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William Ross Munro

William Ross Munro

Male 1806 - 1862  (56 years)

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  • Name William Ross Munro  [1
    Born 1806 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Dec 1862  Maynooth, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2766  Munro
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2013 

    Father Alexander Munro,   b. Est 1771,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary Ross,   b. Est 1773,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F10079  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
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      (The following is from "The Munro Beacon" - Vol. 34, No. 4 - Winter 2012)
      «i»
      On 8 December 1862, young Irish Catholic Immigrants, Richard and Mary Aylward were hanged before a rabid crowd of over 5,000 at the courthouse in Belleville, ON. Their crime? The murder by Mary, age 23, of a fellow settler at Maynooth, ON. ..«/i»

      [T]«i»he murdered 'fellow settler' was William Ross Munro, 1806-1862.«/i»
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      William emigrated from Scotland to Canada with his parents in 1832.

      References:

      (1) Clan Munro library - "The Munro Beacon" - Spring/Summer 1996 - Vol. 22, No. 2 - p. 3

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

  • Sources 
    1. [S830] Munro Beacon, Vol. 34 (Winter 2012). (Reliability: 3).