John Munroe

1784 - 1879  (94 years)

• Name	John Munroe
  Born	11 Oct 1784	West Roxbury, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Died	1879	Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Person ID	I7878	Munro
  Last Modified	27 May 2001

  
  

  Father	Daniel Munroe,   b. Abt 1744, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 23 Jul 1827, Roxbury, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Mother	Abigail Parker,   b. 30 Jan 1753, Roxbury, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1 May 1844, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1774
  Family ID	F3029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Phinney,   b. Abt 1793,   d. 1881  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Married	1810
  Children	1. James Munroe,   b. 19 Sep 1811, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1880  (Age 69 years) + 2. Susan Munroe,   b. Est 1813, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1895, Of, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA  (Age ~ 82 years)   3. Jane Munroe,   b. Abt 1815, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Louise Munroe,   b. Est 1817, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1900  (Age ~ 83 years)   5. Abigail Parker Munroe,   b. Est 1819, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Sarah Munroe,   b. Est 1821, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. May 1826  (Age ~ 5 years)   7. Sarah Ann Munroe,   b. Est 1823, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Caroline Munroe,   b. Est 1825, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Elizabeth Munroe,   b. Abt 1832, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F3411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John was a watch-maker (clock and watch repair) and was the first on Cape Cod. His patrons were from Falmouth to Provincetown. He first introduced the tall mahogany eight day clocks made by his brothers, Nathaniel, Daniel, and William. Many were still in existence around Barnstable in 1900. He was responsible for the organization of the Barnstable Savings Bank and was elected its treasurer, a position he held for forty years. When he resigned from the bank its deposits amounted to one and a half million dollars. His wife was from Barnstable, Massachusetts. Ref: "Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S. Munroe - 15-21-5