Edmond Munroe (1780 - 1865)

Born 29 Oct 1780 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet (Downes) Munroe — married 15 Jan 1804 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Lydia (Downes) Munroe — married 8 Dec 1808 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1865 at age 84 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Edmond (sometimes spelled Edmund) was born on 29 Oct 1780 in Cambridge and christened a week later in Lexington. He was the son of William Munroe and Anna Smith.

On 15 Jan 1804, Edmond married Harriet Downes in Boston. They had a daughter that they named Harriet Downes Monroe who died when about 3 months old in February of 1806. Edmond's young wife, Harriet died four months later in June 1806.

After the death of his first wife, Harriet, Edmond married her younger sister, Lydia on 8 Dec 1808. This union produced one child, a daughter Mary Caroline, born on 12 Dec 1810. Like her sister, Lydia died not long thereafter. On 30 Apr 1815, Edmond married Sophia Sewell of Maine, the widow of Hartley Wood, with whom she had no children. Sophia was married to Edmond until his death in 1865. Together, they had eight children.^[1]

On 16 Feb 1818, Edmond and his partners, Amos Binney, Daniel Hastings, and Deming Jarves founded the New England Glass Company, now the Libbey Corporation. By the mid-1800s, the company was known for its cut glass and was a premier glass producer in the country.^[2] Mr. Munroe became very wealthy, as evidenced by the combined value of his real estate and personal estate estimated at $110,000 in the 1860 census, a huge sum for that time.

Edmond Munroe died of pneumonia in Cambridge, MA on 16 Apr 1865, the day after Abraham Lincoln died. ^[3] (See Research Note) He is buried in Cambridge Cemetery in Cambridge, MA with his wife, Sophia.

Sources

1. ↑ Munroe, Richard,"History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Massachusetts Munroes,'" , 2nd edition, page 109, Florence, Mass., 1986
2. ↑ Libbey Incorporated, Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libbey_Incorporated
3. ↑ Abraham Lincoln, Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln

Birth - 29 Oct 1780

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXN-L94 : 15 January 2020), Edmund Munroe, 1780.

Christening - 5 Nov 1780

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCW8-3L8 : 15 January 2020), Edmund Munroe, 1780.

Marriages

Marriage to Harriet Downes - 15 Jan 1804

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8J-1FM : 24 January 2020), Edmund Munroe, 1804.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-P9LR : 29 November 2018), Edmund Munroe and Harriet Downes, 1804; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011047.

Marriage to Lydia Downes - 8 Dec 1808

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQB-58H : 24 January 2020), Edmund Munroe, 1808.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-P7VG : 29 November 2018), Edmund Munroe and Lydia Downes, 1808; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011048.

Census Records

1830 - Boston

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5Z-JWL : 7 September 2017), Edmund Munroe, Boston Ward 11, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing 394, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 65; FHL microfilm 337,923.

1840 - Boston

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYR-2Q9 : 15 August 2017), Edmund Monroe, Boston Ward 6, Boston, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 241, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 197; FHL microfilm 14,681.

1850 - 69 years old, a banker, living in Boston with 3rd wife, Sophia and grown daughters Mary, Charlotte, Anna, and Louisa

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSD-JKX : 4 April 2020), Edmund Munroe, Boston, ward 10, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 1242, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

1855 - Living in Boston with wife, Sophia and daughters Mary and Louisa. Profession listed as broker

• "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWJ-BF1 : 9 March 2018), Edmond Munroe, Ward 04, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,959.

1860 - 79 years old, a merchant, living in Boston with wife, Sophia and daughters Mary and Louisa. Real Estate value - $100,000, Personal Estate Value - $10,000

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHV-6PK : 19 March 2020), Edmund Munroe, 1860.

Death & Burial (See Research Note above)

Cambridge Record - gives date of death as 16 April

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWVH-L58 : 6 April 2020), Edmund Munroe, 16 Apr 1865; citing Cambridge, Massachusetts, v 184 p 49, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,187.

Lexington Record - (lined through) gives date of death as 17 April

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWVZ-S7Z : 6 April 2020), Edmund Munroe, 17 Apr 1865; citing E. Cambridge, Massachusetts, v 184 p 87, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,187.

1865 - Burial in Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, MA

• Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Edmund Munroe (29 Oct 1780–16 Apr 1865), Find a Grave Memorial no. 159489755, citing Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159489755/edmund-munroe

Other Family Records

1806 - Death of 3-month old daughter Harriet on Feb 21

• "Harriet D Munroe in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988." Harriet D Munroe in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2017.

1806 - Death of wife Harriet in June

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFL-D53 : 17 January 2020), Edmund Munroe in entry for Harriet Munroe, 1806.

1852 - Marriage of daughter Anna to George W. Eastman

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N49G-RV6 : 24 May 2018), Edmund in entry for Geo W. Eastman and Anna S. Munroe, 2 May 1852; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,432,878.

1863 - Death of daughter Charlotte from phthisis pulmonalis, aka consumption (tuberculosis)

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7JH-97N : 6 April 2020), Edmund in entry for Charlotte Munroe, 07 Nov 1863; citing Cambridge, Massachusetts, v 166 p 61, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,183.

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7JH-NLM : 6 April 2020), Edmond Munroe in entry for Charlotte Munroe, 07 Nov 1863; citing East Cambridge, Massachusetts, v 166 p 93, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,183. Note: This record was crossed out in the original document.

1901 - Death of son Charles

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWXW-Z85 : 6 April 2020), Edmund in entry for Charles W. Munroe, 19 Aug 1901; citing Cambridge, Massachusetts, v 517 cn 421, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,734.

1907 - Death of daughter Anna S. Eastman

• "Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPDS-WNG : 10 March 2018), Edmun S. Munro in entry for Anna S. Eastman, 30 Nov 1907; citing Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, CN 242, Public Health Center, St. Paul; FHL microfilm 1,499,039.

1910 - Death of daughter Susan D. Smith

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4SL-T5J : 6 April 2020), Edmund Munroe in entry for Susan D Smith, 07 Nov 1910; citing Cambridge,,Massachusetts, 316, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,314,140.

1920 - Death of daughter Louisa

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23T2-1S6 : 22 October 2019), Edmund Munroe in entry for Louisa Sewall Munroe, 26 Jan 1920; citing Death, Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 24, page 74, State Archives, Boston.

Research Notes - Death Records

There are two Massachusetts Death Records for Edmund Munroe:

• Record 1 - Registered in the town of Cambridge; Date of Death - April 16 1865; Cause of Death - pneumonia; Profession - Merchant; Age 84 yr 5 mo 20 days; Place of Death - Cambridge; Residence - Cambridge.

• Record 2 - Registered in the town of Lexington; Date of Death -April 17 1865; Cause of Death - old age; Profession - Broker; Age 84 yr 5 mo 20 days; Residence and Place of Death - E. Cambridge The entire entry is lined-out, suggesting that this record was later invalidated.

Conclusion: While the April 17 date is more commonly seen, the original documents strongly point to the April 16 date as being correct:

• The entire Lexington record upon which the Apr 17 date is based was later lined-through.
• The Cambridge record was created before the Lexington record.
• The Cambridge record was created at the place of death and the Lexington record was not.