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Robert Monroe

Robert Monroe

Male 1787 - 1843  (56 years)

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  • Name Robert Monroe 
    Born 1787 
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Sep 1843  , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17378  Munro
    Last Modified 27 May 2001 

    Father Robert Monroe,   b. 1750, , , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1803, , Hampshire Co., Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Margaret Geary,   b. 1749,   d. 12 Apr 1833, Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1768  [1
    Family ID F215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Saxon,   b. Est 1789,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 3 Jun 1812  , Muskingum Co., Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Martha Monroe,   b. Abt 1813,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Rebecca Monroe,   b. Abt 1814,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. John Monroe,   b. 1816, Of, Fairfield, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1881, Hopewell Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     4. William Christie Monroe,   b. Abt 1818,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Matilda Monroe,   b. Abt 1820,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Elizabeth Monroe,   b. Abt 1822,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Margaret Maria Monroe,   b. Abt 1824,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F5981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Robert settled his father's estate and in 1813, sold some of the property that he had owned. He settled in Ohio near his brothers. It is believed that his mother lived with him when she got old until her death.

      He later moved to Iowa near Mount Pleasant.

      Ref: Clan Munro files - Orr, Ruba Alta
      - Mann, Esther
      "The Monroe Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - Ohio Unconnected Monroes

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Clan Munro files - Keller, Ruth B., Ruth B. Keller, Letter from Ruth B. Keller to Charlotte Elder - 23 Feb 1973 (Reliability: 3).