Moses Foster was the first Justice of the Peace and Dr. The first marriages in the township were between Ned Hatfield and Miss Timants and Regnal Green to Sarah Willison. Alden, Henry Hoover, and William Sellars. Other early settlers were the Steinmetz Family, Elisha Willison, Jacob Barker, N. George Green had seventeen children, one hundred grandchildren, seventy great grandchildren and several great great grandchildren. The first white child born in the township was Mahala Green, daughter of George and Diana Green. Also arriving in 1806 were Charles and George Green, but they did not bring their wives until 1807. The first settlers in Monroe Township were George Washington Evans and his wife Lucy, from Green County, Pennsylvania. They were thought to be the most “civilized” and “Christianized” tribe. Settlers often found the image of the turtle carved on the trees, which represented the Wyandot nation. Wyandot people remained in Monroe and the surrounding townships of McKean and Granville until we entered war with Britain again in 1812. They lived there until around 1807 when their land was purchased by Charles and George Green.
In later times, the Wyandot nation had a sizeable town just north of Johnstown at the edge of present-day Green Hill Cemetery, called Raccoon Town.
The only remains from the Moundbuilders, according to Mills, was one mound and one village site, both southeast of Johnstown near the Liberty Township line.
Other Early Settlers: George Washington Evans and wife Lucy, Charles and George Green, Steinmetz family, Elisha Willison, Jacob Baker, N. Named For: Possibly James Monroe, who was not President until 1817, but fought with George Washington at Valley Forge. Graduation exercises for the Class of 2018 at Monroe Township High School were conducted on Tuesday, June 19, at Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton.Settled: 1806 By: George Washington Evans, Charles and George Greenįounded: 1812 2006 Population estimated: 6301 Watch Video: Why you need the My Central Jersey mobile app
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