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William Munro

William Munro

Male 1817 - 1900  (83 years)

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  • Name William Munro 
    Born 23 Feb 1817  Cromarty, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Mar 1900  Hazleton, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I323  Munro
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2002 

    Father Thomas Munro,   b. 1 May 1796, Cromarty, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1856, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Christian Fraser,   b. 16 Oct 1796, Cromarty, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 26 Apr 1816  Cromarty, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F997  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Janet Jardine,   b. 21 Mar 1819, Cromarty, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1901, Hazleton, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 24 May 1839  New Glasgow, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Anna Monroe,   b. Abt 1840, Pictou, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Thomas William Munroe,   b. 14 Feb 1842, Pictou, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1920, Hazleton, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +3. James Matheson Munro (Munroe),   b. 19 Nov 1843, Albion Mines, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1897, Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     4. Robert Munroe,   b. Abt 1846, , , Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Hazleton, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Alexander Stuart Monroe,   b. 21 Mar 1847, , , Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1908, Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    +6. William Munro,   b. Abt 1851, Hazleton, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1932, Lehigh, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years)
     7. John L. Munroe,   b. Abt 1853, Hazleton, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Christina Munroe,   b. 19 Feb 1855, Hazleton, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Hazleton, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Elizabeth Munroe,   b. Abt 1857, Hazleton, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Hazleton, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Jeannette Jordan Munroe,   b. Abt Feb 1860, Hazleton, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. David D. Munroe,   b. Abt 1863, Hazleton, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Prob., South Bend, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In 1832, the Duke of Wellington gave William 300 acres of land in the Pictou area of Nova Scotia in lieu of a pension for service in the British Army. In 1849 William moved his wife and 10 children to Pennsylvania.

      His wife was Janet Jardine (or Jordan).

      Ref: Clan Munro files - Elder, Charlotte
      - Munroe, William Alexander
      - Monroe, George Franklyn - letter 15 Jun 1977
      - Munroe, Clark C. - William Munroe, Sr. family record

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