George Henry Monk (1748 - 1823)

Born 17 Aug 1748 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Wentworth (Gould) Monk — married 14 Dec 1782 in St Martin in the Fields, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 30 Jul 1823 at age 74 in Montreal, Lower, Canada

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Biography

George Henry Monk was born on August 17, 1748 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, son of James Monk (<1717–1768) and Ann DEERING (1724–1789).^{[1] [2]}

George (34) married Elizabeth Wentworth Gould (23) (born on March 21, 1759 in Boston; daughter of John Gould Jr. and Elizabeth Deering (Wentworth) Gould) on December 14, 1782 in St Martin in the Fields, Westminster, Middlesex, England.^[3] Their son was John Benning Monk (1794–1854).

George died on July 30, 1823 in Montreal, Lower Canada, aged 74.^{[4] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s"
   Compiled from various family history sources. See source information provided with each entry
   Ancestry Record 7920 #558539 (accessed 1 January 2023)
   Hon George Henry Monk born in 1748 in Nova Scotia.
2. ↑ UK, Pension Applications For Widows and Family of Military Officers, 1776-1881"
   War Office: Officers’ Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers. WO 42/52-63. Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3353 #805 (accessed 1 January 2023)
   George Henry Monk marriage to Elizabeth Monk on 14 Dec 1782.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935"
   City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STM/PR/6/14
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61867 #1702999 (accessed 1 January 2023)
   George Henry Monk marriage to Elizabeth Gould on 14 Dec 1782 in St Martin-In-The-Fields, London, Westminster, England.
4. ↑ "UK, American Loyalist Claims, 1776-1835"
   The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; American Loyalist Claims, Series II; Class: AO 13; Piece: 050
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3712 #9611 (accessed 1 January 2023)
   Name: George Henry Monk; Previous Residence Place: Massachusetts; Record Type: Memorial; Piece Description: New Claims B-I; US Region: Massachusetts.
5. ↑ Death: "Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899"
   Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts; Page number: 115
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3897 #479304 (accessed 1 January 2023)
   Hon George Henry Monk born in abt 1748.

See also:

• Marriage Bond:

"London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921"
Marriage Bonds and Allegations. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives; Reference Number: MS10091E/95
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2056 #222764 (accessed 1 January 2023)
George Henry Monk marriage to Elizabeth Gould on 13 Dec 1782 in St Martin In The Fields, Middlesex.

• "Nova Scotia, Canada, Land Petitions, 1765-1800"
  

Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Land Petitions (1765-1800); Volume Number: 6
Ancestry Record 5083 #3534 (accessed 1 January 2023)
Name: Major George Henry Monk; Land Record Date: 1784; Land Record Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Details: Granted 1000 Acres At Antigonish, East of the Mouth of the River Antigonish.; Names on Land Record: George Henry Monk.