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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 1851 - 1938 (87 years)
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| Name |
Isabelle Munro |
| Born |
17 Mar 1851 |
Scotsburn, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
2 Dec 1938 |
Langley, British Columbia, Canada |
| Buried |
Murrayville Cem., Langley, British Columbia, Canada |
| Person ID |
I28491 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
27 May 2001 |
| Father |
Alexander Munro, b. 5 May 1814, Rogers Hill, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 9 Oct 1887, Scotsburn, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 73 years) |
| Mother |
Wilhelmina Murry, b. 9 Sep 1819, Rogers Hill, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 5 Dec 1900, Lexington, Dawson Co., Nebraska, USA (Age 81 years) |
| Married |
1839 |
Scotsburn, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Family ID |
F30 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Robert Smith, b. 12 Jul 1846, , , Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 11 Mar 1934, Langley, British Columbia, Canada (Age 87 years) |
| Married |
20 May 1873 |
Schuyler, Colfax Co., Nebraska |
| Children |
| | 1. Daniel Smith, b. 1874, Schuyler, Colfax Co., Nebraska , d. 1954, , , , Canada (Age 80 years) |
| + | 2. Mina Jane Smith, b. 31 Dec 1876, Red Buttes, Wyoming Territor , d. 28 Jan 1950, Inman, Holt Co., Nebraska (Age 73 years) |
| | 3. Anna Belle Smith, b. Apr 1880, Schuyler, Colfax Co., Nebraska , d. 1971, British Columbia, Canada (Age ~ 90 years) |
| | 4. John James Smith, b. 7 Apr 1883, Schuyler, Colfax Co., Nebraska , d. 18 Dec 1970, Three Hills, Alberta, Canada (Age 87 years) |
| | 5. Ernest Smith, b. Est 1884, Prob., Schuyler, Nebraska , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. Grace M. Smith, b. 1885, Prob., Schuyler, Nebraska , d. 1963 (Age 78 years) |
| | 7. Albert Alexander Smith, b. Abt 1894, Olds, Alberta, Canada , d. 1965 (Age ~ 71 years) |
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| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F9933 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Isabelle (or Isabella) "Belle" Munro was born in Scotsburn, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. She lived on the family farm near the village of Scotsburn, in the home that had first been built by her grandfather, Andrew Munro. Her father increased the size of the house to give room for their thirteen children.
The family spoke both Gaelic and ENglish and they attended Bethel Presbyterian Church, just west of Scotsburn.
In 1869, Isabelle moved to Nebraska with her sister, Ann, and brothers, James and John, and possibly others of the family. Margaret and Adam also moved to the U.S. possibly later. The 1870 census says she was living in Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska at that time.
Isabella (or Isabelle) "Belle" lived in Nebraska and Canada. In 1870, she was living in Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska.
Belle and Robert Smith were married in Schuyler on 20 May 1873 by Alexander Sutherland, a Presbyterian minister. Robert had also moved from Nova Scotia to Nebraska.
In about 1875, Robert and Isabelle moved with their infant son to Red Buttes, Wyoming, a small railroad town south of Laramie. After adding a daughter to the family in Wyoming, they moved back to Schuyler, Nebraska, where Robert took up farming. Four other children were born in Schuyler.
Early in 1893, the family moved to Olds, Alberta, Canada along with many other families from Schuyler. Ther traveled to Olds on special immigrant railroad cars. The trip took a week and meals were cooked on a little potbellied stove at the end of the car.
Dr. Kay was the first Doctor in the community of Olds and he often asked Isabelle to accompany him to the home of a sick patient to assist him.
Isabelle earned money by boarding the school teacher for twelve dollars a month. In 1897, there was a mining boom in Olds and Isabelle obtained a contract to fill wooden tubs with fresh butter. These tubs were shipped to the mining camps. She was paid fifteen cents a pound for the butter.
In the early 1900's, the family moved to British Columbia and lived near Langley Prairie (later named Langley). First they were members of the Cloverdale Presbyterian Church, and then transferred their membership to the nearby church in Murrayville. Belle was an active member of the Sharon Presbyterian Church until her death.
Isabelle died in 1938 and was buried in Murrayville cemetery along with several other members of her family including her husband, daughter Grace, and sons Daniel and Albert.
References:
(1) Clan Munro files - Mueller, Joan Lee - pedigree chart of Joan Lee Coventry
dated 3 Aug 1996
(2) Clan Munro files - Mueller, Joan Lee - family group record of Alexander
Munro dated 3 Aug 1996
(3) Clan Munro files - Mueller, Joan Lee - "Alexander Munro 1814-1887"
(4) Clan Munro files - Mueller, Joan Lee - "Isabelle Munro 1851-1938"
(5) Clan Munro files - Mueller, Joan Lee - family group record of Robert Smith
dated 3 Aug 1996
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