David Munro

1777 - 1827  (50 years)

• Name	David Munro  [1]
  Born	16 Mar 1777	Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Mar 1827	Minot, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA   [1]
  Buried	Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA   [1]
  	David was buried at the Taber Cemetery in Auburn, Maine.
  Person ID	I2180	Munro
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2002

  
  

  Father	Alexander Munro,   b. 20 Aug 1736, Inverness, , Inverness, Scotland ,   d. 5 Sep 1807, Minot, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Hutchinson,   b. Abt 1752, , , , Scotland ,   d. 28 Jul 1835  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1776	Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F2185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Niles,   b. 7 Apr 1780, Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine, USA ,   d. 23 Sep 1850, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	12 Nov 1801	Minot, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Nathan Munroe,   b. 16 Mar 1804, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA ,   d. 8 Jul 1866, Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 62 years)   2. Eunice Munroe,   b. 5 Dec 1805, Minot, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 1867  (Age 61 years)   3. Mary Boyd Munroe,   b. 29 Nov 1807, Minot, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA ,   d. 5 Jul 1828  (Age 20 years) + 4. William Alexander Munroe,   b. 5 Jan 1810, Minot, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA ,   d. 6 Jul 1878, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA  (Age 68 years) + 5. Jennet Munroe,   b. 25 Jan 1812, Minot, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA ,   d. 19 Jan 1892  (Age 79 years) + 6. Jane Munroe,   b. 26 Apr 1814, Minot, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA ,   d. 20 Feb 1887  (Age 72 years)   7. Nancy Munroe,   b. 15 Jan 1816, Minot, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA ,   d. 12 Sep 1819  (Age 3 years)   8. Cynthia Munroe,   b. 24 Feb 1818, Minot, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA ,   d. 29 Sep 1848  (Age 30 years) + 9. Noble Nichols Munroe,   b. 26 Dec 1820, Minot, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA ,   d. 26 Aug 1886, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA  (Age 65 years)   10. John Alexander Munroe,   b. 13 Oct 1821, Minot, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA ,   d. 2 Jan 1846  (Age 24 years) + 11. James Boyd Munroe,   b. 8 Apr 1826, Minot, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA ,   d. 16 Oct 1910, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F1048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David acquired a practical education, and in young manhood learned the trade of gunsmith, which line of work he followed for a number of years. He was an inventor of considerable note for those days, inventing several labor saving devices principally used among the farmers in his neighborhood, and in addition to this was a thorough mechanic and a practical and successful farmer, conducting his operations on a farm in Minot, Maine. David's deed for property in Minot, Maine (which was first Poland-Cumberland) was witnessed by his father on 31 Jan 1800. He was still in Minot as late as 1820, but in 1830 only his widow lived there. By 1850, Ruth had gone to live with the family of her daughter, Jennet, in Auburn, Maine. His wife was from Turner, Maine and was the daughter of Nathan and Rebecca Niles. One reference gives their marriage date as 15 Nov 1802, and Ruth's birthplace as Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Ref: Clan Munro files - Munro, Ronald Geyer Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon "The Monroe Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - Alexander of Bridgewater - 2 Sometime during David's generation, the spelling of the family surname changed from "Munro" to "Munroe". Before that, there is no question that his father, Alexander, spelled his name "Munro." There are several references to this spelling, such as "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register" (1891 - Vol. XLV - p. 246) and "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the revolutionary War" (Vol. 11 - p. 207). The original "Munro" spelling continued until at least 22 Dec 1818 when "David Munro of Minot" entered into a property purchase contracted on that date, and witnessed by "Nathan Munro." A later document dated 2 Sep 1833 for property release is signed by "William Munroe" referencing "my honoured father, David Munroe" and witnessed by his wife "Julia Ann Munroe" and his sister "Eunice Munroe." This information was noted in a letter postmarked 9 Oct 1952 in a letter from Elsie Record Cowdrey, David's descendant, to her cousin Florence Munroe Shepherd. Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Clan Munro files - Hartley, John F., John F. Hartley, Cemeteries - p. 5 (Reliability: 3). [S49] Clan Munro files - Hartley, John F., John F. Hartley, Cemeteries - p. 11 (Reliability: 3). [S49] Clan Munro files - Hartley, John F., John F. Hartley, Cemeteries - p. 12, 19 (Reliability: 3).