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John Munro

John Munro

Male 1808 - 1897  (89 years)

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  • Name John Munro  [1, 2
    Born 9 May 1808  Culrain, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Dec 1897  Kincardine, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1417  Munro
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2015 

    Father Munro,   b. Est 1778,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F22721  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Isabella Cameron,   b. Est 1806,   d. 23 Apr 1877, Renfrew, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Children 
     1. Helen Munro,   b. Est 1841,   d. 1926, Duluth, St. Louis Co., Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years)
     2. Catherine Munro,   b. Est 1843,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F14775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Barbara MacKay,   b. Abt 1810,   d. 1840  (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Married Bef 1836  , , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
    +1. John Munro, Jr.,   b. 1838, Ste-Thérèse DE Blainville, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1875  (Age 37 years)
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
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      (The following is from an e-mail message sent by John Wick II - 16 Apr 2015)

      «i»John was mentioned in the early pages of E. B. Biggar's 1891 biography of Sir John Alexander Macdonald and numerous times in 1919's "The Story of Renfrew". He may have been born at Culrain in Kincardine parish, Ross-shire rather than a "Cubrian" of unknown location.

      I figure his father came from near Lairg, nearby in Sutherlandshire. John and family were listed in 1851-1871 censuses in Renfrew county, Ontario and 1881 and 1891 censuses at Kincardine, Ontario. He died there 12/13/1897, survived by only one of his children.

      He had been mentioned in the 1858 Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, apparently accused of stealing votes by providing drinks paid for by the winner of the election.

      I think I've figured correctly that his second wife Isabella was the daughter of John and Jane (McMillan) Cameron, baptized 9/8/1806 at St. Gabriel Presbyterien in Montreal. She died 4/23/1877 at Renfrew, Ontario.

      John's son John had at least two other children in addition to the John Allan mentioned - 11/19/1864 born Isabel Adeline, who died in California 8/20/1918 and 8/12/1874 born John Routh who died in Ottawa 9/22/1953. Edmond "Teddy" of the 1881 and 1891 censuses may have been another son, or possibly a nephew. The elder John's daughter Mary McKay had nine children, and has numerous descendants in the U.S. including me.

      I haven't found anything beyond the 1851 census re her sister Hughina. John and Isabella's daughter Catherine "Kate" married a William Blackburn 11/24/1874. I've found no more regarding either of that pair until his death in Pembroke, Ontario 3/12/1928. Her older sister Helen worked at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota and died in Duluth, MN in 1926.«/i»
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      John is listed on an 1857 directory of Ontario, Canada as a hotelkeeper in Renfrew, Ontario.

      Ref: Clan Munro files - Stroud, Anna Margaret

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

  • Sources 
    1. [S91] Clan Munro files - Lang, Margaret E., Margaret E. Lang, Pedigree chart of Margaret Allan Ellis Lang - 10 Jun 1985 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S961] Clan Munro e-files - Wick, John II, John Wick II, E-mail from John Wick II - 16 Apr 2015 (Reliability: 3).