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Ella May Munroe (1868 - 1868)

Ella May Munroe
Born in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canadamap
Sister of [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 0 in New Brunswick, Canadamap
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Biography

Ella Munroe died young.

Ella was born in 1868. Born out of wedlock, she was the daughter of John Munroe. She was murdered as an infant with her mother 1868. From FG:

In 1868 Maggie Vail and her child were both murdered on Black River Road in Saint John, New Brunswick. The remains of the two victims were found a year later and [the noted architect John A.] Munroe was arrested and charged with the murders. Munroe was found guilty and sentenced to death. Despite a plea to the Governor General, and a petition from 2,000 people, the death sentence was carried out. The story was the subject of the book, The Maggie Vail Story by Ruby Cusack.

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