Robert Munroe

1712 - 1775  (62 years)

• Name	Robert Munroe  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	4 May 1712	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Apr 1775	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA   [1, 5]
  Buried	Rev. Tomb, Lexington, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I2816	Munro
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Sgt. George Munroe,   b. Aug 1671, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 17 Jan 1747, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Sarah Mooer,   b. 1677, Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 4 Dec 1752, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	Est 1698
  Family ID	F16862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Stone,   b. 22 Nov 1718, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 1775, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Married	28 Jul 1737	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA   [1, 5]
  Children	1. Ebenezer Munroe,   b. 5 Feb 1737, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 25 Jun 1740  (Age 3 years) + 2. Anna Munroe,   b. 13 Aug 1740, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 26 Aug 1811  (Age 71 years) + 3. Ruth Munroe,   b. 26 Jul 1742, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 18 May 1839, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 96 years) + 4. Ebenezer Munroe,   b. 15 Nov 1744, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 21 Aug 1826, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 81 years) + 5. John Munroe,   b. 15 Jun 1748, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 3 Apr 1831, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 82 years)   6. Munroe,   b. Abt 1752, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 21 Nov 1756  (Age ~ 4 years)   7. Robert Munroe,   b. Est 1754,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F1406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ********** «i»Robert Munroe was a soldier in the French War, was the standard bearer at the taking of Louisburg, in 1758, he was also in the service in 1762. Having served the colonies against the French and Indians, it is natural to expect that he would be true to the family instinct, and the call of patriotism to defend the colonies against any other enemy. And so he was. he was the ensign of Captain Parker's company, and was on the Common on 19 Apr 1775, and stood at his post; and fell, one of the first victims of British oppression, on the very field where he was posted by his gallant commander. He was 64 years old at the time of his death. «/i» (History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Massachusetts Munroes, 2nd edition - by Richard S. Munroe) ********** ********** «i»Robert Munroe, was the first man killed in the Lexington fight and his name is the first on the monument erected on the Lexington Common."«/i» ("The Munroe Tavern" - an article from an unknown Boston area newspaper - 1911) ********** Error alert: One reference says Robert was the brother of Col. William Munroe, owner of the Munroe Tavern at the time of the Battle of Lexington. Ref: Clan Munro files - Bonney, Frances Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S194] Clan Munro files - Cowing, Kenneth Page, Kenneth Page Cowing, Membership application fo Kenneth Page Cowing - dated 9 Se p 1999 (Reliability: 3). [S100] Lexington Munroes, Richard S. Munroe, (privately published in Florence, Massachusetts (1986)), p. 7, 23 (Reliability: 3). [S727] The Monroe Book, Dr. Joan S. Guilford, (Franklin, North Carolina: Genealogy Publishing Service, 1993.). [S166] Clan Munro files - Ellis, Marilyn J., Marilyn J. Ellis, Membership application for Marilyn J. Ellis dated 28 Mar 20 02 - p. 1 (Reliability: 3). [S100] Lexington Munroes, Richard S. Munroe, (privately published in Florence, Massachusetts (1986)), p. 23 (Reliability: 3). [S194] Clan Munro files - Cowing, Kenneth Page, Kenneth Page Cowing, Letter from Kenneth P. Cowing - undated (about Sep. 1999) (Reliability: 3).