Sarah (daughter of Harvey Gage Monroe and Mary Adele Davis) was born on 22 Mar 1877 in Davisburg, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA; died on 18 Jan 1966 in White Plains, Westchester Co., New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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References:

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

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William married Mary Grindley. Mary was born est 1842; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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

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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

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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

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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]

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References:

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

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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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