George Ellery Monroe

1852 - 1914  (62 years)

• Name	George Ellery Monroe  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	2 Apr 1852	Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Jun 1914	Point Richmond, Contra Costa Co., California, USA
  Person ID	I136	Munro
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	George Thomas Monro,   b. 9 Sep 1819, Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA ,   d. 23 Aug 1883, Greenville, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Emily Ann Berry,   b. 26 Sep 1826, Prob., New York, USA ,   d. 19 Mar 1865, Greenport, Suffolk Co., New York, USA  (Age 38 years)
  Married	7 Mar 1847	Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F70	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine Loretto Carroll,   b. 2 Nov 1864, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA ,   d. 31 Jul 1942, Albany, Alameda Co., California, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1888	Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada
  Children	1. Richmond Ellery Monroe,   b. 29 Sep 1889, Port Townsend, Jefferson Co., Washington, USA ,   d. San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California, USA + 2. George Ellery Monroe, Jr.,   b. 10 Jun 1891, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California, USA ,   d. 4 Feb 1968, Wayland, Steuben Co., New York, USA  (Age 76 years)   3. Emily Loretto Monroe,   b. 23 Jul 1892, Berkeley, Alameda Co., California, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 1930, , Alameda Co., California, USA  (Age 37 years) + 4. Harry Augustine Monroe,   b. 16 Aug 1897, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles Co., California, USA ,   d. 24 May 1970, San Pedro, Los Angeles Co., California, USA  (Age 72 years) + 5. Clara Frances Monroe,   b. 20 May 1900, Berkeley, Alameda Co., California, USA ,   d. 18 Dec 1992, , Alameda Co., California, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George was a Master Mariner and Captain of his own sailing vessel. He sailed from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to China. While he was in port in Vancouver, he saw a picture of Katherine Loretto Carroll. After some correspondence he sent her money to leave Chicago, Illinois and come west. She was to bring a member of her family with her and she took her youngest sister, Star. George boarded the train one stop before she was to disembark and hired a stateroom. Upon seeing her he said "Kitty Carroll, you are looking at the original George E. Monroe. If what you see, you like, then kiss and bind the bargain. If not I have the money to send you home." They were married on 8 Aug 1888 in Vancouver and she sailed with him. References: (1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe, 2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-41-22-13 - p. 347, 486 (2) Clan Munro files - Stephens, Frances Elinor - letter dated 4 May 1990, p. 3 of enclosure 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). [S597] Clan Munro files - Eldridge, John Robert, John Robert Eldridge, Membership application for John R. Eldridge - 31 Jul 2007 (Reliability: 3). [S828] Clan Munro e-files - Stephens, Frances Elinor, Frances Elinor Stephens, E-mail from Fran Stephens - 21 Jan 2012 (Reliability: 3).