Jonathan Munson (1796 - 1885)

Born 15 May 1796 in Machias, Washington, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Marian (Pineo) Munson — married 8 Dec 1822 in Cooper, Maine

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1885 at age 89 in Wesley, Washington, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Jonathan Munson's birth is recorded in the Machias, Maine, vital records,15 May 1796, ^{[1] [2]} though the 1850 Census of Wesley reports his birth in New Brunswick, ^[3] the son of John Munson and Sarah Niles. ^[4] He died at Wesley, Maine, 24 Dec 1885, and is buried in the Wildwood Cemetery. ^{[5] [6]}

He married (1) at Cooper Maine, 8 Dec 1822, Mary Pineo. ^[7] She died at Wesley, 8 Dec 1829, ae 29y, and is buried there in the Wildwood Cemetery, also known as the Guptill Cemetery, ^{[8] [9]} and he subsequently married (2), Margaret Tinker. ^[10]

Farmer at Wesley. ^{[11] [3] [12] [13]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9NW-HX1H?i=81 : 14 January 2020), Jonathan Munson, 1796.
2. ↑ Jackman, Beulah G., Earliest Records of Machias, Maine (1767-1827), Concord, New Hampshire, [1937?], p. 15. Cit. Date: 2 Aug 2022.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VZ-9V4 : 22 December 2020), Jonathan Munson, Wesley, Washington, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ Gladys Hall Forslund, The History of Whiting, Maine (Advertiser Publishing Company, Calais, Maine, 1975, 95 pages), p. 87.
5. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-QB7W : 16 March 2018), Jonathan Munson, 1885; citing Burial, Wesley, Washington, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,179.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 30 May 2020), memorial page for Jonathan Munson (15 May 1796–24 Dec 1885), Find A Grave: Memorial #59930097, citing Wildwood Cemetery, Wesley, Washington County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Robert Munson (contributor 46987265).
7. ↑ John Elliott Bowman, Marriages at Cooper, Maine (New England Historic and Genealogical Register), Vol. 85, p. 349, "Jonathan Munson to Mary Pineo, both of Cooper, Dec. 8, 1822". Cit. Date: 3 Aug 2022.
8. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-QB75 : 16 March 2018), Mary P Munson, 1829; citing Burial, Wesley, Washington, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,179.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed 30 May 2020), memorial page for Mary Pineo Munson (1800–8 Dec 1829), Find A Grave: Memorial #59930107, citing Wildwood Cemetery, Wesley, Washington County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Robert Munson (contributor 46987265).
10. ↑ Forslund, loc. cit.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPG-2ZN : 24 August 2017), Jonathan Munson, Township 25, Washington, Maine, United States; citing 274, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 47; FHL microfilm 9,701.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDH2-PBB : 18 March 2020), Jonathan Munson, 1860.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DW-HTB : 19 March 2020), Jonathan Monson, 1870.