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Descendants of ALFRED KNIGHT MONK

Generation No. 1

1. ALFRED KNIGHT⁴ MONK (JOHN³, ALFRED², ELIAS¹) was born May 18, 1845 in Mohannes, New Brunswick, Canada (St David) or Maine, and died July 08, 1922 in Princeton, Maine. He married CAROLINE MATILDA MCLAUGHLIN October 27, 1867 in Princeton, Maine, daughter of JAMES MCLAUGHLIN and CATHERINE SCOTT. She was born July 18, 1847 in Meddybemps, Maine or New Brunswick, and died June 02, 1935 in Princeton, Maine.

Notes for ALFRED KNIGHT MONK:
Could read, write and speak English

Immigrated to the US (Maine) in 1846

Death certificate states lived in Princeton, Maine 50 years and before that lived in New Brunswick
Worked as common laborer, farmer and blacksmith

Most records and census disagree places and dates of birth

1880 US census(Alfred, Caroline, Catherine, James, Helen)
1900 US census states married 35 years, 15 children, 8 living. (adopted grand-son George Wentworth)
1910 US Census states he immigrated to US in1846 (immigration records, Portland, Maine state 1850), married 44 years, 7 children living

Dept of Indian Affairs census 1953-1980 lists Monks (child #14 & #15)

At age of 18 he served in Civil War as a substitute, 16th Maine Reg as a Private in Co D (infantry) Oct 6, 1864 to Jun 26, 1865. It is said he was paid $700.00 to enter Army for someone else and used the money to build his home. Copy of discharge & pension application papers

US census, Town records, Birth, marriage (copy of "witness of marriage" signed by James McLaughlin and X'd by Catherine Mclaughlin) & death records, Maine state archives, family members, Dept of Indian Affairs Census 1818-1979 (Washington Cnty, Maine)

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More About ALFRED KNIGHT MONK:
Cause of Death: Natural//old age
Medical Information: Dark skin and Hair Treated for Spinal disease and Neuralgia of the intestines
occupation: Blacksmith///Laborer

Notes for CAROLINE MATILDA MCLAUGHLIN:
Homemaker/housewife, could not read or write
Smoked a corncob pipe
Records disagree places and dates of birth
1900 US census lists her brother Harry S McLaughlin as boarder
Emmigrated to Maine in 1860.
See Alfred Monk's info

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More About CAROLINE MATILDA MCLAUGHLIN:
Cause of Death: Heart disease
occupation: homemaker/housewife

Children of ALFRED MONK and CAROLINE MCLAUGHLIN are:

CATHERINE (CASSIE) M⁵ MONK, b. October 11, 1873, Princeton, Maine; d. November 1958, Princeton, Maine.

Notes for CATHERINE (CASSIE) M MONK:
Never married, lived in Calais and was housekeeper for Eaton family

Very sedate and prim, wore hair in a bun

Family home and property given to her by her mother Apr 23, 1894, transfer recorded May 1, 1894. She then sold it to George and Elsie Monk in 1948.

More About CATHERINE (CASSIE) M MONK:
occupation: housekeeper in Calais for doctor

ii.

JAMES MONK, b. February 17, 1876, Princeton, Maine; d. Abt. 1900, _________________; m. _________________, Unknown, ________________; b. Unknown, ________________; d. Unknown, ________________.

Notes for JAMES MONK:
May have moved to Wisconsin

	iii.	____________ MONK, b. Abt. 1878, _________________; d. Unknown, _________________; m. ________________, Unknown, ________________; b. Unknown, ________________; d. Unknown, ________________.
2.	iv.	HELEN MONK, b. Abt. January 1879, Princeton, Maine; d. March 22, 1943, Bangor, Maine.
3.	v.	ALONZO G MONK, b. December 28, 1881, Princeton, Maine; d. January 14, 1968, Connecticut (buried in Princeton, Maine).
4.	vi.	SAMUEL MONK, b. November 30, 1882, Princeton, Maine; d. Unknown, Los Angeles Cnty, California.
	vii.	_____________MONK, b. Abt. 1884, ________________; d. Unknown, ________________.
5.	viii.	ADELAID (ADDIE) MONK, b. December 28, 1885, Princeton, Maine; d. Unknown, Orrington, Maine.
6.	ix.	EDWARD JOHN MONK, b. November 01, 1888, Princeton, Maine; d. November 11, 1972, Blue Hill, Maine.
	x.	_____________MONK, b. Abt. 1889.
7.	xi.	LINA GRANT MONK, b. May 23, 1890, Princeton, Maine; d. November 23, 1947, Bangor, Maine (Pine Grove Cem).
	xii.	____________ MONK, b. Abt. 1892.
	xiii.	____________ MONK, b. Abt. 1894.
	xiv.	____________ MONK, b. January 11, 1895, recorded in Bureau of Indian Affairs census.
	xv.	CHARLES W MONK, b. April 29, 1896, Princeton, Maine (recorded in Dept of Indian Affairs census); d. July 10, 1896, Princeton, Maine.

More About CHARLES W MONK:
Cause of Death: Spinal meningitis

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