Fredrick P. Munro

Notes:

There are two Fredricks (or Fredericks) in this family. They have different birthdates. Are they really different people or possibly the same person?

Ref: Clan Munro files - Munro, James Donald

Ref: Clan Munro files - Munro, Henry Dallas - GEDCOM file HMUNRO.GED dated 9
Oct 1996

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Notes:

He married the daughter of Philippe Duval and Jane Scott.

William and his family owned a schooner which was lost off the coast of Africa in a storm. This loss placed them heavily in debt so they imigrated to the United States from Paspebiac, Quebec, Canada.

Their first U.S. home was in Hudson, Wisconsin.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Munro, James Donald
Munro, Frances Elaine

Birth date of William George Munro from James Munro Family Bible (son of Wm G.)Bible is inscribed with Birth, Marriage and Death Dates of James Munro Family: parents, grandparents and children. Bible now (1994) in hands of James D. Munro (grandson of James Munro) Seattle, Washington.

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*NOTE; CELINA DUVAL MUNRO DIED 5 FEB 1898 AT HUDSON, WI.

1910 Federal Census, Hudson Twp, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin, ED 199, Sheet 2A;
House # 16 on FOURTH ST, HUDSON
Freeholder; owns own home.
MONROE, WILLIAM G. AGE 71 b. Canada Immigrated to US 1888 Has own Income
Father b. Canada Mother b. Canada
EMELINE (wife) 60 b. Canada Immigrated to US 1885
Father b. Canada Mother b. Canada
Married 3 years - No children.
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1920 Census - William G. Munro died 27 Mar 1914; Emeline is living with James Munro and his family in Renville County, North Dakota.
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DEATH: William George Munro, died 27 March, 1914, age 75. Buried at Fairview Cemetery, Stillwater, Minn.

From: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Hudson, Wisconsin; Burial Records, Vol III. Church History published Sept. 15, 1984, Hudson, WI.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Hudson, Wisconsin would have been the church of choice for Celina Duval Munro as she had always been listed on Canadaian census records as "Anglican" or "Episcopalian" and their children had been baptised in St. Andrew's Anglican Church at Paspebiac, Quebec. The Munro's, as well as the Sherar's, Caldwell's and all the other Scottish Colonists at Paspebiac and New Carlisle preferred their own Scottish Presbyterian Church and attended as long as it was available. Later it merged with the other presbyterian churches and became the "United Church." By the time William George Munro emigrated to Wisconsin his family was attending this church and the transition to the St. Paul's Episcopalian in Hudson, Wisconsin was a natural choice. This was the predominent Protestant church in Hudson, as the Episcopalian ministery was established at Hudson by 1860 and continued to grow and prosper. There were Munro children married from this church (Sarah, Emily, Margaret, Jane and Albert) as well as baptisms of some of their children, and finally the funerals of both Celina and William G. Munro in later years.

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Buried:
William was buried at the Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater, Minnesota.

William married Celina Eliza Duval on 10 Dec 1861 in Paspebiac, , Québec, Canada. Celina was born on 18 Apr 1841 in Paspebiac, , Québec, Canada; was christened on 10 Oct 1841 in New Carlisle, , Québec, Canada; died on 5 Feb 1898 in Hudson, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin, USA; was buried on 7 Feb 1898 in Stillwater, Washington Co., Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

St Andrew Anglican Church Records, New Carlisle, Quebec, Canada.

Note: 1841 - BORN - Celina Eliza, daughter of Philip Duval of Cox Township, farmer, and Jane Scott his wife, born April 18, 1841 and baptized October 10, 1841. Sponsors: Elie de la Perrelle; Elizabeth Scott, Janet Scott. --- George Milne, Missionary.

DIED:Selina Munro (North Hudson) Wife of William Munro died on 5 February 1898; Buried 7 Feb, in Cemetery at Hudson.* St. Paul's Episcopal Church Records, Hudson, WI. Burials, Vol II.

*Note:Celina is actually buried in the Fairview Cemetery at Stillwater, Minnesota Headstone markings: CELINA E. MUNRO W.G. MUNRO
WIFE OF W.G. MUNRO 13 MAR 1839 - 27 MAR 1914
18 APR 1841 - 5 FEB 1898

Children: CHARLES F. MUNRO 16 OCT 1875 - 8 JUNE 1877
CHARLES P. MUNRO 6 MAY 1880 - 28 JUNE 1888
FREDERICK P. MUNRO 14 SEP 1882 - 28 JUNE 1888
MARGARET MUNRO 15 DEC 1866 - 18 OCT 1897
McIntyre

Fairview Cemetery is located in southern Stillwater with an entrance at the corner of Orleans St. (65th Street North) and South Fourth Street (Osgood Ave).

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Christened:
Celina was christened at the St. Andrew Anglican Church in New Carlisle, Quebec, Canada.

Buried:
Celina was buried at the Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater, Minnesota.

Notes:

Married:
St. Andrew's Anglican Church Records, New Carlisle, Province of Quebec, Canada.

1861-MARRIED- William George Munro of Cox Township, farmer, son of William of said place and Margaret Gallie his wife, bachelor of major age; and Selina Eliza Duval of said place, daughter of Philip Duval of said place, farmer, and Jane Scott his wife, spinster of minor age; married by Banns on December 10, 1861, with consent of and in the presence of the fathers. William G. Munro and Celina Eliza Duval. Witnesses: William Munro and Philip Duval. --- George Milne, Clergy.

Notes:

William owned property south of the Anglican Church at New Carlisle. The street west of the church was the west boundary of the property. Later he traded with Mr. Edward Caldwell for the property in Paspebiac where he made his home. It was here that he started to clear his farm in a thick wooded country of maple, birch, spruce, pine and cedar which was of little value in those days.

The lumber for the buildings were sawed with a whip saw at the old saw pit. Shingles were split from cedar logs and shaved with the draw knife.

He later gave the eastern part of the property to his son William.

While on a visit to the Carr Harris home at Bathurst, William became seriously ill. The doctor was summoned, but he pronounced the case hopeless, and William died shortly after. He was 75 years old.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Munro, James Donald
Munro, Francis Elaine

St Andrew Anglican Church Records, New Carlisle, Quebec, Canada. 1837 - MARRIED - On March 9, 1837, William Munro of Cox Township, farmer, bachelor of major age, twin son of William Johnson Munro, formerly of Caroquette, N.B., merchant, now deceased and of Sarah Sherar his widow; to Margaret Gallais, spinster, 2nd daughter of John Gallais of Cox Township, farmer, and of Ann Marie his wife (Scott), in the presence of and with the consent of her parents and the young man's mother, brother and aunt. William Munro and Margaret Gallie Witnesses: John Gallie and Thomas B. Munro. ---Andrew Balfour, Minister.

New Carlisle Presbyterian Church Records 1833-1987 1886 - DIED - William Munro, farmer of Paspebiac, died at Bathurst, N.B. on August 22, 1886. Buried in New Carlisle.

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Birth:
William and his twin brother, Thomas, were born at their home near Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada.

William married Margaret Gallie on 9 Mar 1837 in New Carlisle, , Québec, Canada. Margaret was born on 1 Apr 1819 in Paspebiac, , Québec, Canada; was christened on 30 Sep 1821 in New Carlisle, , Québec, Canada; died on 8 Jun 1903 in New Carlisle, , Québec, Canada; was buried in Jun 1903 in New Carlisle, , Québec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

St Andrew Anglican Church Records, New Carlisle, Quebec.

Note: - 1821 - BORN (2) Baptized on the 30th September 1821, Joanna, born August 24, 1816 and Margaret, born April 1, 1819; daughters of John Gallie, farmer of Cox Township and Moriah his wife. By me - Richard Knagg, Minister. Sponsors: James Scott, Francis Gallie, Jane Scott, Nancy Whittom, Eleanor Knagg, Margaret Gallie.

New Carlisle Presbyterian Church 1833-1987 Records, New Carlisle, Quebec. 1903 - DIED - Mrs. William Munro died June 8, 1903.

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Christened:
Margaret was christened at the St. Andrew Anglican Church in New Carlisle, Quebec, Canada.

Buried:
Margaret was buried at the Presbyterian Church in New Carlisle, Quebec, Canada.

Notes:

Married:
William and Margaret were married at the Anglican Church in Carlisle, Quebec.

Notes:

The birth and christening records of William Johnson Munro has not yet been located. History directs that he was born in the city of Montreal due to the following proven facts: (1) William's mother, Mary Brower, with her other seven children, escaped to Fort St. John via Lake Champlain and Crown Point in 1778. (2) Her husband, Captain John Munro, met her at Fort St. John. (3) John was dispatched to Montreal to find housing there for Loyalist families and also took Mary and the children with him. (4) Mary and the children stayed in Montreal until 1783 when John went to England to help plead for compensation for lands lost by Loyalists in New York. (5) William was probably christened by the Regimental Chaplain as he was a personal friend, although some of these records have been lost.

William was named after the celebrated General Johnson of the British Army, a much esteemed comrade in arms of his father, John Munro. He grew up on the Munro land grants at Matilda, near Morrisburg, Ontario. He signed on with the North West Fur Company and eventually settled in Bas-caraquet, New Brunswick in 1807, where he received a land grant as a Loyalist son.

William spent eight years in the service of the Northwest Fur Company, enlisting in about 1798 for an eight year indenture. He spent most of this time in the Grand Portage, Fort William Area, but mad voyages to other outposts from time to time.

In 1808 William completed his indenture to the North West Company. Disappointed at the inadequate wages offered for a "factor" or permanent post with The Company, he left western Canada to take up a merchandising offer made by his cousin, Hugh Munro, of St. Peter (Bathurst) New Brunswick. Eventually he settled on a site at Bas Caraquett on the Bay of Chaleur, opposite the Colony of New Carlisle-Paspebiac. He built a Trading Post-Store where he dealt in furs and provisioned the French fisherman and bought their salted fish for shipping by Hugh Munro and Sherar ships. His long experience in the western lands stood him in good stead and certainly provided him with the language skills to deal also with the French speaking fishermen who populated the area. William may have become an agent for the Hudson Bay Company both on the New Carlisle side of the bay and on the New Brunswick side at Carequete. Hudson Bay Company agents held positions of considerable importance and the agent occupied a central influence in many respects in the community.

Although he died early and in debt, if he had been able to maintain his business until it began to show a profit he would undoubtedly have established a very lucerative post.

Munro Island in the Shippigan area still bears William Munro's name although title went out of the family when his son Thomas Brock Munro sold the property.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Munro, James Donald
Stroud, Anna Margaret

References:

(1) Clan Munro library - "The Munro Beacon" - Spring/Summer 1996 - Vol. 22, No.
2 - p. 5

(2) Clan Munro files - Munro, Henry Dallas - GEDCOM file HMUNRO.GED dated 9 Oct
1996

(3) "The Munro Eagle" - number 27 - summer 1997-1998 - p. 33-38

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

Buried:
William died at his home in 1820 at the age of 39 and was buried on his farm because the Catholic Church refused to bury a Presbyterian in their cemetery. In the fall of 1993, a homeowner on the old Munro property discovered human bones while doing an excavation. An Investigation identified the remains as being those of William Johnson Munro and his son. In 1995, after considerable paperwork, the remains were released to William's descendant, Henry Munro for re-interment in the cemetery of Trinity Anglican Church in Riverside Heights alongside W.J.'s father, Captain John Munro.

William married Sarah Sherar on 15 Sep 1808 in Caraquet, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Sherar) was born on 26 Aug 1786 in New Carlisle, , Québec, Canada; died in 1837 in New Carlisle, , Québec, Canada; was buried in 1837 in New Carlisle, , Québec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

All church records of her marriage to William had been lost so Sarah endured a prolonged period of litigation after William's death while she endeavored to unravel his legal title to Crown land grants in Caraquette as well as authenticating the debts due him from fishermen in the Trading Post Store and other business enterprises and inheritances. Eventually most of this was cleared, although she lost title to some of the land through ambiguous title.

Sarah had to liquidate most of William's holdings to pay their debts and support her children. Even some of the lots that William had inherited from his father, Capt. Hon John Munro, in Upper Canada on the Matilda, Dundas County homestead were eventually sold for expenses by his sons William Thomas and Thomas B. Munro after many years of litigation over his estate.

Sarah returned to New Carlisle with her six children to live with her father on the old Sherar homestead which was about a mile west of the Munro homestead at Paspebiac.

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