Alexander Mckenzie Munro

1862 - 1933  (71 years)

• Name	Alexander Mckenzie Munro  [1]
  Born	1862	Fodder Hill Farm, Ross-Shire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Nov 1933	Crystal Springs, Kitsap Co., Washington, USA
  Person ID	I22555	Munro
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2010

  
  

  Family	Ann Janet Montgomery,   b. 26 Oct 1870, , Argylshire, , Scotland ,   d. 13 Dec 1952, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap Co., Washington, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1890
  Children	1. John M. Munro,   b. Abt 1891, Of, Port Blakely, Washington, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Duncan M. Munro,   b. Abt 1893, Of, Tracyton, Washington, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. William F. Munro,   b. Est 1894, Of, Los Angeles, California ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Ann Janet Munro,   b. Abt 1895, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap Co., Washington, USA ,   d. Abt 1985, Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA  (Age ~ 90 years)   5. Mary V. Munro,   b. Est 1897, Of, Port Blakely, Bainbridge Islan, Washington ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. George A. Munro,   b. Est 1899, Of, Port Blakely, Bainbridge Islan, Washington ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Euphemia M. Munro,   b. Est 1903, Of, Keyport, Washington, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Isabelle Montgomery Munro,   b. 21 Dec 1906, Crystal Springs, Kitsap Co., Washington, USA ,   d. 11 Oct 1987, Virginia Mason H, Seattle, Washington, USA  (Age 80 years)   9. Gordon D. Munro,   b. Est 1908, Of, Silverdale, Washington, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. James T. Munro,   b. Est 1910, Of, Bainbridge Islan, Washington, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2010
  Family ID	F7810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander got his education in Inverness, Scotland and served an apprenticeship as a stone cutter on Lord Lovat's Castle. In about 1885, at the age of 23, he emigrated to New York, USA and worked his way west by working on large and small stone buildings, reaching Seattle in 1888. After the Seattle fire, Alexander began a partnership with a friend and established MacRae and Munro, Stone Contractors. Their work includes the Baily Building and the building at Second and Cherry. In 1891, Alexander and his new wife, Janet, moved to Bainbridge Island, where they lived for the rest of their lives. Alexander helped construct several major buildings in the northwest USA and southwest Canada including the Provincial Parliament building in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The last building for which he cut stone was the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Washington, USA. When he died of the flu in 1933, he had six sons, four daughters and seventeen grandchildren. His remains were cremated. Ref: Clan Munro secretary's files - Munro, Ralph Davies Gathering Booklet - July 28-31, 1994 - Seattle, Washington References: (1) Clan Munro files - Robert-Smith, AnnaBelle M. - Obituary of Alexander Munro - "The Bainbridge Review" - 14 Dec 1933 (2) Clan Munro files - Robert-Smith, AnnaBelle M. - Obituary of Alexander Munro - "The Bainbridge Islander" - 14 Dec 1933 (3) Clan Munro files - Robert-Smith, AnnaBelle M. - Obituary of Mrs. Janet Munro - unknown newspaper - 15 Dec 1952 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S188] Clan Munro files - Becker, Craig, Craig Becker, Membership application from Craig Becker dated 24 Jun 2002 (Reliability: 3).