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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 1801 - 1880 (78 years)
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| Name |
Linus Munroe |
| Born |
25 Dec 1801 |
Penfield, Monroe Co., New York, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
15 Sep 1880 |
Pittsford, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, USA |
| Buried |
Goodrich Cem. |
| Person ID |
I835 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
17 Dec 2002 |
| Father |
David Munroe, b. 26 Sep 1768, Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA , d. 31 Jul 1837, Pittsford, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, USA (Age 68 years) |
| Mother |
Anna Andrus, b. 23 Oct 1771, Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA , d. 12 Jun 1817, Penfield, Monroe Co., New York, USA (Age 45 years) |
| Married |
16 Jan 1794 |
Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA |
| Family ID |
F379 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Lucy M. Hawley, b. 8 Oct 1813, Massena, New York , d. 28 Sep 1889, Pittsford, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, USA (Age 75 years) |
| Married |
14 May 1833 |
Williamstown, , New York |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary Jane Monroe, b. 8 Feb 1834, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, USA , d. 22 Sep 1856, Baltimore, Michigan, USA (Age 22 years) |
| + | 2. Rev. Lyman Hawley Monroe, b. 13 May 1836, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 3. Eleanor Cordelia Monroe, b. 28 Mar 1838, Pittsford, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, USA , d. 1927, Quincy, Branch Co., Michigan, USA (Age 88 years) |
| | 4. Mortimer E. Monroe, b. 28 Nov 1839, Pittsford, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, USA , d. 4 Aug 1864, Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia, USA (Age 24 years) |
| + | 5. Guilford Dudley Monroe, b. 15 Sep 1842, Pittsford, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, USA , d. 14 Jul 1895, Pittsford, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, USA (Age 52 years) |
| + | 6. Lucy Louise Monroe, b. 19 Feb 1845, Pittsford, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, USA , d. 5 May 1914, Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana, USA (Age 69 years) |
| + | 7. Martha Monroe, b. 26 Oct 1846, Pittsford, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, USA , d. 18 Apr 1934, Ogden, Weber Co., Utah, USA (Age 87 years) |
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| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F378 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Linus was a tanner and currier by trade and also operated a boot and shoe store. He had a prosperous business near Rochester, New York, but he had to sell because of failing health. In Aug 1836 he went to the wilds of Michigan with his father and their families. One brother and a sister had preceded them a year before. Linus settled on land which he inherited from his father in Pittsford, Hillsdale County, where he became a farmer and continued to reside until his death. The bulk of his father's homestead remained in Linus' family. Clare Monroe, a great-grandson of Linus, now lives on the homestead at 11131 Union Road, Pittsford, Michigan.
It has been noted that Linus never talked to his children about his childhood and that he regretted going to Michigan and leaving his good home.
The Pottawattamie Indians lived in Squawfield about two miles from Linus' home during the last months before the Indians were moved west of the Mississippi. It is said that Chief Baw Beese had a thorne in his foot which was festering and causing him pain. Linus treated it with poltices and won the Chief's lasting gratitude.
In the Hillsdale County History 1879, it says that one day Mrs. Monroe had killed a six foot snake, and that day Chief Baw Beese came to the house. On seeing the snake he said, "Him bite, no cure." The snake was a Michigan rattle snake.
Linus' wife was Lucy M. Hawley (or Holley).
Ref: "Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S. Munroe - 19-11/9-4
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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