John Bennett Munro

John Bennet Munro

Birth: September 20, 1820

Death: February 1, 1881

Father: Bennett Munro (1785 - 1864)

Mother: Lucy Abell Munro (1797 - 1874)

Marriage: 25 December 1846, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI.

Wife: Abby Howland Batt, b. Jan. 10, 1824, Bristol , R.I.

John Bennett was a merchant at the time of the 1850 Census. He served in the state legislature from 1853 to 1857.

"John Bennett Munro, second son of Bennett Munro, and second child of his second wife, Lucy Abell, was born September 20, 1820, in Bristol, and continued to reside in that town, serving as vestryman of St. Michael's Church. He represented his native town in the State assembly from 1853 to 1857 inclusive.

He married, December 25, 1846. Abbe Howland Batt, daughter of James and Hannah (Waldron) Batt, born January 10, 1824, in Bristol, granddaughter of Thomas and Lucretia Waldron, of Bristol. Thomas Waldron served eight months as a private in Captain William Throop's company of Rhode Island militia, in the revolution. James Batt, son of James and Mary Batt, came from Dorsetshire, England, to Rhode Island.

Among the sons of John Bennett Munro was Walter Lee Munro. M. D., born 1857, in Bristol, graduated Bachelor of Arts at Brown University in 1879, and subsequently received the degree of Master of Arts. He graduated from the medical department of Harvard University in 1885, and has since practiced medicine in Providence. In 1887 he was surgeon of the Rhode Island Hospital; visiting physician of St. Vincent De Paul Infant Asylum; was examiner of the Medical Society in 1890, and consulting physician of St. Joseph's Hospital in 1899. He is the author of various articles in the medical journals of the day. Another son, Dana Carleton Munro, born 1866, in Bristol, graduated from Brown University in 1887, and became professor of European history in the University of Wisconsin."

New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the ..., Volume 1, edited by William Richard Cutter

June 1870 US Census for Bristol, RI lists: John B. Munro, 50, occupation: Grocer (Ret.); Abbie H. Munro, 46, occupation: Keeping House; Wilfred H. Munro, 20; Lilian F. Munro, 16; Walter L. Munro, 12; Annette G. Munro, 9; Winthrop M. Munro, 7; Dana C. Munro (M) 4; Hannah Ball, 85, occupation: none; Mary O'Brien, 20, born Ireland, occupation: Domestic Servant. All other residents born Rhode Island.

Burial:

North Burial Ground, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island

Sources:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=116909455

http://bradsport.com/cJohnMunroaft1632/b13111.htm

"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFFS-3RS