- SOLOMON MUNRO: 2/22/1772-1/12/1845 -
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FROM, "A Genealogy of the Munro Family in the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia With Historical Introduction, etc.", by Via Adella Munro (ca. 1908, original spelling and grammar retained)
As near as can be learned Solomon Munro came from near Shelbourne, Nova Scotia at a place named Round Bay where his parents Donald and Mary Munro lived. When Solomon was a young man he went to his mother's brother at Long Hill, New Jersey. On February 7, 1799 he married Sarah Baird in N.Y. but they lived at London, County of Middlesex, Upper Canada. What year he moved here we do not know but an old paper found in his desk shows that he was there in 1820.
Custom house Port of Queenston 29th, June 1820
This is to certify that Solomon Munro has this day regularly entered here and paid the duty on three yoke oxen and two cows agreeable to law.
John A. Dickson
Dep[ut]y..Collector
Also the following viz.
I do hereby certify that the farmer, Solomon Munro has taken the oath of Allegiance as required by law before me this 1st day of March 1824. Port Talbot M[alhon]. Burwell , M.P.
Solomon Munro was a blacksmith by trade and made sharp edge tools. He also owned a large farm near London, Canada. At his death he left a will willing all his personal property also his landed property with all that belongs to it to his wife, Sarah Baird Munro during her life time. This property was to be equally divided between his children, Bedent, Daniel and Permelia Knapp after paying the following legacies. To each of his grandchildren then living the sum of five pounds. Also he gave his son, Samuel Munro 80 acres in St. Clair County, Michigan the site of the present city of Lexington [MI]. Solomon Munro was evidently a prosperous man in his affairs, judging from the property he left and brought up his children in habits of industry and frugality. He had helped their children to home before his death.
As near as can be learned Solomon Munro came from near Shelbourne, Nova Scotia at a place named Round Bay where his parents Donald and Mary Munro lived. When Solomon was a young man he went to his mother's brother at Long Hill, New Jersey. On February 7, 1799 he married Sarah Baird in N.Y. but they lived at London, County of Middlesex, Upper Canada. What year he moved here we do not know but an old paper found in his desk shows that he was there in 1820.
Custom house Port of Queenston 29th, June 1820
This is to certify that Solomon Munro has this day regularly entered here and paid the duty on three yoke oxen and two cows agreeable to law.
John A. Dickson
Dep[ut]y..Collector
Also the following viz.
I do hereby certify that the farmer, Solomon Munro has taken the oath of Allegiance as required by law before me this 1st day of March 1824. Port Talbot M[alhon]. Burwell , M.P.
Solomon Munro was a blacksmith by trade and made sharp edge tools. He also owned a large farm near London, Canada. At his death he left a will willing all his personal property also his landed property with all that belongs to it to his wife, Sarah Baird Munro during her life time. This property was to be equally divided between his children, Bedent, Daniel and Permelia Knapp after paying the following legacies. To each of his grandchildren then living the sum of five pounds. Also he gave his son, Samuel Munro 80 acres in St. Clair County, Michigan the site of the present city of Lexington [MI]. Solomon Munro was evidently a prosperous man in his affairs, judging from the property he left and brought up his children in habits of industry and frugality. He had helped their children to home before his death.