John Monroe

1733 - 1821  (88 years)

• Name	John Monroe  [1, 2]
  Born	1733	Tain, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Feb 1821	, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I48522	Munro
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2009

  
  

  Family	Martha McCormick,   b. 1733, Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland ,   d. 2 Jul 1801, , Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Married	1770	, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 3]
  	John and Martha were married in Great Valley. [2]
  Children	+ 1. George Monroe, Esq.,   b. 5 Aug 1771, Valley Forge, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 23 Apr 1842, Juniata Twp, Perry Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 70 years) + 2. Martha Monroe,   b. Mar 1773, , Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1 Jul 1843  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F16505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  At the age of 25, John was pressed into his Majesty's 42nd Royal Highlands Regiment. He served 9 years in America during the French and Indian War. He was discharged at Cork in Ireland on 10 Sep 1767 and then immediately returned to America and in about 1770, he settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [2, 3, 4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S198] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Charles Lynn, Charles Lynn Monroe, Membership application for Charles L. Monroe dated 27 Sep 2 002 (Reliability: 3). [S594] Clan Munro files - Jablonic, Susie Marie F., Susie Marie F. Jablonic, Monroe Family Bible - Owned by E. Junior Ludwig, Newport, Pennsylvania - Now stored at Perry Historians (rare books), Newport, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 3). [S594] Clan Munro files - Jablonic, Susie Marie F., Susie Marie F. Jablonic, Letter from Susie Marie F. Jablonic - abt. 2007 (Reliability: 3). [S594] Clan Munro files - Jablonic, Susie Marie F., Susie Marie F. Jablonic, Descendant chart for John Monroe and Martha McCormick - 5 Sep 1987 (Reliability: 3).