Philemon Munroe

1753 - 1806  (52 years)

• Name	Philemon Munroe  [1, 2]
  Born	30 Oct 1753	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Christened	4 Nov 1753  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Oct 1806	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Person ID	I3029	Munro
  Last Modified	21 May 2012

  
  

  Father	William Munroe,   b. 6 Jan 1700, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 10 Jul 1778, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Locke,   b. 11 Nov 1711, Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 19 Nov 1798  (Age 87 years)
  Married	6 May 1735  [1]
  Family ID	F1403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Waite,   b. Feb 1756,   d. 13 Apr 1785, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age ~ 29 years)
  Married	17 Feb 1784
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Munroe,   b. 30 Mar 1785,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Elizabeth Munroe,   b. 30 Mar 1785, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 24 Oct 1865, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F3007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rhoda Mead,   b. 9 Jul 1758,   d. 22 Jan 1825, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1786	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Children	+ 1. Edwin Munroe,   b. 3 Apr 1788,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Josiah Munroe,   b. 25 Nov 1789,   d. 30 Aug 1837  (Age 47 years) + 3. Catherine Munroe,   b. 24 Jul 1791,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Parnel Munroe,   b. 27 Nov 1793,   d. 23 Aug 1821  (Age 27 years) + 5. Charles Munroe,   b. 12 Jul 1796,   d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Harrison Gray Otis Munroe,   b. 29 Nov 1798,   d. 10 May 1894  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F3008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Philemon was on the Lexington Common on 19 Apr 1775 and was one of the band who refused to disperse at the command of Major Pitcairn. He served in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Blaney of Malden, 3 days, and marched to Point Shirley 13 Jun 1776 by order of General Lincoln. He stood service in Captain John Walton's company between 4 and 11 Sep 1776, acting in the capacity of soldier. As a lieutenant, he was in Captain Benjamin Blaney's company, Colonel Eleazer Brooks regiment of guard from 12 Jan to 3 Apr 1778, 83 days at Cambridge. He lived on his father's homestead and was a farmer. His wife, Elizabeth was from Malden, Massachusetts. Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S100] Lexington Munroes, Richard S. Munroe, (privately published in Florence, Massachusetts (1986)), p. 22 (Reliability: 3). [S254] Clan Munro files - Roeser, Waldomar Monroe, Waldomar Monroe Roeser, Descendants of John Munro - p. 2 (Reliability: 3).