Jonas Munroe

1778 - 1860  (82 years)

• Name	Jonas Munroe  [1]
  Born	11 Jun 1778	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Jul 1860	Somerville, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Buried	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Person ID	I7622	Munro
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2003

  
  

  Father	Col. William Munroe,   b. 28 Oct 1742, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 30 Oct 1827, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Anna Smith,   b. 17 Jun 1742,   d. 2 Jan 1781, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 38 years)
  Married	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F2953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Cook Smith,   b. 29 Jun 1792,   d. 4 Apr 1861, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Married	17 Mar 1814  [1]
  Children	1. William Henry Munroe,   b. 2 Mar 1815, Monroe Tavern, Lexington, Massachusetts ,   d. 28 Aug 1902, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 87 years)   2. Harriet Munroe,   b. 25 Nov 1816, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1869  (Age 52 years)   3. Abby Smith Munroe,   b. 28 Aug 1819, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 21 Dec 1822, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 3 years) + 4. James Smith Munroe,   b. 6 Jun 1824, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 10 Dec 1910  (Age 86 years)   5. Edmund Munroe,   b. Abt 1828, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 16 Sep 1829, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age ~ 1 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F3261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jonas was a lieutenant in the United States dragoons, he resigned his commission in 1807, but when the war of 1812 broke out, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the infantry. He was engaged in the recruiting service for a short time. He was affectionately known to thousands as "Uncle Jonas". He kept the Monroe Tavern until the building of the railroad abolished stage-coaches and brought an end to the famous hostelries that had lined the coach routes. Because Lexington was on the main thoroughfares from New Hampshire to Boston, the Munroe Tavern was always crowded with guests, while its barn and the sheds that used to join it have often sheltered a hundred horses. He drowned while bathing at Somerville, Massachusetts. References: (1) Clan Munro library - "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Massachusetts Munroes", 2nd edition, by R. S. Munroe, (1986) - 13-34-5, 13-34-51 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S247] History of the Munros of Fowlis, Alexander Mackenzie, M.J.L., (Published in Inverness, Scotland by A & W Mackenzie (1898)), p. 576 (Reliability: 3). [S247] History of the Munros of Fowlis, Alexander Mackenzie, M.J.L., (Published in Inverness, Scotland by A & W Mackenzie (1898)), p. 576-577 (Reliability: 3). [S247] History of the Munros of Fowlis, Alexander Mackenzie, M.J.L., (Published in Inverness, Scotland by A & W Mackenzie (1898)), p. 575 (Reliability: 3).