Ann Janet Montgomery

1870 - 1952  (82 years)

• Name	Ann Janet Montgomery  [1]
  Born	26 Oct 1870	, Argylshire, , Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	13 Dec 1952	Bainbridge Island, Kitsap Co., Washington, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I32461	Munro
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2010

  
  

  Family	Alexander Mckenzie Munro,   b. 1862, Fodder Hill Farm, Ross-Shire, Scotland ,   d. 23 Nov 1933, Crystal Springs, Kitsap Co., Washington, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	1890
  Children	1. John M. Munro,   b. Abt 1891, Of, Port Blakely, Washington, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Duncan M. Munro,   b. Abt 1893, Of, Tracyton, Washington, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. William F. Munro,   b. Est 1894, Of, Los Angeles, California ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Ann Janet Munro,   b. Abt 1895, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap Co., Washington, USA ,   d. Abt 1985, Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA  (Age ~ 90 years)   5. Mary V. Munro,   b. Est 1897, Of, Port Blakely, Bainbridge Islan, Washington ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. George A. Munro,   b. Est 1899, Of, Port Blakely, Bainbridge Islan, Washington ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Euphemia M. Munro,   b. Est 1903, Of, Keyport, Washington, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Isabelle Montgomery Munro,   b. 21 Dec 1906, Crystal Springs, Kitsap Co., Washington, USA ,   d. 11 Oct 1987, Virginia Mason H, Seattle, Washington, USA  (Age 80 years)   9. Gordon D. Munro,   b. Est 1908, Of, Silverdale, Washington, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. James T. Munro,   b. Est 1910, Of, Bainbridge Islan, Washington, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2010
  Family ID	F7810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Janet was born in Scotland, but emigrated to Seattle, Washington, USA to marry Alexander Munro. In the year after their marriage, they moved to Crystal Springs on Bainbridge Island, where Janet lived for 62 years until her death. Following are excerpts from a letter written by her granddaughter, Mrs. John Tarabochia, which was published in ref. (3): "I'd like it very much if you'd write a few lines about a truly deserving woman, a lovely old lady of 80, my grandmother, Mrs. Alexander (Janet) Munro. "She's lived at Point White, which of course is Crystal Springs or Gibson's Landing to her, for nearly 60 years. Her ten children were raised and schooled on the Island and over half of her grandchildren, and at either McDonald or Pleasant Beach you'll find a great-grandchild. "Visiting her on top of the hill you'll always be invited to a cup of tea and a piece of cake or asked to pick some fresh fruit. Always sitting in front of a fireplace made of granite that her husband built...she'll tell you lots about the Island. (She is) "a spry little woman of less than 100 pounds, with beautiful silver hair and an alert mind. But her hands are not as steady as when John, Duncan, Bill, Ann, Mary, George, Euphemia, Isabell, Gordon and Jimmie were children. (She'll tell you) "when a girl in her teens she tutored the children of a lord and lady in Scotland...and how her brother worked in the Old Port Blakely mill for a dollar a day and swam part way home." Janet was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Ref. (2) says that in 1952 she had 22 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. But ref. (3) says that in 1949 she had 32 grandchildren, and nine great- grandchildren. References: (1) Clan Munro files - Robert-Smith, AnnaBelle M. - Obituary of Alexander Munro - "The Bainbridge Review" - 14 Dec 1933 (2) Clan Munro files - Robert-Smith, AnnaBelle M. - Obituary of Mrs. Janet Munro - unknown newspaper - 15 Dec 1952 (3) Clan Munro files - Robert-Smith, AnnaBelle M. - "The Acts Of Life" by Phil Sisk - newspaper article from an unknown newspaper - 4 Aug 1949 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S188] Clan Munro files - Becker, Craig, Craig Becker, Membership application from Craig Becker dated 24 Jun 2002 (Reliability: 3).