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Robert Munroe

Robert Munroe

Male 1834 - 1910  (75 years)

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  • Name Robert Munroe  [1
    Born 20 Dec 1834  Baltimore, Baltimore (city), Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Nov 1910  Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2730  Munro
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2013 

    Father Daniel Munro,   b. Abt 1790, , , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1861  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Catharine Reid,   b. Est 1792, , , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. , , , USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 14 Jul 1815  Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1319  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maggie J. Watson,   b. 11 Feb 1838, , Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 26 Aug 1856  Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Watson Munroe,   b. 12 Dec 1857, , Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1867, McKees Rocks, , Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 9 years)
     2. Mary Scott Munroe,   b. 14 Sep 1860, Allegheny, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1861, Allegheny, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F1318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Ellen Duncan,   b. 31 Mar 1844, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1938, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 6 Jun 1865  Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Robert Munroe, Jr.,   b. 28 Apr 1866, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1943, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Edward Reynold Munroe,   b. 25 Apr 1868, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Maude Violet Munroe,   b. 5 May 1870, Allegheny, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. James Duncan Munroe,   b. 26 Apr 1872, Allegheny, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Charles Lawrence Munroe,   b. 11 Feb 1878, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1960, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +6. Olive Dodds Munroe,   b. 13 Nov 1881, Allegheny, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F1320  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Robert lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was married in the Third U. P. Church by John G. Brown, D.D. He died on Thanksgiving Day.

      He was a photographer by trade and served as a Union Army officer with the 139th Pennsylvania Regiment during the American Civil War.

      He and his brother-in-law, Mr. Watson, started a company called Watson & Munroe a boiler manufacturer, in Pittsburgh about 1860. The company became R. Munroe & Sons, Manufacturing Corp. and then continued as Munroe, Inc.

      His wife, Mary Ellen was born at midnight 31 Mar/1 Apr 1844. She was the daughter of James Duncan and Mary Scott Dodds.

      Ref: Clan Munro files - Dresher, Marjorie

      Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  • Sources 
    1. [S839] Eagle Flyer, (Spring 2013). (Reliability: 3).