Daniel Munn (1781 - abt. 1822)

Born 5 May 1781 in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Millicent (Post) Munn — married 1806 in Upper Canada

Descendants

Died about 1822 at about age 40 in Trafalgar, Halton, Upper Canada

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Biography

Private Daniel Munn served in the War of 1812
Service started:
Unit(s): 2nd Regiment of York Militia, Canada
Service ended:

Daniel, possibly the son of Daniel and Lydia Mun of Massachusetts, may have been born in 1781.^[1]

Daniel Munn emigrated to Upper Canada and in 1806 secured a crown grant as a settler on land located at the corner of the Sixth Line and Dundas Highway, Trafalgar Township. The crossroads became known as Munn's Corners. Daniel and his wife Millicent opened a tavern and stage house on the southeast corner at some point before 1814.^[2] At around this time Daniel also became Trafalgar's first town clerk.^[3]

During the War of 1812 Daniel served as a private in the 2nd York Militia with his brother-in-law, Ezekiel Post. From November 6 to 10, 1813, Daniel served in Captain William Thompson’s Company of the 2nd York Militia. ^[4]

On February 26, 1814, Daniel’s tavern licence was renewed. ^[5]

From September 25 to October 1, 1814, Daniel served in Captain Thomas Merrigold’s Company of the 2nd York Militia. ^[6]

Munn's Tavern was the site of an affray in which John Holliday, a gunner with Captain Alexander Cameron's Company, was killed.^[7]

The 1816 Trafalgar Township Assessment recorded him owning 400 acres. ^[8]

On November 27, 1817, Daniel and 15 other men from the township attended a meeting in his inn to draft a reply to Mr. Gourlay’s questions. ^[9]

As the little community grew, a log cabin school was erected on the Munns' property. It doubled as a church on Sunday. Daniel also sold the land for a cemetery (Munn's United Church Cemetery) to a group of local men whose names appear on the deed dated November 5, 1820 (it was not registered in the Halton County Registry Office until July 27, 1822).^[10]

In 1822, Daniel died and was buried in Munn’s Pioneer Cemetery. ^[11]

The Estate of Daniel Munn sold land to his son Jordan in 1841.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDH-LRH : accessed 2 September 2015), Daniel Mun, 05 Dec 1781; citing WEST STOCKBRIDGE,BERKSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 899,793.
2. ↑ Heritage Impact Study, Oakville, 2011 [1]
3. ↑ Trafalgar Township Historical Society [2]
4. ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Payrolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 209 and 219
5. ↑ Michelle Knoll, Tragalgar Township Historical Society
6. ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Payrolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 67-69.
7. ↑ War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, RG 9 1B7, t-10379, p. 182 [3]
8. ↑ Trafalgar Historical Society transcripts
9. ↑ Trafalgar Township in 1817, accessed September 12, 2012 at http://images.oakville.halinet.on.ca/2313574/image/936103?n=1
10. ↑ Watt, Jane; David Verity; J. Lorne Cutts; and Ontario Genealogical Society. Halton-Peel Branch. Munn's United Church Cemetery: lot 15, concession 1 NDS., Trafalgar Township, Halton County, Ontario. (Oakville, Ontario: Halton Peel Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, [1983?]).
11. ↑ Oakville-Trafalgar Archives, archives.oakville.ca/db003.htm, accessed September 11, 2011.
12. ↑ Heritage Impact Study, Oakville, 2011 [4]

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233125967/daniel-munn: accessed February 21, 2024), memorial page for Daniel Munn (5 May 1781–1822), Find a Grave Memorial ID 233125967, citing Munn's Cemetery, Oakville, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Eleanor Burch (contributor 50332540).

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Katharine E for starting this profile.