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James
MONROE
(b.
28 April 1758
,
Crown Colony of Virginia
d.
4 July 1831
,
Manhattan, New York, USA
)
Cause of Death: heart failure and tuberculosis
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James MONROE was born 28 April 1758 in Crown Colony of Virginia. James MONROE was the child of ? and ?
James MONROE died 4 July 1831 in Manhattan, New York, USA .
Occupation: President of the United States
born at Westmoreland County, Virginia
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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state
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JAMES MONROE, the fifth President of the United States, was born in Westmoreland County, Va., April 28, 1758. His early life was passed at the place of his nativity. His ancestors had for many years resided in the province in which he was born. When he was seventeen years old, and in process of completing his education at William and Mary College, the Colonial Congress, assembled at Philadelphia to deliberate upon the unjust and manifold...Read MORE...
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894 
1758 Birth
28 April 1758
, Virginia, USA- Revolutionary War
MONROE, JAMES
Ancestor #: A081100
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Birth: 4-28-1758 WESTMORELAND CO VIRGINIA
Death: 7-4-1831 NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK CO NEW YORK
Pension Number: *H26271
Service Source: *H26271; LEONARD, GENL ASSEMBLY OF VA, PP 145-146; BURNETT, LTRS OF MEMBERS OF CONT'L CONGRESS, VOL 7, P LXXVII
Service Description: 1) ALSO LT, CAPT, MAJ, ADC; CAPT DAVID ARELL, COL THURSTON,...Read MORE...
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Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894- 1817 - March 4 - James Monroe (1758-1831) becomes 5th President of the United States
Elected president in 1816 over the Federalist Rufus King, and reelected without opposition in 1820, Monroe, the last of the Virginia dynasty, pursued the course of systematic tranquilization that won for his administrations the name “the era of good feeling.” He continued Madison's surrender to the Hamiltonian domestic program, signed the Missouri Compromise, acquired Florida, and with the able assistance of his secretary of state, John Quincy...Read MORE...
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March 4, 1817 
Grave
New York City Marble Cemetery * Manhattan New York County (Manhattan) New York, USA Plot: Vault 147 *Former burial location
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1831 Death
4 July 1831
Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
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1758 Birth 28 April 1758
, Virginia, USA
Biography
JAMES MONROE, the fifth President of the United States, was born in Westmoreland County, Va., April 28, 1758. His early life was passed at the place of his nativity. His ancestors had for many years resided in the province in which he was born. When he was seventeen years old, and in process of completing his education at William and Mary College, the Colonial Congress, assembled at Philadelphia to deliberate upon the unjust and manifold...Read MORE...
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
JAMES MONROE, the fifth President of the United States, was born in Westmoreland County, Va., April 28, 1758. His early life was passed at the place of his nativity. His ancestors had for many years resided in the province in which he was born. When he was seventeen years old, and in process of completing his education at William and Mary College, the Colonial Congress, assembled at Philadelphia to deliberate upon the unjust and manifold...Read MORE...
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
Revolutionary War
MONROE, JAMES
Ancestor #: A081100
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Birth: 4-28-1758 WESTMORELAND CO VIRGINIA
Death: 7-4-1831 NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK CO NEW YORK
Pension Number: *H26271
Service Source: *H26271; LEONARD, GENL ASSEMBLY OF VA, PP 145-146; BURNETT, LTRS OF MEMBERS OF CONT'L CONGRESS, VOL 7, P LXXVII
Service Description: 1) ALSO LT, CAPT, MAJ, ADC; CAPT DAVID ARELL, COL THURSTON,...Read MORE...
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MONROE, JAMES
Ancestor #: A081100
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Birth: 4-28-1758 WESTMORELAND CO VIRGINIA
Death: 7-4-1831 NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK CO NEW YORK
Pension Number: *H26271
Service Source: *H26271; LEONARD, GENL ASSEMBLY OF VA, PP 145-146; BURNETT, LTRS OF MEMBERS OF CONT'L CONGRESS, VOL 7, P LXXVII
Service Description: 1) ALSO LT, CAPT, MAJ, ADC; CAPT DAVID ARELL, COL THURSTON,...Read MORE...
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Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
1817 - March 4 - James Monroe (1758-1831) becomes 5th President of the United States
Elected president in 1816 over the Federalist Rufus King, and reelected without opposition in 1820, Monroe, the last of the Virginia dynasty, pursued the course of systematic tranquilization that won for his administrations the name “the era of good feeling.” He continued Madison's surrender to the Hamiltonian domestic program, signed the Missouri Compromise, acquired Florida, and with the able assistance of his secretary of state, John Quincy...Read MORE...
www.infoplease.com
March 4, 1817
Elected president in 1816 over the Federalist Rufus King, and reelected without opposition in 1820, Monroe, the last of the Virginia dynasty, pursued the course of systematic tranquilization that won for his administrations the name “the era of good feeling.” He continued Madison's surrender to the Hamiltonian domestic program, signed the Missouri Compromise, acquired Florida, and with the able assistance of his secretary of state, John Quincy...Read MORE...
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March 4, 1817
Grave
New York City Marble Cemetery * Manhattan New York County (Manhattan) New York, USA Plot: Vault 147 *Former burial location
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1831 Death 4 July 1831
Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
Name: James Monroe
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Event Date: 04 Jul 1831
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"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," Database, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FD1X-9YM : accessed 28 June 2015), James Monroe, 04 Jul 1831; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm .
Name: President James Monroe
Titles and Terms: President
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 16 Aug 1902
Event Place: Utah, United States
Gender: Male
Relationship to Deceased: Deceased
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1758
Birth Year: 1758
Death Date: 04 Jul 1831
Death Place: New York City, ,
Newspaper: Intermountain Catholic
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"Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005," Database, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QVSF-KBS6 : accessed 28 June 2015), President James Monroe, 16 Aug 1902; citing Intermountain Catholic, The University of Utah. J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City.
James is buried at: New York City Marble Cemetery * Manhattan New York County (Manhattan) New York, USA Plot: Vault 147 *Former burial location
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 04 Jul 1831
Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
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Gender: Male
Age: 74
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Birthplace: Virginia
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Cemetery: Marble Cemetery
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"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," Database, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FD1X-9YM : accessed 28 June 2015), James Monroe, 04 Jul 1831; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm .
Name: President James Monroe
Titles and Terms: President
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 16 Aug 1902
Event Place: Utah, United States
Gender: Male
Relationship to Deceased: Deceased
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1758
Birth Year: 1758
Death Date: 04 Jul 1831
Death Place: New York City, ,
Newspaper: Intermountain Catholic
Spouse and Children
Mrs Monroe Wife Female
"Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005," Database, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QVSF-KBS6 : accessed 28 June 2015), President James Monroe, 16 Aug 1902; citing Intermountain Catholic, The University of Utah. J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City.
James is buried at: New York City Marble Cemetery * Manhattan New York County (Manhattan) New York, USA Plot: Vault 147 *Former burial location
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