James Monroe

1818 - 1861  (43 years)

• Name	James Monroe  [1]
  Born	25 Jan 1818	Oakham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Mar 1861	Rockville, Solano Co., California, USA
  Buried	Rockville Church, Rockville, Solano Co., California
  Person ID	I1726	Munro
  Last Modified	27 May 2001

  
  

  Father	Jonas Munroe,   b. 15 Dec 1773, Plainfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 12 Jan 1849, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Alice Butler,   b. 9 Jun 1775, Oakham, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 8 Sep 1857, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1801	Oakham, , Massachusetts
  Family ID	F821	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Dean,   b. Abt 1825, Of, Ohio, USA ,   d. Of, Rockville, California, USA
  Married	1860	Rockville, Solano Co., California, USA
  Children	+ 1. Alice Amelia Monroe,   b. 14 Dec 1860,   d. 1910, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California, USA  (Age 49 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James received his early education at the high school in Hardwick (1832) taught by Rev. John Goldsbury. In 1835, he went to the Wesleyan Academy in Wilbraham. At the age of 18, in 1836, he taught in Greenfield, Massachusetts. He very much wanted to attend college to make himself a better teacher, but the means were not available to go. He spent most of the year of 1837, working with his father on the farm. His mother and sister worked to earn money to help with his education, and he finally graduated from Yale on 21 Aug 1845, the oldest member of the class. While at Yale, he was a diligent student and above average in his studies. After graduation, he went south and taught as principal in schools in Milledgeville and Macon, Georgia, eventually earning enough to repay his sister for helping him through college. But after two years, his health began to fail and he returned home to Hardwick, where he spent a year or more in recruiting. In 1849, he resumed teaching in Hyannis, Massachusetts and in 1850 at Barnstable, then back to Hyannis in 1851, each time serving as principal. In May 1852, he went to California and settled at Rockville, near Suisun Sity, Solano County, California, where he was again engaged in teaching at the academy there. He began attending the Methodist Church and became a prominent leader and an efficient superintendent of the Sunday-school. He also was an active member of the Odd Fellows. Some time before his death, he became a regular contributor and part proprietor of a paper published in Sacramento, California called "The Star of the Pacific" and his influence was fast becoming a power in the area. His death was caused by an inguinal hernia which was suddenly enlarged because of work he was doing in building a cottage for his family. References: (1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S. Munroe - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 1/12-35-39 - p. 307-310 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] Clan Munro files - Elder, Charlotte DeVolt, Charlotte DeVolt Elder, Letter from Ron & Avis Munro to Joe & Charlotte Elder date d 5 Dec 1983 (Reliability: 3).