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Stephen CRANSTON

Male 1767 - 1792  (25 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Stephen CRANSTON was born 1767, Warren, RI; died 28 Sep 1792, In narrows off Bristol, RI.

    Stephen married Sarah SALISBURY 9 Feb 1789, Bristol, RI. Sarah (daughter of Barnard SALISBURY and Elizabeth Unknown) was born 25 Nov 1754, Bristol, RI; died 16 Sep 1840, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Abigail "Abbie" W. CRANSTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Jul 1791; died 1862; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
    2. 3. Eliza Cranston  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 May 1792; died 30 Apr 1891.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Abigail "Abbie" W. CRANSTON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Stephen1) was born 29 Jul 1791; died 1862; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.

    Abigail married David MUNROE 23 Mar 1806, Bristol, RI. David (son of Joseph MUNROE and Mary EDDY) was born 18 Dec 1784, Bristol, RI; died 12 Mar 1861, Bristol, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Abigail "Abbie" West Munroe  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Apr 1808, Bristol, RI.
    2. 5. Stephen Cranston Munroe  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 May 1810, Bristol, RI.
    3. 6. David E. Munroe  Descendancy chart to this point was born Oct 1814, Bristol, RI; died Aug 1898, Portsmouth. RI.
    4. 7. Jeremiah William MUNROE  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1815 and 1818, RI; died 22 Nov 1879, Bourne St., Bristol, RI.
    5. 8. Jonathan B. Munroe  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Apr 1821; died 13 Feb 1903; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
    6. 9. George H. Munroe  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jun 1829, Bristol, RI; died 11 Dec 1855, Bristol, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.

  2. 3.  Eliza Cranston Descendancy chart to this point (1.Stephen1) was born 22 May 1792; died 30 Apr 1891.

    Eliza married George Cole 13 Oct 1808, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Eliza married Daniel P. Phinney Aft 1808, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Abigail "Abbie" West Munroe Descendancy chart to this point (2.Abigail2, 1.Stephen1) was born 13 Apr 1808, Bristol, RI.

  2. 5.  Stephen Cranston Munroe Descendancy chart to this point (2.Abigail2, 1.Stephen1) was born 9 May 1810, Bristol, RI.

  3. 6.  David E. Munroe Descendancy chart to this point (2.Abigail2, 1.Stephen1) was born Oct 1814, Bristol, RI; died Aug 1898, Portsmouth. RI.

  4. 7.  Jeremiah William MUNROE Descendancy chart to this point (2.Abigail2, 1.Stephen1) was born Between 1815 and 1818, RI; died 22 Nov 1879, Bourne St., Bristol, RI.

    Notes:

    The Monroe Book, by Joan S. Guilford, Ph. d., has some information on Jeremiah and his family. However, it is both incomplete and incorrect in some crucial points. In fact, I have learned, through viewing Jeremiah's death and marriage records at Bristol, that his parents are David & Abbie, not George & Martha, as the book says. I have made an assumption that the Bristol record are correct.

    In the 1850 Federal Census, Jeremiah W. & Elizabeth Munro are living at Bristol, RI, with their daughter Laura, age 9, and Benjamin & Mary M. Wyatt. This Elizabeth is his second wife.

    In the 1860 Federal Census, Jeremiah W. & Elizabeth M. Munro are living at Bristol, RI, with their three daughters: Laura A. 16, Mary E. 9, and Julia F. 6.

    In the 1870 Federal Census, Jeremiah W. Munro is 52 and his wife Lydia B. is 34, living at Bristol, RI. In the household are two of Jeremiah's daughters, Mary E., 18, and Julia F., 16. Lydia is Jeremiah's third wife.

    Jeremiah's wives:
    Bristol records list the death of Elizabeth Munro, wife of Jeremiah, at age 29 on 5 Dec 1845. This was presumably Jeremiah's first wife and also the mother of our ancestor Laura. Laura's death record identifies her mother as Elizabeth Barrington (or Parrington?). The RI State Archives has the name on her death record as Barrington. There was a Barrington family in the Portsmouth records during the 1700s, but I have not figured out whether Elizabeth belongs to that family. This needs more research.

    Elizabeth (Wyatt) Diman was a widow when she married Jeremiah. I have assumed she was a Wyatt because her (presumed) parents are living with Jeremiah & Elizabeth in the 1850 census. She may have first married James Diman, who died 2 Feb 1845.

    Jeremiah married again in 1867, to Lydia Crump. According to the marriage record, it was Jeremiah's third marriage. This was the same year his daughter Laura was married, and at the same church. However, this marriage ended in divorce, as one was granted 10 April 1876. Jeremiah W. was the plaintiff, and Lydia B. was the defendant.

    It would seem that Jeremiah married yet another time, because the wife he names as heir in his will, dated 10 Jan 1878, is Mary M. Munroe. To her he gives all household furniture and stores, as well as real estate, remaining after the payment of debts. In the will he also mentions three additional heirs, should his wife die: two daughters, Julia F. Munroe and Mary Elizabeth Gravlin; and one grandson, Frank P. Chafee (he is my great-grandfather); in case all of these should die, he names Frank's brother Samuel as heir. A copy of this will is recorded in the Bristol Probate Will Book No. 6, p. 275f. Also, related documents are in Book 5, p. 149.

    Jeremiah died of scarletina at his home on Bourne St. in Bristol.

    Jeremiah married Elizabeth BARRINGTON Abt 1840. Elizabeth was born Abt 1816, RI; died 5 Dec 1845, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Laura Anne MUNROE  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 16 Mar 1844, Bristol, Bristol; Co., RI; died 20 Oct 1911, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.

    Jeremiah married Elizabeth M. Wyatt 6 Aug 1846, Bristol, RI. Elizabeth (daughter of Benjamin Wyatt and Mary M. Unknown) was born Abt 1814, RI; died Between 1860 and 1866. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Mary Elizabeth Munroe  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jul 1852, RI; died 13 Apr 1922.
    2. 12. Julia Frances Munroe  Descendancy chart to this point was born Feb 1854, RI; died 23 Nov 1927, RI.

    Jeremiah married Lydia B. Crump 12 Jan 1867, State St. Methodist Episcopal Church, Bristol, RI; divorced 10 Apr 1876, Bristol, RI. Lydia (daughter of William G. Crump and Hannah Unknown) was born Abt 1836. [Group Sheet]

    Jeremiah married Mary M. Unknown Between 1 Jun 1870 and 10 Jan 1878. Mary was born Abt 1833, RI; died Aft 2 Feb 1880. [Group Sheet]


  5. 8.  Jonathan B. Munroe Descendancy chart to this point (2.Abigail2, 1.Stephen1) was born 18 Apr 1821; died 13 Feb 1903; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.

    Notes:

    In the 1850 Federal Census, Jonathan B. & Elisabeth P. Munro are ages 28 & 26, living at Bristol, RI. In 1860 they are ages 38 & 30.

    Jonathan married Elizabeth F. Wilson 19 Apr 1849, Bristol, RI. Elizabeth was born 7 Dec 1823; died 1 Jun 1904; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]


  6. 9.  George H. Munroe Descendancy chart to this point (2.Abigail2, 1.Stephen1) was born 17 Jun 1829, Bristol, RI; died 11 Dec 1855, Bristol, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.

    Notes:

    George died at age 26 of nasal hemorrhage.



Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Laura Anne MUNROELaura Anne MUNROE Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jeremiah3, 2.Abigail2, 1.Stephen1) was born Abt 16 Mar 1844, Bristol, Bristol; Co., RI; died 20 Oct 1911, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.

    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.

    Laura married Samuel Russel CHAFEE 24 Apr 1867, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI. Samuel (son of George Tew Barker CHAFEE and Harriet Newell AUSTIN) was born 7 Jul 1844, Bristol, RI; died 3 Aug 1934, Fresno, CA; was buried 10 Aug 1934, North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Raymond Russell (one) Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Feb 1868, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 1878; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
    2. 14. Samuel Austin Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Feb 1870, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 1927; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
    3. 15. Eva Williams Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 May 1872, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 1878; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
    4. 16. Frank Paine CHAFEE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Jan 1874, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 12 Jul 1955, Jacumba, San Diego Co., CA; was buried 18 Jul 1955, Mt. Hope Cemetery, 3751 Market St., San Diego, CA.
    5. 17. Harriet "Hattie" Brownell Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Mar 1878, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died Aft 1 Jan 1920.
    6. 18. Lena Matilda Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Aug 1880, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 7 Jul 1957, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., CA; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, CA.
    7. 19. Cora Raymond Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Apr 1883, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died Jan 1969, ME.
    8. 20. William "Willie" Clark Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jun 1885, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died Apr 1919; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
    9. 21. Raymond Russell (two) Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Feb 1887, Bristol, RI; died 1888; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
    10. 22. Stephen Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Feb 1887, Bristol, RI; died 1887; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.

  2. 11.  Mary Elizabeth Munroe Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jeremiah3, 2.Abigail2, 1.Stephen1) was born Jul 1852, RI; died 13 Apr 1922.

    Notes:

    In the Federal Census of 1920, Mary E. Gravelin is a widow aged 67, living at Bristol, RI, with her niece and family, Hattie B. & DeWitt E. Bolster and their daughter Mary E.

    Mary's death record identifies her parents as Jeremiah W. Munro and Elizabeth Diman.

    Mary married John B. Gravelin Between 1 Jun 1870 and 10 Jan 1878. John was born Dec 1842, NY; died Aft 15 Apr 1910. [Group Sheet]


  3. 12.  Julia Frances Munroe Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jeremiah3, 2.Abigail2, 1.Stephen1) was born Feb 1854, RI; died 23 Nov 1927, RI.

    Notes:

    Is she Julia F. Cahone 25 RI, listed in the 1880 census as a prostitute at a House of Ill Fame in Fall River, MA?

    In the Federal Census of 1910, Julia F. Cahoon is living at Bristol, RI, with her sister and husband, Mary & John Gravelin.

    In the Federal Census of 1920, she appears to be Julia Cahoon 65 RI wd, living in Fall River, MA, as a servant in the home of Ernst & Gertrude Howard and family.

    Julia's death record identifies her parents as Jeremiah Munroe and Elizabeth Dimon.

    Julia — Mr. Cahoon. [Group Sheet]