John Cummings Munroe, M.D.

1858 - 1910  (52 years)

• Name	John Cummings Munroe  [1, 2]
  Suffix	M.D.
  Born	26 Mar 1858	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Dec 1910
  Buried	Mt. Auburn Cem., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  Person ID	I29063	Munro
  Last Modified	21 May 2005

  
  

  Father	James Smith Munroe,   b. 6 Jun 1824, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 10 Dec 1910  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Alice Bridge Phinney,   b. 9 Nov 1826, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 7 Aug 1888, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	23 May 1854  [1]
  Family ID	F9372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary King Squibb,   b. 30 Jul 1865, Ossining, Westchester Co., New York, USA ,   d. 3 Mar 1950  (Age 84 years)
  Married	17 Nov 1887	Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Margaret Munro,   b. Est 1888, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA + 2. Dr. Donald Munro,   b. 10 Aug 1889, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Edward Squibb Munro,   b. 16 Aug 1892, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Alice Munro,   b. 24 Dec 1896, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F13156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John graduated from Harvard College in 1881 and from Harvard Medical School in 1885. He practiced in Boston as a surgeon, and was on the teaching staff at Harvard Medical School from 1889 to 1905. He taught first in the anatomy department and then lectured on surgery. He was a professor at Tufts Dental School and a surgeon in Boston City Hospital from 1893 to 1903. He was also a consulting surgeon to a large number of suburban hospitals, and was a member of 18 medical, surgical and scientific societies. His most notable work was at the Carney Hospital, where he was surgeon-in-chief from 1903 until his death, the first permanent surgical service ever established in any New England hospital. He contributed liberally to surgical literature, in which his opinions were highly respected. He was always an exemplary citizen, interested in civic and human welfare. His favorite pastime was music and he was a good violinist. He was a man of highest character and greatly admired by his friends and associates. He lived in Brookline and Boston, Massachusetts. References: (1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe, 2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-31-54-2 - p. 342-343 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S247] History of the Munros of Fowlis, Alexander Mackenzie, M.J.L., (Published in Inverness, Scotland by A & W Mackenzie (1898)), p. 576 (Reliability: 3). [S386] Clan Munro files - Munroe, Charles C., III, Charles C. Munroe, III, Historical & Biographical Sketch of the Monroe (Munroe) an d Monro (Munro) Family - p. 22 (Reliability: 3).