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Benjamin Joseph Munroe 1690–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1690

Birth Location: Cambridge Farms, MA

Death Date: 6 Apr 1766

Death Location: Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: William (Monroe)

Mother: Mary Ball

Spouse(s): Lydia Stone, Mary Merriam, Prudence Harrington

Children(s): Mercy Benjamin, Lydia Munroe, Lydia Munroe, Abigail Monroe, Munroe None, Benjamin Munroe, Rebecca Munroe, Sarah Monroe, Martha Munroe, Anna Munroe, Eunice Munroe, Keziah Munroe

Benjamin Joseph Munroe was born in 1690 in Cambridge Farms, MA, the child of William Munroe Monroe And Mary Elizabeth Ball. Benjamin Joseph Munroe married Lydia Stone, Mary Merriam, Prudence Estabrook Harrington, and had children including Abigail Monroe, Anna Munroe, Benjamin Munroe, Eunice Munroe, Keziah Munroe, Lydia Munroe, Martha Munroe, Mercy Mary Benjamin, Munroe, Rebecca Munroe, Sarah Monroe. Benjamin Joseph Munroe passed away in 1766 in Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Joseph Munroe was born in 1690 in Cambridge Farms, MA, the child of William Munroe Monroe And Mary Elizabeth Ball.
  • Benjamin Joseph Munroe married Lydia Stone, Mary Merriam, Prudence Estabrook Harrington, and had children including Abigail Monroe, Anna Munroe, Benjamin Munroe, Eunice Munroe, Keziah Munroe, Lydia Munroe, Martha Munroe, Mercy Mary Benjamin, Munroe, Rebecca Munroe, Sarah Monroe.
  • Benjamin Joseph Munroe passed away in 1766 in Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William (Monroe)
1625–1718
Birth Location: Aldie, Kinrose, Scotland
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Mary Ball
1651–1692
Birth Location: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Stone
1693–1742
Birth Location: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Merriam
1707–
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Prudence Harrington
1701–1778
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Mercy Benjamin
1717–1785
Birth Location: Watertown, Mddlsx, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Munroe
1705–1766
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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Lydia Munroe
1718–1765
Birth Location: Lexington
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Abigail Monroe
1719–1793
Birth Location: Lexington
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Munroe None
1721–1721
Birth Location: Lexington
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Benjamin Munroe
1722–1804
Birth Location: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Rebecca Munroe
1725–1765
Birth Location: Lexington
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Sarah Monroe
1727–1769
Birth Location: Lexington
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Martha Munroe
1729–1816
Birth Location: Weston, Mass
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Anna Munroe
1732–1769
Birth Location: Lexington
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Eunice Munroe
1734–1824
Birth Location: Lexington
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Keziah Munroe
1736–1766
Birth Location: Lexington
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Benjamin Munroe's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Munroe
1690–1766
Birth Place: Cambridge Farms, MA
Parents
William Munroe (Monroe)
1625–1718
Aldie, Kinrose, Scotland
Mary (Elizabeth) Ball
1651–1692
Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John1617 ((Kinge) Ball) tailor
1620–1675
Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Pierce
1624–1660
Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bell
1585–1655
JOANNA KING
1598–1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ball
1555–
William Kinge
1550–1620
Margaret Stasie
1550–1645

Benjamin Munroe's Descendants

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Benjamin (Joseph) Munroe (16 Aug 1690–6 Apr 1766) m. Lydia Stone (1693–7 Feb 1742) m. Mary Merriam (abt 1707–) m. Prudence (Estabrook) Harrington (24 Jul 1701–23 Jun 1778)
  1. 1. Mercy ((Mary)) Benjamin 1717–1785
    1. 1. Stephen (Benjamin) Munro 1751–1817 m. Susanna Hobbs 1754–1830
      1. 1. Stephen (Munro) Jr. 1796–1887 m. Mary (Jane) Munroe 1832–1886 m. Lydia Tuck 1820– m. Adaline (A.) Smith 1802–1895
        1. 1. Harriet (Ella) Munroe 1859–1903 m. William (Washington) Hazzard 1855–1911 m. William (Washington) Hazzard 1854–1911
        2. 2. Mary (E) Munroe 1841–
        3. 3. George (Granville) Munroe 1843–1883
        4. 4. Charles (Stephen) Munroe 1847–1924
        5. 5. Peter (Frederick) Munroe 1849–1930
        6. 6. Infant Munroe 1851–
        7. 7. Sherman (E) Munroe 1851–1908
        8. 8. Mary (Jane) Munroe 1853–1904
        9. 9. Alma Munroe 1855–1932 m. James (H.) Jones 1847–1880
        10. 10. William (E) Munroe 1856–1864
        11. 11. Henrietta Munroe 1859–1903
        12. 12. Albert (Curtis) Munroe 1861–1905 m. Helen (Mary Catherine) Washington 1863–1940
        13. 13. Joseph (Josiah Munroe) Sr 1864–1953 m. Zilpha (Ann Elizabeth) Washington 1861–1932
        14. 14. Josephine (Maria) Munroe 1864–1932
        15. 15. Cora (Ella) Munroe 1867–1914
        16. 16. Adaline Munroe 1844–1895
        17. 17. Albert (C.) Munroe 1863–
      2. 2. Reason (John) Reed 1773–1816
      3. 3. Joseph Munroe 1778–
      4. 4. Susanna Munroe 1780–1832
      5. 5. Issac Reed 1781–1853
      6. 6. Susan Reed 1782–1864
      7. 7. George (O.) Munroe 1784–1820
      8. 8. William Reed 1785–1851
      9. 9. William Reed 1785–1851
      10. 10. Washington Munroe 1786–1851
      11. 11. Oliver Reed 1787–1833
      12. 12. John Munroe 1789–1790
      13. 13. Thomas (J.) Reed 1790–1829
      14. 14. John Munroe 1791–1893
      15. 15. Reuben Reed 1792–1864
      16. 16. Nathan Munroe 1793–1821
      17. 17. Hugh (Maxwell) Reed 1793–1822
      18. 18. Enos Reed 1796–1871
      19. 19. Mary Munroe 1797–1825
      20. 20. Solomon Munroe 1799–1822
  2. 2. Lydia Munroe 1705–1766
  3. 3. Lydia Munroe 1718–1765
  4. 4. Abigail Monroe 1719–1793
  5. 5. Munroe 1721–1721
  6. 6. Benjamin Munroe 1722–1804
  7. 7. Rebecca Munroe 1725–1765
  8. 8. Sarah Monroe 1727–1769
  9. 9. Martha Munroe 1729–1816
  10. 10. Anna Munroe 1732–1769
  11. 11. Eunice Munroe 1734–1824
  12. 12. Keziah Munroe 1736–1766

Benjamin Munroe's Timeline

17 Records

1690
16 Aug 1690
Birth of Benjamin Joseph Munroe in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1690
16 Aug 1690
Birth of Benjamin Joseph Munroe in Cambridge Farms
Cambridge Farms
1690
16 Aug 1690
Birth of Benjamin Joseph Munroe in Cambridge Farms, MA
Cambridge Farms, MA
1710
1710
Age 20
Benjamin Joseph Munroe was married in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
1714
1714
Age 24
Benjamin Joseph Munroe was married in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1717
Bef. 1717
Age 27
Benjamin Joseph Munroe was married in Lerxington, MA
Lerxington, MA
1729
1 Jan 1729
Age 39
Benjamin Joseph Munroe was married in Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
1748
1748
Age 58
Benjamin Joseph Munroe was married in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
1765
6 Apr 1765
Age 75
Death of Benjamin Joseph Munroe in Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
1766
Abt 1766
Age 76
Benjamin Joseph Munroe resided here in Lincoln, Middlesex County, New England, Massachusetts
Lincoln, Middlesex County, New England, Massachusetts
1766
6 Apr 1766
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Joseph Munroe in Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
1766
6 Apr 1766
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Joseph Munroe in Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
1766
6 April 1766
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Joseph Munroe in Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
1766
6 Apr 1766
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Joseph Munroe in Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
1766
6 April 1766
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Joseph Munroe in Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
1766
6 Apr 1766
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Joseph Munroe in Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]
1766
1 Apr 1766
Age 76
Benjamin Joseph Munroe - Probate in Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1690
    Event Place: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1690
    Event Place: Cambridge Farms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1690
    Event Place: Cambridge Farms, MA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef. 1717
    Event Place: Lerxington, MA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1729
    Event Place: Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lexington, Middlesex

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1766
    Event Place: Lincoln, Middlesex County, New England, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1766
    Event Place: Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1765
    Event Place: Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1766
    Event Place: Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1766
    Event Place: Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1766
    Event Place: Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1766
    Event Place: Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1766
    Event Place: Lexington Middlsx MA [1642 Settld, 1713 Inc]

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1766
    Event Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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