| |
|
Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
|
 |
|
 1793 - 1845 (52 years)
-
| Name |
John Alexander Munro [1, 2, 3] |
| Prefix |
Maj. |
| Born |
1793 |
Inverness, , Inverness, Scotland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
7 Apr 1845 |
Midhurst, , Ontario, Canada |
| Person ID |
I62186 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
30 May 2013 |
| Family |
Isabella Gordon MacKay, b. 2 Feb 1791, , , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland , d. 27 Jan 1883 (Age 91 years) |
| Married |
3 Jun 1823 |
Inverness, , Inverness, Scotland |
- One reference says John and Isabella were married at the Inverness Parish Church. Another reference says they were married at the Celtic Chapel at Fort George.
|
| Children |
| | 1. John Munro, b. Mar 1824, Inverness, , Inverness, Scotland , d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 2. Christiana Munro, b. May 1826, Inverness, , Inverness, Scotland , d. 13 Apr 1894, Midhurst, , Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 67 years) |
| | 3. Alexander Munro, b. Sep 1829, Inverness, , Inverness, Scotland , d. 2 Apr 1852, Barrie, , Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 22 years) |
| + | 4. Robert John Munro, b. Jan 1833, Penetanguishene, , Ontario, Canada , d. 14 May 1917, Vespra, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 84 years) |
| + | 5. Ann Isabella Munro, b. 1 Apr 1835, Vespra, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 12 Aug 1922, Vespra, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years) |
|
| Last Modified |
16 Jun 2011 |
| Family ID |
F21713 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
-
| Notes |
- **********
«i»Aunt Isabel Sneath wrote that he was the son of a cousin of General Sir Hector Munro of Novar, 1726 to 1806, that.he enlisted in the Life Guards and was in London for several years. He was a millwright and a carpenter. Coming to Canada, he worked for some time on the government buildings being erected at Penetanguishine and then moved to Barrie. He did the carpentry work on the Shanty Bay Church before moving to his farm on the 7th concession of Vespra.
Excerpt from a letter written by Aunt Belle (Isabel Sneath), dated 12/8/47:
"Grandfather Munro came from Inverness, Scotland. He was in the Napoleonic War with the Seaforth Highlanders, rank, a Lieutenant. After returning, he belonged to the Life Guards in London which gave him officer's rank. He came to Canada in 1830 and went first to Penetang where a British regiment was stationed -- came to Barrie in 1834 and took up the farm on the 7th Line of Vespra in 1835. He was killed there by a falling tree in 1845.
Grandmother died in 1881, aged 93".
In 1831, John Alexander petitioned the government of Upper Canada for a land grant based on his military service. The petition documents state that the land was granted based on seven years of military service. He also petitioned for a school in Barrie.«/i»
("Descendants of John Munro of Inverness" - email from Ardis Kamra - 12 Jun 2011)
**********
John moved to Ontario, Canada from Inverness, Scotland in 1831.
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
|
-
| Sources |
- [S811] Clan Munro e-files - Kamra, Ardis, Ardis Kamra, Email from Ardis Kamra - Descendants of John Munro of Inverness - 12 Jun 2011 (Reliability: 3).
- [S811] Clan Munro e-files - Kamra, Ardis, Ardis Kamra, Email from Ardis Kamra - 28 Jul 2011 (Reliability: 3).
- [S869] Clan Munro e-files - Pratt, George, George Pratt, E-mail from George Pratt - 12 May 2013 (Reliability: 3).
|
|
|
|
