John Munro b. 20 Nov 1820 Inverness, , Inverness, Scotland d. 27 Sep 1922 Northport, Leelanau Co., Michigan, USA: Our Family History

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1820 - 1922 (101 years)

Name	John Munro
Born	20 Nov 1820	Inverness, , Inverness, Scotland
Gender	Male
Died	27 Sep 1922	Northport, Leelanau Co., Michigan, USA
Buried	Northport, Leelanau Co., Michigan, USA
Person ID	I10200	Munro
Last Modified	27 May 2001

Father	Daniel Munro, b. Abt 1781, , , , Scotland , d. 16 Apr 1864, Normanby, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 83 years)
Mother	Pelagie Zaste, b. Est 1783, d. Yes, date unknown
Married	10 Apr 1809	Berthier, Quebec, Canada
Family ID	F3705	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Marcelline Lalonde, b. 20 Aug 1829, St. Polycarpe, Quebec, Canada , d. 20 Jan 1895, East Jordan, Charlevoix Co., Michigan (Age 65 years)

Married 24 Jan 1847 Normanby, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada

Children

	1. Daniel Munro, b. 18 Feb 1848, Normanby, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 7 Apr 1893 (Age 45 years)
+	2. Elizabeth Munro, b. 4 Mar 1850, Normanby, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 1932, Of, Muskegon, Michigan (Age 81 years)
+	3. Nancy Mary Munro, b. 10 Oct 1851, Normanby, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 6 Mar 1906, Hogansburg, Franklin Co., New York (Age 54 years)
+	4. Augustus Munro, b. 6 Jun 1853, Normanby, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 16 Nov 1929, Northport, Leelanau Co., Michigan, USA (Age 76 years)
+	5. John Munro, Jr., b. 10 May 1855, Normanby, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 19 Nov 1927, East Jordan, Charlevoix Co., Michigan (Age 72 years)
	6. Mary Munro, b. 25 Oct 1857, Normanby, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 2 Mar 1947, Of, Tacoma, Washington (Age 89 years)
	7. Alexander Munro, b. 15 Apr 1859, Normanby, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 1927, Of, Detroit, Michigan (Age 67 years)
	8. Harriet Munro, b. 25 Oct 1861, Orchard, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 13 Dec 1947, Of, Toronto, Canada (Age 86 years)
	9. Joseph Augustine Munro, b. 16 Mar 1864, Orchard, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 3 Sep 1941, Of, Mayger, Oregon (Age 77 years)
	10. Moses Munro, b. 29 Mar 1866, d. Yes, date unknown
	11. Henry Munro, b. 29 Jun 1870, South Arm Twp., Charlevoix Co., Michigan , d. Of, Astoria, Oregon
	12. Anna Rose Munro, b. 21 Apr 1872, Sandwich, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 1950-1959, Of, Jackson, Michigan (Age 86 years)
	13. Edward Munro, b. 16 Sep 1874, d. 28 Mar 1880 (Age 5 years)
	14. John Henry Munro, b. 1876, d. 1876 (Age 0 years)

Last Modified 20 Jan 2009

Family ID F3704 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

One reference says that John's wife, Marcelline, was born on 20 Aug 1831 in St. Andrews, Ontario, Canada.

The Putnam reference says that John was born in Inverness, Scotland and that his wife, Marcelin, was born in Paris France.

John mined for gold in Australia and the Klondike. He homesteaded in East Jordan, Michigan, and became a US citizen.

He and his wife had 14 children, 8 survived.

He died at the age of 102.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Sweet, Joseph Albert L.
- Coolidge, Natalie LaFantasie
- Putnam, Marcelyn - membership application

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Sweet, Joseph Albert L. - Descendants of Daniel Munro

(2) Clan Munro files - Sweet, Joseph Albert L. - family group record of John
Munro, Sr. dated 1 Oct 1996

One reference says John was born in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Putnam, Marcelyn S. - copy of a newspaper clipping
from unknown newspaper of unknown date.

Traverse Pioneer, 102 Years Old, Dead

Northport, Oct. 2--John Monroe, Sr. 102, oldest pioneer of the Grand Traverse region, is dead at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes.

With the death of this pioneer, who bore a striking resemblance to the martyred president William McKinley, comes the first break in a four-generation household. The daughter, her son Delbert, 49, and the latter's son Virgil, 21, all live in the same dwelling.

Mr. Monroe was born at Inverness, Scotland, Nov. 20, 1820. He took out naturalization papers 57 years ago and filed on a homestead at East Jordan. Later he followed gold mining in Australia and the Klondike and built the first dam over the Pine river at East Jordan. A man of Herculean strength and size he often carried a 500 pound load without effort.

Nine of fourteen children survive: John Monroe, Jr., East Jordan; Mrs. Anna Miles, Ellsworth; Alex Monroe, Detroit; Mrs. Hattie Matthews, Toronto, Can.; Mrs. Mary McIntosh, Tacoma, Wash.; Joseph Monroe, Mayger, Ore.; Henry Monroe, Astoria, Ore.; Augustine Monroe, Northport, and Mrs. Elizabeth Monroe, Northport.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Putnam, Marcelyn S. - photo of gravestone of John
Munro

John Munro 1820-1922

Ref: Clan Munro files - Putnam, Marcelyn S. - letter from Marcelyn S. Putnam
dated 25 Oct 1996

When we talked at the Clan Munro Gathering in Tallahassee earlier this month, you kindly offered to send me a print-out of references regarding my great-grandfather, John Munro, and his antecedents. His number in your book is 10,200. I was puzzled that his entry indicated he was born in Trois Rivieres, Canada (Ontario?), because my information from family sources indicated he was born in Inverness, Scotland.

I am enclosing a copy of a newspaper clipping from my mother's scrapbook) which gave his birthplace as Inverness. [The clipping was probably from a newspaper printed in Traverse City, Michigan.] Another clipping enclosed regards the death of Augustus Munro, John's son, and my mother's father [probably from a Leelanau County publication]. I realize that newspapers contain errors and inaccuracies. Witness the misspelling of John "Monroe" throughout the article, and changing Augustus Munro to "August" (he was called "Gus" informally). The article about John Munro stated incorrectly that he left a son, "Augustine."

However, my family's oral tradition related that John was from Inverness. That included stories told by my mother as well as her several sisters and brothers.
I had heard that John's wife was named Marceline (or Marcelline) and that he met and married her in Paris. However, I had not heard that hes father and grandfather were both named Daniel. Nor had I ever heard the names of their wives: Pelagie Zaste and Mary Anne LaBrie. They sound like refugees from a romantic novel, don't they? They certainly could be French-Canadian. Definitely not Scots. Mysterious!

Also enclosed are photos of the tombstones of John and Augustus in the cemetery at Northport, Michigan. They may serve to verify dates and spelling of names.