Robert Munroe (1712 - 1775)

Born 4 May 1712 in Cambridge Farms, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Stone) Munroe — married 28 Jul 1737 in Lexington, MIddlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1775 at age 62 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Genealogically Defined

Early Life

Robert Munroe was born on May 4, 1712, at Cambridge Farm (now Lexington), MIddlesex, Massachusetts^[1][2], and baptized on May 18, 1712^[3]. He was the son of George and Sarah (Unknown, but possibly Harrington) Munroe.

Family Life

Robert married Anna Stone on July 28, 1737, in Lexington, MIddlesex, Massachusetts^[4][5]. They had 6 children:

1. Ebenezer, b. February 5, 1737^[6]
2. Anna, b. August 13, 1740^[6]
3. Ruth, b. July 26, 1742^[6]
4. Ebenezer, b. November 15, 1744^[6]
5. John, b. June 15, 1748^[7]
6. Mary, bapt. October 7, 1753^[7]

Their first and last children did not survive childhood. Robert was slain on April 19, 1775^[8][2], on Lexington Common. Anna passed away on August 27, 1775, in Lexington^[8].

Military Service

Ensign Robert Munroe served with Capt. Parker's Lexington Company of Minutemen during the American Revolution.

Ensign Robert Munroe was Killed in Action during American Revolution.

Robert Munroe is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A081172.

Robert Munroe is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 250918
Rank: Soldier

Robert Munroe served in the French War in 1758, and again in 1762^[2]. He was one of sixteen Munroe's who were members of Captain John Parker's Company of Minute Men, and held the rank of Ensign^[9]. Robert was one of the 77 men present^[10] when the Company met the British on the Common on the morning April 19, 1775, where he, along with seven other men, was slain^[11].

Sources

1. ↑ Locke, John Goodwin, The Munroe Genealogy, (James Munroe and Company, Boston and Cambridge, 1853)(Free e-book. Also available at Google Play) p. 6
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Hudson, Charles, History of the Town of Lexington, Vol. II - Genealogies (Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1915) (Free e-book) p. 456
3. ↑ Lexington, Mass. Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths to January 1, 1898 Part I & II (Wright & Potter Printing Company, Boston 1898)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 51
4. ↑ Lexington, Mass. Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths to January 1, 1898 Part I & II (Wright & Potter Printing Company, Boston 1898)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 134
5. ↑ Locke, John Goodwin, The Munroe Genealogy, (James Munroe and Company, Boston and Cambridge, 1853)(Free e-book. Also available at Google Play) p. 9,10
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Lexington, Mass. Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths to January 1, 1898 Part I & II (Wright & Potter Printing Company, Boston 1898)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 52
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Lexington, Mass. Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths to January 1, 1898 Part I & II (Wright & Potter Printing Company, Boston 1898)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 53
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Lexington, Mass. Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths to January 1, 1898 Part I & II (Wright & Potter Printing Company, Boston 1898)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 189
9. ↑ Coburn, Frank Warren, The Battle on Lexington Common, April 19, 1775 (Lexington, Mass., U.S.A. Published by the author, 1921) (Free e-book) p. 31
10. ↑ Coburn, Frank Warren, The Battle on Lexington Common, April 19, 1775 (Lexington, Mass., U.S.A. Published by the author, 1921) (Free e-book) p. 33
11. ↑ Phinney, Elias, History of the Battle at Lexington on the Morning of the 19th of April, 1775 (Boston: Printed by Phelps and Farnham, No. 5, Court Street. 1825) p. 27

• Abbatt, William. The Dead of Patriots' Day, April 19, 1775, The Magazine of History with Notes and Queries (William Abbatt, New York, 1905) Vol. 1, Page 244.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7517368/robert-munroe: accessed 9 December 2022), memorial page for Robert Munroe (4 May 1712–19 Apr 1775), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7517368, citing Revolutionary Monument, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Eric Thomsen (contributor 29506898).

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Robert Keniston for creating WikiTree profile Munroe-181 through the import of Sarah Parker - Anc 2013-11-01.ged on Nov 2, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.