Henry Lee Munroe

Notes:

Ref: Lexington Munroes, 2nd ed. 15-21-21

Notes:

Nathaniel served his apprenticeship with Abel Hutchins in Concord, New Hampshire and then went into the clock making and brass foundry business with his brother, Daniel, (1800-1807). Their shop stood on the site of William Whitings's house and was the old L part of that house. The L was removed to give place to a more sightly structure. They planted the large buttonwood trees (sycamores) which were still standing on the property in 1869.

In 1808, Daniel left the business and moved to Boston and Nathaniel moved the business to the mill-dam into a building then standing just east of the present (1869) site of the post office. He also took on a partner, Samuel Whiting, and changed the name of the business to "Munroe and Whiting". His business did quite well. He made mostly clocks with 8-day movements, mostly hand made. He had seven or eight apprentices in a two-story building 30 feet front, and 15 feet deep. He also had a small brass foundry on the other side of the dam where he made wheels and other brass parts and also bells. Most of his business was with the south.

Nathaniel married three times. His first wife was from Concord, Massachusetts. They were married by Rev. E. Ripley. His second wife was from Framingham, Massachusetts, and his third wife was from Baltimore, Maryland.

In 1817 he moved to Baltimore, Maryland. He followed his pursuit of clockmaking there for more than 30 years, but rather as a repairer and as a dealer in watches and jewelry. He became quite well to do.

Nathaniel was about five feet seven inches, compactly built, dark complexion, black eyes and hair, quick in his movements and speech, full of fun and life.

He was at least as fond of play as work, and never more in his element than in his frequent excursions to the seashore with his heavy ducking gun. His friends thought his removal to Baltimore was not a little influenced by the canvas-backs that so abound in the Chesapeake Bay. His avowed inducement was the favorable report of the trade and the climate of Maryland which were sent him by his neighbor, Benjamin K. Hager, mathematical-instrument maker, who left Concord about two years before him.

He continued all his life in the same easy, good-natured, and good tempered man, fond of friends and social enjoyments, liking to the last the out-of-doors sports that had been the delight of his earlier days. In 1812, he became a member of the Social Circle (Concord, Massachusetts) and resigned in 1817 when he moved to Baltimore. The last days of his life were grieved by the atrocities committed on our Northern troops as they passed through Baltimore to the defense of Washington, and he did not live long enough to see any compensation for those doings. He retained his faculties and, generally, good health till old age.

Ref: Lexington Munroes, 2nd ed. 15-21-2

Nathaniel married Sally Lee on 30 Oct 1803. Sally was born on 20 Sep 1782; died on 12 Nov 1806. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daniel fought in the Revolution and he lived in Roxbury, Massachusetts. His wife was from Roxbury.

His wife was a daughter of one of the Parkers of Parker Hill, Roxbury. Near this he occupied a farm called the Seaver Farm for a few years. But ill health, which had caused his discharge from the Continental Army after a short service, also compelled him to abandon farming for the less laborious life of a trader. He experienced the varying fortunes which attended trade, brought up a large family in the light of a pious example, lived to a good old age, and left behind him the name of a perfectly reliable, honest, upright man and consistent Christian.

He was appointed as one of the enginemen of the first fire engine of Roxbury in 1784. The fire engine was located on the site of the Greyhound Inn.

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

Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.

Daniel married Abigail Parker on 15 Sep 1774. Abigail was born on 30 Jan 1753 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 1 May 1844 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Error alert: There are three people named Abigail Parker who supposedly married close Munroe relatives close to the same time frame. This is either a coincidence or an error.

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

Notes:

Jedediah Munroe was a private in Captain Parker's company, and rallied with his townsmen in defence of freedom on 19 Apr 1775. He was wounded during the morning, but because his devotion to the cause was so very deep and couldn't be quenched by the first flow of blood, he marched with his company toward Concord to meet the British on their retreat. He was slain on the road to Concord that afternoon, at the age of 54.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Cones, Mona

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

(Medical):See attached sources.

Jedediah married Abigail Loring on 7 Jan 1722. Abigail (daughter of Joseph Loring and Lydia Fiske) was born about 1722; was christened on 7 Jan 1722; died on 31 Oct 1811. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Abigail and Mary were twins.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Cones, Mona

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

Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.