Joshua Monroe b. Abt 1788 Montville, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA d. Jan 1835 Mount Vernon, Posey Co., Indiana, USA: Our Family History

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Name	Joshua Monroe [1]
Born	Abt 1788	Montville, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
Gender	Male
Died	Jan 1835	Mount Vernon, Posey Co., Indiana, USA
	This death place has not been verified. It is just someone's educated guess.
Buried	, Posey Co., Indiana, USA
	Old North Cemetery
Person ID	I711	Munro
Last Modified	23 Nov 2009

Father	Joshua Monroe, b. Abt 1763, New London, New London Co., Connecticut, USA , d. 13 Aug 1841, Barton, Tioga Co., New York, USA (Age ~ 78 years)
Mother	Sarah Maples, b. 19 Dec 1757, North Parish, New London Co., Connecticut, USA , d. Sep 1849, Barton, Tioga Co., New York, USA (Age 91 years)
Married	10 Jul 1787	Montville, New London Co., Connecticut, USA
Family ID	F12792	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Julia Almira Fairchild, b. Abt 1794, , Otsego Co., New York, USA , d. Abt 1829, Mount Vernon, Posey Co., Indiana, USA (Age ~ 35 years)

Married Abt 1815 , Otsego Co., New York, USA

This place of marriage has not been verified. It is just someone's educated guess.

Children

+	1. Oliver Monroe, b. Abt 1816, , Tioga Co., New York, USA , d. 29 Jan 1893, , Jefferson Co., Indiana, USA (Age ~ 77 years)
+	2. Edwin Monroe, b. 30 May 1817, , Tioga Co., New York, USA , d. 31 Jan 1897, Farmersville, Posey Co., Indiana, USA (Age 79 years)
	3. Gnu Monroe, b. 1810-1820, Prob., Tioga Co., New York, USA , d. Prob., Kentucky, USA
+	4. Jerusha Almira Monroe, b. Abt 1818-1822, , Tioga Co., New York, USA , d. 28 Apr 1888, West Franklin, Posey Co., Indiana, USA (Age ~ 66 years)
+	5. Charles Monroe, b. Abt 1823, Staser, Vanderberg Co., Indiana, USA , d. 3 Dec 1873, Haubstadt, Gibson Co., Indiana, USA (Age ~ 50 years)
+	6. Catherine Louisa Monroe, b. Abt 1824, Prob., Posey Co., Indiana, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
+	7. James M. Monroe, b. Sep 1825, Prob., Vanderberg Co., Illinois, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
+	8. William H. Monroe, b. Abt 1828, Prob., Posey Co., Indiana, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 23 Nov 2009

Family ID F326 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Some references say Joshua was born in Hillsboro, New Hampshire, other evidence points to Scotland as his birthplace in 1780-90. In an 1880 census of Posey County, Indiana, Joshua's son, Edwin indicates that his father was born in Virginia. This is thought to be incorrect.

He was in America in the early 1800's living for a time in Cayuga County, New York, where his first two children were born. Other references say they may have lived for short periods in Nova Scotia, Canada and in Virginia. Sometime between 1816 and 1823, Joshua, his wife, Julia, and their three young children made the long migration from New York to Indiana. The likely migration route was by wagon to the vicinity of Pittsburgh, thence by Ohio River flat boat until reaching the thriving port of Evansville or the smaller one at Mount Vernon in the newly opened lands of southwestern Indiana. The presence of a number of contemporaneous Fairchild families in Posey and Vanderburgh Counties would indicate that Joshua and family were part of a multi-family trek.

Family legend says that Amelia was killed by Indians in 1828 close to the Ohio River in the vicinity of Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana. Also killed was Mrs. McFadden, wife of Andrew "Tweedle Dum" McFadden. They were the parents of Miranda Jane McFadden, the future wife of Amelia's son, Edwin. Miranda was with the two women when they were killed, and she was half scalped by the Indians. She bore the scars of her injury for the rest of her life. Amelia does not appear on the 1830 census of Posey County, Indiana, with the rest of the family, so she was probably dead by then. Several references say that Joshua was also killed by Indians at the same time, or died shortly after, but Joshua is on the 1830 census. He died shortly before Jan 1835.

Joshua's wife was named Amelia (or Alma) Julia (or Jane) Fairchild. One reference says there were at least three children born in Cayuga County, New York and the rest were born in Indiana. The children's names come from several different sources that do not agree among themselves, so there may be errors here.

In an area where land was cheap and the principal occupation was farming, there was no record of Joshua owning land. His 1835 estate settlement showed he died insolvent. It is probable that he was poor when he went to America and remained in that condition which could account for the lack of records about him.

There are hints that Joshua was the son of Thaddeus Monroe [7326].

Ref: "Small Worlds" by Kendyl K. Monroe - p. 2, 9
Clan Munro files - Monroe, Jerold Jacob
Monroe, Kendyl K.
Caddick, George Lewis - letter 28 Aug 1995
Moye, Catherine Ann

A good deal of information about Joshua appears in ref 2. At least one reference says Joshua died in 1823. Ref 2 says he died "of sickness" in Jan 1835.

References:

(1) Clan Munro Files - Monroe, Kendyl K. - "Report 1 Prepared for Mr. Kendyl K.
Monroe on Charles Monroe of Posey, Vandeburgh, & Gibson Co, Indiana" by
Clifford C. Neilson - 1996

(2) "Charles Monroe (1823-1873) of Posey, Vanderburgh & Gibson County, Indiana
- His Ancestors and Descendants" by Kendyl K. Monroe - (1997) - p. 17-24

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Sources
[S254] Clan Munro files - Roeser, Waldomar Monroe, Waldomar Monroe Roeser, Family group record for Joshua Monroe and Sarah Maples - undated (Reliability: 3).