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Colin Munro 1839–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1839

Birth Location: Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 11 January 1918

Death Location: Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Father: Donald Munro

Mother: Mary Maclean

Spouse(s): Hannah Davis, Melissa Davis

Children(s): Ida Munro, Mary Munro, Stephen Munro, Daniel Munro, Ethel Munro, Edward Munro, Herbert Munro

In 1839, Colin Munro entered the world in Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, born to Donald Daniel Munro And Mary Margaret Maclean. In 1861, Colin Munro resided in Southwold, Elgin, Canada West, Canada. Colin Munro married Hannah Malissa Davis, Melissa Davis, and had children including Daniel Munro, Edward Neil Munro, Ethel Melissa Munro, Herbert Colin Munro, Ida Maria Munro, Mary Eliza Jane Munro, Stephen Donald Davis Munro. Colin Munro passed away in 1918 in Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.

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Biography

  • In 1839, Colin Munro entered the world in Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, born to Donald Daniel Munro And Mary Margaret Maclean.
  • In 1861, Colin Munro resided in Southwold, Elgin, Canada West, Canada.
  • Colin Munro married Hannah Malissa Davis, Melissa Davis, and had children including Daniel Munro, Edward Neil Munro, Ethel Melissa Munro, Herbert Colin Munro, Ida Maria Munro, Mary Eliza Jane Munro, Stephen Donald Davis Munro.
  • Colin Munro passed away in 1918 in Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colin Munro's Ancestors

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Colin Munro
1839–1918
Birth Place: Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada
Parents
Donald (Daniel) Munro
1811–1888
Kilniver Argyllshire, Scotland
Mary (Margaret) Maclean
1807–1895
Argyleshire,Scotland
Grandparents
Neil Munro
1773–1835
Kilninver and Kilmelford, Argyll or Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland
Ann (Agnes) McPherson
1785–1855
Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Donald Munro
1739–
Ann Campbell
1740–
Hector McPherson
1752–1825
Ann Clark
1745–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Duncan Clerk
1717–1799
Janet Lamont
1717–1805

Colin Munro's Descendants

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Colin Munro (1839–11 January 1918) m. Hannah (Malissa) Davis (1844–1 March 1909) m. Melissa Davis (abt 1843–)
  1. 1. Ida (Maria) Munro 1871–1910 m. William (Richard) Shapland 1863–1948
    1. 1. Blanche (E) Shapland 1895–1920
    2. 2. Hazel (Irene) Shapland 1899–1975
      1. 1. Phyllis (Irene Kathleen) O'Hagan 1927–1985 m. Ernest (Beauel Hanks) Jr 1922–2001
        1. 1. Ernest (Beauel Hanks) III 1947–1967
      2. 2. Hazel O'Hagan 1930–1999
      3. 3. Neil (Shapland) O'Hagan 1925–2013
    3. 3. Phyllis Shapland 1905–1935
  2. 2. Mary (Eliza Jane) Munro 1872–1965 m. William (S) Bentley 1868–
    1. 1. Norma (A) Bentley 1896–1984 m. Roy (James) Bolen 1886–
      1. 1. Michael (James Bentley) Bolen 1929–2010
      2. 2. Ann Bolen 1927–1995
      3. 3. William (Remington) Bolen 1924–2003 m. Mary (Rose) Daly 1921–2021
    2. 2. James (O) Bentley 1898–1988 m. Gladys Peterson 1902–
      1. 1. Nelia (C.) Bentley 1922–
  3. 3. Stephen (Donald Davis) Munro 1876–1949 m. Linnie Berry 1881–1966
    1. 1. Colin (Edward) Munro 1907–1908
    2. 2. Neil (Stephen) Munro 1916–2001 m. Doris (Elizabeth) Burford 1919–1994
    3. 3. Margaret (Melissa) Munro 1904–1977 m. Floyd Nordstrom 1904–
      1. 1. William (Donald) Nordstrom 1929–2014
    4. 4. Elizabeth Munro 1913–1986 m. Harry (William) Kenaston 1900–1971
      1. 1. Mary (Lou) Kenaston 1937–2011
      2. 2. Jean Kenaston 1933–2020
    5. 5. Mary (Evelyn) Munro 1919–2008 m. Maxwell Landis 1911–1993
    6. 6. William (Wallace) Munro 1923–1969
  4. 4. Daniel Munro 1888–
  5. 5. Ethel (Melissa) Munro 1881–1914 m. Guy (Irwin) Marshall 1879–1918
    1. 1. Helen Marshall –1917
    2. 2. Evelyn Marshall –1917
  6. 6. Edward (Neil) Munro 1879–1945 m. Lorena Butters 1883–1940
    1. 1. Eleanor (Lyle) Munro 1911–1917
  7. 7. Herbert (Colin) Munro 1877–1953 m. Beatrice (Florence Allan Martin) Martin 1882–
    1. 1. Dorothy (Clare) Munro 1908–1998 m. Robert (A) Siewert 1905–1987
    2. 2. Herbert (Colin Munro) Jr 1904–1907

Colin Munro's Timeline

3 Records

1839
1839
Birth of Colin Munro in Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada
Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada
1861
1861
Age 22
Colin Munro resided here in Southwold, Elgin, Canada West, Canada
Southwold, Elgin, Canada West, Canada
1918
11 January 1918
Age 79
Death of Colin Munro in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Southwold, Elgin, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1019

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Southwold Township
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 January 1918
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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