George Peter Monro

1838 - Abt 1903  (64 years)

• Name	George Peter Monro  [1]
  Born	31 Aug 1838	Towanda, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1903	Sylvania, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I12502	Munro
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2002

  
  

  Father	Peter Monro,   b. 15 Sep 1808, Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA ,   d. 13 Feb 1887, Sylvania, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Lavinia Pettibone,   b. 9 Jun 1810, Manchester, Vermont ,   d. 5 Mar 1886, Sylvania, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1832	Sylvania, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F4551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Josephine L. Embrey,   b. 25 Sep 1853, Elk Run, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. Nov 1914  (Age 61 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1879	Sullivan, Tioga Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Ira Thomas Monro,   b. 2 May 1882, Sylvania, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 27 Oct 1943, Columbia Twp., Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 61 years)   2. Arie Lavinia Monro,   b. 3 Dec 1883, Sylvania, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 9 Jan 1884, Prob., Sylvania, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 0 years) + 3. George Henry Monro,   b. 31 Jan 1885, Sylvania, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 11 Feb 1952, Columbia Twp., Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 67 years)   4. Maxie Lyndon Monro,   b. 21 Jan 1889, Sylvania, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elsie May Monro,   b. 6 Sep 1892, Sylvania, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F4552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George was raised in Columbia Township, Pennsylvania. He received an elementary school education and then went to work in his father's store in Sylvania. He worked there for 27 years. On 8 May 1858, he was appointed Postmaster and served in that capacity until he resigned on 1 Oct 1885. He then became a farmer. He was a member of the Universalist Church and a charter member of Sylvania Lodge, No. 926 I.O.O.F. He was a Republican and in 1860 he was appointed assessor of the U.S. Internal Revenue, a position he held for two years. References: (1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe, 2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-41-28-1 - p. 348-349 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S247] History of the Munros of Fowlis, Alexander Mackenzie, M.J.L., (Published in Inverness, Scotland by A & W Mackenzie (1898)), p. 581 (Reliability: 3). [S247] History of the Munros of Fowlis, Alexander Mackenzie, M.J.L., (Published in Inverness, Scotland by A & W Mackenzie (1898)), p. 581-582 (Reliability: 3).