Duncan Ross Munro
1904 - 1977 (73 years)-
Name Duncan Ross Munro Birth 5 Apr 1904 Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA Gender Male Death 24 May 1977 Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont, USA Burial Shelburne Village Cemetery, Shelburne, Chittenden Co., Vermont, USA Notes - Duncan graduated from the Alfred Agricultural University and began work (circa 1926 or so) at the Long Island Webb estate. (A "gentleman farm" located at Old Westbury, NY). He was the head gardner there until moving to Shelburne, VT in 1948, where he was employed as museum landscape planner and artist, acting as Mrs Electra Havameyer Webb's general artistic advisor for his lengthy tenure at Shelburne Museum of Early Americana which was started by Mrs Webb and endowed at approximately this time. Duncan was a multi-talented and creative artist who was also very skilled at making minature doll houses along with their entire, detailed interior funishings. Both his parents were born in Scotland.
Person ID I22431 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 3 Mar 2019
Father Angus Duncan Munro, b. Jun 1878, Scotland d. Abt 1932 (Age ~ 53 years) Mother Elizabeth Lucy Watson Ross, b. 1884 Family ID F6639 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ethel Vance Burdett, b. 7 Sep 1900, Fremont, Steuben Co., New York, USA d. 4 Jun 1993, Saint James, Suffolk Co., New York, USA (Age 92 years) Marriage 24 Nov 1926 Hornell, Steuben Co., New York, USA Children + 1. William Duncan Munro, b. 28 Oct 1927, Old Westbury, Nassau Co., New York, USA d. 24 Jan 1972, Smithtown, Suffolk Co., New York, USA (Age 44 years) + 2. Alan Ross Munro, b. 2 Dec 1932, Mineola, Nassau Co., New York, USA d. 8 May 2021, Juneau, Alaska, USA (Age 88 years) + 3. Living Family ID F6446 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Birth - 5 Apr 1904 - Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA Marriage - 24 Nov 1926 - Hornell, Steuben Co., New York, USA Death - 24 May 1977 - Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set