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Descendants of Alexander Bisset Munro of Bristol, Maine

Munro Family

Alexander Bisset Munro was born 25 Dec. 1793 at Inverness, Scotland to Donald and Janet (Bisset) Munro. Alexander left Scotland at the age of 14, and lived in Dimecrana in the West Indies for 18 years. He owned a plantation, raising cotton, coffee and other produce. He brought produce to Boston Massachusetts on the ship of Solomon Dockendorff. To be sure he got his money, Solomon asked his to come home with him, where he met Solomon’s sister, Jane Dockendorff. Alexander went back to the West Indies, sold out, and moved to Round Pond, Maine, and married Jane. They had 14 children: Janet, Alexander, Margaret, Nancy, Jane, Mary, Solomon, Donald, John, William, Bettie, Edmund, Joseph and Lydia.

Clough Genealogy of Blue Hill, Maine

Historical Sketches of Bluehill Maine

Asa Clough, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1764, married Abigail Pecker in 1789, and they had ten children. Their descendants, including notable family members like Daniel, John, and James Clough, contributed to various trades, including farming and shipbuilding in Blue Hill, Maine. Capt. Daniel Clough and his family remained integral to the community, with many descendants still residing in the area. The Clough family exemplified industriousness and community spirit throughout their generations.