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Edmund Munroe

Edmund Munroe

Male 1780 - 1865  (84 years)

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  • Name Edmund Munroe  [1
    Born 29 Oct 1780  Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Apr 1865 
    Person ID I7623  Munro
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2012 

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

    Family 1 Harriet Downes,   b. Abt 1782,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 15 Jan 1804 
    Children 
     1. Harriet Downes Munroe,   b. Est 1805,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F3262  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lydia Downes,   b. Abt 1782,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 8 Dec 1808 
    Children 
     1. Mary Caroline Munroe,   b. Est 1809,   d. 23 Dec 1872  (Age ~ 63 years)
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F3263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Sophia Wood Sewall,   b. Est 1782,   d. 26 Oct 1878  (Age ~ 96 years) 
    Married 30 Aug 1815 
    Children 
    +1. Susan Dwight Munroe,   b. 1810,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Edmund Sewall Munroe,   b. 28 May 1816,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +3. George Downes Munroe,   b. 20 Jan 1819,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Charles William Munroe,   b. 27 Oct 1821, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1910, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     5. Charlotte Munroe,   b. Est 1823,   d. 7 Nov 1863  (Age ~ 40 years)
    +6. Sophia Munroe,   b. Est 1825,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +7. Anna Smith Munroe,   b. Est 1827,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Louisa Sewall Munroe,   b. Est 1829,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2012 
    Family ID F3264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Edmund was the founder of the New England Glass Company. He was a banker and a broker in Boston, Massachusetts. He was one of the founders of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

      His first two marriages were performed by Rev. William Emerson

      References:

      (1) Clan Munro library - "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Massachusetts
      Munroes", 2nd edition, by R. S. Munroe, (1986) -
      13-34-6

      Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

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

    2. [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).