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CS71 .M9678 1966 |
Summary |
Richard S. Munroe created a genealogy of his family after reading Charles M. Hudson's History of Lexington, Massachusetts and discovering the name of his grandfather Benjamin Sweetzer Munroe. He was inspired to update the information already documented and make new discoveries about the male Munroe line. Information from other family members about female lines was also included, but not sought out. Munroe traveled many miles to find records from many towns or cities in Massachusetts and other states. He also corresponded with several Munroe family members to put together an updated genealogy that covered eleven generations of family history. The genealogy also included the names Monro, Monroe, Munro, and Munroe to avoid ostracizing members with different spellings. The genealogy is organized linearly, with one section covering each generation and an appendix and index at the end. There are no photographs in this work, but it details the lives of prominent Munroes, such as that of William Munroe, the patriarch of the American family and first Munroe to arrive in Lexington, Massachusetts. The first record of William Munroe in Massachusetts was a record of a fine he received along with Thomas Rose; they were fined for not having rings in the noses of their pigs. He was a Scotsman who ended up in Massachusetts as a prisoner of Oliver Cromwell, banished to the colonies when his side lost the 1651 Battle of Worcester in the English Civil War. Richard S. Munroe notes that several members of the Munroe family were banished by Cromwell for fighting in King Charles' I interests, but that their descendants fired the first shot of the American Revolution against King George III during the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775. William Munroe was an indentured servant in Lexington for around five years before earning his freedom around 1657. He became a freeman and member of the church in the 1690s. He was also a Cambridge selectman and important member of parish offices. He was wealthy enough to afford several additions to his house in order to accomodate his eleven children. His great granddaughter Mary Sanderson reported that Munroe kept with clan tradition by keeping family members at or near his home to preserve their Scottish heritage in the New World. She was born in 1749 and aware of the legacy he left as well as the conduct of his descendants after his death in 1716. |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
Richard S. Munroe |
Title |
History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Massachusetts Munroes |
Publisher |
Mansir Press |
Published Date |
1966 |
Catalog Number |
CS71 .M9678 1966 |
People |
Monro Monroe Munro Munroe Munroe, Richard S. Hudson, Charles M. Monro, Donald Munroe, Benjamin Sweetzer Munroe, William Cromwell, Oliver Charles I George III Rose, Thomas Sanderson, Mary Munroe, Hugh Munroe, John Munroe, Robert George, John Munroe, Martha George Munroe, George Munroe, Eleanor Burgess Munroe, Elizabeth Rugg Kemble, Thomas |
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Genealogy History of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Neurosurgeon Lexington, Massachusetts Farmer Loyalist Scottish Scotland Clan England Soldier Battle of Worcester English Civil War Battles of Lexington and Concord American Revolutionary War Indentured Servant Freeman Selectman Church Tradition |
Accession number |
CS71 .M9678 |
Spine Label |
History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes R. S. Munroe |