Laura Anne MUNROE
Abt 1844 - 1911 (~ 67 years)
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Name Laura Anne MUNROE Born Abt 16 Mar 1844 Bristol, Bristol; Co., RI 
[1, 2] Gender Female Died 20 Oct 1911 Bristol, Bristol Co., RI Buried North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI Person ID I00154 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father Jeremiah William MUNROE, b. Between 1815 and 1818, RI , d. 22 Nov 1879, Bourne St., Bristol, RI (Age ~ 64 years) Mother Elizabeth BARRINGTON, b. Abt 1816, RI , d. 5 Dec 1845, Bristol, RI (Age ~ 29 years) Married Abt 1840 Family ID F04831 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Samuel Russel CHAFEE, b. 7 Jul 1844, Bristol, RI , d. 3 Aug 1934, Fresno, CA (Age 90 years) Married 24 Apr 1867 Bristol, Bristol Co., RI [3] Notes - According to "The Monroe Book," by Joan S. Guilford, Samuel & Laura were married at State Street Methodist Episcopal Church of Bristol. This is also recorded as such in James N. Arnold's "Vital Record of RI," Bristol Church Marriage Records. It is also in the Bristol town records, book of Marriages 1850 - 1902, p. 70.
Guilford's book has Laura in the section titled "Unconnected Monroes."
Children 1. Raymond Russell (one) Chafee, b. 11 Feb 1868, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI , d. 1878 (Age 9 years)2. Samuel Austin Chafee, b. 8 Feb 1870, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI , d. 1927 (Age 56 years)3. Eva Williams Chafee, b. 10 May 1872, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI , d. 1878 (Age 5 years)4. Frank Paine CHAFEE, b. 4 Jan 1874, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI , d. 12 Jul 1955, Jacumba, San Diego Co., CA (Age 81 years)5. Harriet "Hattie" Brownell Chafee, b. 1 Mar 1878, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI , d. Aft 1 Jan 1920 (Age > 42 years)6. Lena Matilda Chafee, b. 15 Aug 1880, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI , d. 7 Jul 1957, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., CA (Age 76 years)7. Cora Raymond Chafee, b. 6 Apr 1883, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI , d. Jan 1969, ME (Age 85 years)8. William "Willie" Clark Chafee, b. 12 Jun 1885, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI , d. Apr 1919 (Age 33 years)9. Raymond Russell (two) Chafee, b. 1 Feb 1887, Bristol, RI , d. 1888 (Age 0 years)10. Stephen Chafee, b. 1 Feb 1887, Bristol, RI , d. 1887Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F00107 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- According to "The Monroe Book," by Joan S. Guilford, Samuel & Laura were married at State Street Methodist Episcopal Church of Bristol. This is also recorded as such in James N. Arnold's "Vital Record of RI," Bristol Church Marriage Records. It is also in the Bristol town records, book of Marriages 1850 - 1902, p. 70.
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My 2x Great-grandma Laura (Munroe) Chafee. At least four of her descendants have the name Laura, and another one has it as a middle name.
My 2x-great-grandparents, Sam and Laura.
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Notes - In the 1860 Federal Census at Bristol, RI, Laura A. Munro is age 16, a "factory operative," living with her parents and two sisters. However, in the 1850 Federal Census, her age is given as 9.
According to Laura's death record, Laura's mother was Elizabeth Barrington (or Parrington), who apparently was the first wife of Jeremiah.
According to the death record at Bristol, RI, Laura Anne Chafee died at age 67 y 7 m 4 d. She died at 19 Constitution St.
The gravestone has her birth year as 1844. The 1905 RI Census has her dob as 15 March 1844. It says she has had 10 children of whom 6 are still living.
- In the 1860 Federal Census at Bristol, RI, Laura A. Munro is age 16, a "factory operative," living with her parents and two sisters. However, in the 1850 Federal Census, her age is given as 9.
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