William Johnson Munro

1781 - 1820  (38 years)

• Name	William Johnson Munro  [1, 2]
  Born	10 Dec 1781	Montreal, , Québec, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 May 1820	Bas-Caraquet, Glouchester Co., New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  Buried	28 Jul 1996	Morrisburg, Dundas Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	William died at his home in 1820 at the age of 39 and was buried on his farm because the Catholic Church refused to bury a Presbyterian in their cemetery. In the fall of 1993, a homeowner on the old Munro property discovered human bones while doing an excavation. An Investigation identified the remains as being those of William Johnson Munro and his son. In 1995, after considerable paperwork, the remains were released to William's descendant, Henry Munro for re-interment in the cemetery of Trinity Anglican Church in Riverside Heights alongside W.J.'s father, Captain John Munro.
  Person ID	I6252	Munro
  Last Modified	4 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Capt. Hon. John Munro,   b. 1728, Dingwall, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 27 Oct 1800, Matilda, Dundas Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Mary Brower,   b. 9 Oct 1738, Schenectady, Schenectady Co., New York, USA ,   d. 12 Apr 1815, Morrisburg, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1760	Schenectady, Schenectady Co., New York, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F2498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Sherar,   b. 26 Aug 1786, New Carlisle, , Québec, Canada ,   d. 1837, New Carlisle, , Québec, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1808	Caraquet, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Harriet Munro,   b. 15 Jul 1809, Caraquet, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1902, Bathurst, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 92 years) + 2. William Thomas Munro,   b. 24 Aug 1811, Caraquet, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 22 Aug 1886, Bathurst, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 74 years) + 3. Thomas Brock Munro,   b. 24 Aug 1811, Caraquet, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 12 May 1894, Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine, USA  (Age 82 years)   4. John Provost Munro,   b. 7 Mar 1813, Caraquet, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1818, Caraquet, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 5 years) + 5. Mary Charlotte Munro,   b. 23 Dec 1815, Caraquet, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1880  (Age 64 years) + 6. Jane Eleanor Munro,   b. 15 Mar 1818, Caraquet, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1840, Paspebiac, , Québec, Canada  (Age 22 years) + 7. George Henry Munro,   b. 5 Jul 1820, Caraquet, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1902  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F2497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The birth and christening records of William Johnson Munro has not yet been located. History directs that he was born in the city of Montreal due to the following proven facts: (1) William's mother, Mary Brower, with her other seven children, escaped to Fort St. John via Lake Champlain and Crown Point in 1778. (2) Her husband, Captain John Munro, met her at Fort St. John. (3) John was dispatched to Montreal to find housing there for Loyalist families and also took Mary and the children with him. (4) Mary and the children stayed in Montreal until 1783 when John went to England to help plead for compensation for lands lost by Loyalists in New York. (5) William was probably christened by the Regimental Chaplain as he was a personal friend, although some of these records have been lost. William was named after the celebrated General Johnson of the British Army, a much esteemed comrade in arms of his father, John Munro. He grew up on the Munro land grants at Matilda, near Morrisburg, Ontario. He signed on with the North West Fur Company and eventually settled in Bas-caraquet, New Brunswick in 1807, where he received a land grant as a Loyalist son. William spent eight years in the service of the Northwest Fur Company, enlisting in about 1798 for an eight year indenture. He spent most of this time in the Grand Portage, Fort William Area, but mad voyages to other outposts from time to time. In 1808 William completed his indenture to the North West Company. Disappointed at the inadequate wages offered for a "factor" or permanent post with The Company, he left western Canada to take up a merchandising offer made by his cousin, Hugh Munro, of St. Peter (Bathurst) New Brunswick. Eventually he settled on a site at Bas Caraquett on the Bay of Chaleur, opposite the Colony of New Carlisle-Paspebiac. He built a Trading Post-Store where he dealt in furs and provisioned the French fisherman and bought their salted fish for shipping by Hugh Munro and Sherar ships. His long experience in the western lands stood him in good stead and certainly provided him with the language skills to deal also with the French speaking fishermen who populated the area. William may have become an agent for the Hudson Bay Company both on the New Carlisle side of the bay and on the New Brunswick side at Carequete. Hudson Bay Company agents held positions of considerable importance and the agent occupied a central influence in many respects in the community. Although he died early and in debt, if he had been able to maintain his business until it began to show a profit he would undoubtedly have established a very lucerative post. Munro Island in the Shippigan area still bears William Munro's name although title went out of the family when his son Thomas Brock Munro sold the property. Ref: Clan Munro files - Munro, James Donald Stroud, Anna Margaret References: (1) Clan Munro library - "The Munro Beacon" - Spring/Summer 1996 - Vol. 22, No. 2 - p. 5 (2) Clan Munro files - Munro, Henry Dallas - GEDCOM file HMUNRO.GED dated 9 Oct 1996 (3) "The Munro Eagle" - number 27 - summer 1997-1998 - p. 33-38 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Clan Munro files - Munro, Henry Dallas, Henry Dallas Munro, GEDCOM file - prepared 8 Oct 1996 - RIN 81 (Reliability: 3). [S406] Clan Munro files - Postma, Anna Mary, Anna Mary Postma, Descendants of John Munro (CAPT.) dated 28 Jan 2005 (Reliability: 3). [S14] Clan Munro files - Munro, Henry Dallas, Henry Dallas Munro, GEDCOM file - prepared 8 Oct 1996 - RIN 73 (Reliability: 3). [S14] Clan Munro files - Munro, Henry Dallas, Henry Dallas Munro, GEDCOM file - prepared 8 Oct 1996 - RIN 87 (Reliability: 3).