Benomy Munn (abt. 1772 - bef. 1806)

Born about 1772 in Connecticut

Husband of Lucy (Townsend) Munn — married 18 Oct 1794 in St. George's Anglican Church, Sydney, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Benomy was born about 1772.

He married Lucy Townsend on October 18, 1794 at St George, Nova Scotia, Canada. ^[1]

Benomy and Lucy had the following children:

• Mary Munn, b 1795, d June 16 1873
• James Williams Tyron Munn, christened on November 13, 1796 at Saint George, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada^[2]
• George Munn, christened in June 1800 at Saint George, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada^[3]
• Benjamin 'Benony' Munn, Jr, was baptized on June 13, 1803 at Saint George, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova, Scotia, Canada^[4]

He passed away before 1806.

Research Notes

Lucy, Benomy and their son George are mentioned in the book "Cape Breton and the Jackson Kith and Kin, by Elva Jackson On page 46, George's history is outlined:

"George Munn (1800-1844), a master mariner, son of Benoni and Lucy Townsend Munn, in 1842, bought a piece of land from the widow of John Stewart. He had married Susannah, a daughter of Adam Moore, and when he was lost at sea in 1844, there were nine children, the youngest less than a year old. Several of these met tragic deaths - Benjamin, at 22 at sea with his father; John, at 29, in the West Indies; and William, in California. James Munn, also a master mariner, married Mary Ann, a daughter of William and Isabella Musgrave Moffatt. John and Charles Munn, owners of Munn Greenhouses on the original property, are grandson's of Captain James Munn."^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DMNP-6S6Z : 1 July 2022), Lucy Towndson in entry for Benony Munn, 1794.
2. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5M2-X6K : 7 February 2020), Benony Mun in entry for James William Tryon Mun, 1796.
3. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D9PF-SB3Z : 27 May 2021), Binony Mun in entry for George Mun, 1800.
4. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5MV-Y4S : 7 February 2020), Benona Mun in entry for Benona Mun, 1803.
5. ↑ Jackson, Elva (1971). Cape Breton and the Jackson Kith and Kin, Lancelot Press Windsor N. S. 1971, p 46

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