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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 1852 - 1951 (98 years)
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| Name |
Hugh Munro [1] |
| Born |
3 Mar 1852 |
Apple Hill, Glengarry Co., Ontario, Canada  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1951 |
| Person ID |
I21670 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
11 Apr 2012 |
| Father |
Alexander Munro, b. 1813, North Branch, , Ontario, Canada , d. 17 Jul 1889, Apple Hill, Glengarry Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Janet McGregor, b. 6 Dec 1812, Martintown, Glengarry Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 22 Nov 1895 (Age 82 years) |
| Family ID |
F7460 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Marjorie Macintyre, b. 1866, d. 1951 (Age 85 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Alexander Lorn Munro, b. 1887, d. 28 Jan 1980 (Age 93 years) |
| | 2. Mabel Munro, b. 1888, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. Rubena Munro, b. 1890, d. 1954 (Age 64 years) |
| | 4. Daniel Howard Munro, b. 1892, d. 1934 (Age 42 years) |
| | 5. Jessie Jane Munro, b. 1894, d. 1976 (Age 82 years) |
| | 6. Catherine Isabel Munro, b. 1898, d. 25 Dec 1977 (Age 79 years) |
| | 7. Christy Ellen Munro, b. 1900, d. 1907 (Age 7 years) |
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| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F7478 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
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«i»Long before Alexandria Mounding and Farley Windows came to town, the Munro and McIntosh sleigh and carriage company dominated Alexandria's manufacturing sector for more than 40 years.
There's no trace of the old factory, which was built in 1880 and used to be located on the corner of St. George St. and Main. But the memory of the business will live on thanks to a nearby plaque that was installed by the Glengarry Historical Society (GHS) and unveiled on SDG 34 across the street from Glengarry District High School.
Though the age of the automobile spelled the end of Munro and McIntosh, the company still saw amazing growth during the time it was here. In 1900, it made about a thousand buggies a year. Just before the First World War, it had a state of the art production line, a workforce of more than 200, and produced more than 10,000 sleighs and carriages a year.
The firm's founders were farm boys and cousins from the Apple Hill and Glen Roy area - blacksmith turned salesman Hugh Munro (1852-1939) and wheelwright and plant manager John D. McIntosh (1858-1914).«/i»
(Munro Beacon - vol. 34, no. 1 - "Plaque pays tribute to carriage company" - by Steven Warburton - published 16 Nov 2011 in the Glengarry News)
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Ref: Clan Munro files - Reid, Vera
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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- [S406] Clan Munro files - Postma, Anna Mary, Anna Mary Postma, Descendants of Hugh McGregor dated 28 Jan 2005 (Reliability: 3).
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