The house at 35 Sate Street in Guilford was built in 1828 on land given by Miles Munger to his unmarried sister Chloe Munger. After her death in 1842, it was occupied by the Mungers’ daughter Emmeline and her husband, Franklin Phelps, who served as Guilford’s postmaster (1856-1861 and 1865-1869). For a time, the house housed the Visiting Nurse Association. It has a wing added in 2002.
Chloe Munger House (1828)
Hi there,
I just realized that this house originally belonged to my Mother’s ancestors!
Chloe and her brothers & sisters were actually my 3 older sisters and my 3rd cousins, 6x’s removed. My 9th Great-Grandfather was Nicholas Munger; and he was the 1st Munger to come over to America on The St. John, in 1639, under the supervision of Major William Chittenden, as his “indentured servant”; and, that he was younger than age 21. The Munger Book states that Nicholas Munger took the Oath of Fidelity in September, 1652. And, if I am not mistaken, the park in Guilford is named after Major William Chittenden? Is this true? If so, it is incredibly fascinating to me! Nicholas Munger’s 2 son’s names were John and Samuel Munger; and his wife’s name was Sarah (HALL) Munger. She married a Mr. Dennis Crampton, a short time after Nicholas passed away in October, 1668.
My sisters and I were born and raised in south-central Wisconsin; and live in the same city, now. I had been away from the area for almost
9 years, while working with/teaching elementary through middle school students, just to the NW of Houston, Texas, prior to July, 2004, when my parents were aging, & my Mom was diagnosed with an awful lung disease called Pulmonary Fibrosis, earlier that spring; thus, my decision to return from Houston, Texas, to assist them.
I truly would love to come to visit Guilford; but, that is not a possibility at this point in time. However, the more ancestry research that I do, continues to bring me to what appears to be your “sweet city” of Guilford, Connecticut!
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The Relationship between Chloe Munger and Jennifer Olmstead =
Chloe Munger (1777 – 1842); 3rd cousin 6x removed; Sarah Munger Munger (1748 – 1824); mother of Chloe Munger; Caleb Munger (1695 – 1797); father of Sarah Munger Munger; Mary Evarts Munger (1664 – 1734); mother of Caleb Munger; James Evarts I (1638 – 1684); father of Mary Evarts Munger; Dorothy Evarts Munger (1683 – 1767); faughter of James Evarts I; Nathaniel Munger (1712 – 1800); son of Dorothy Evarts Munger; John Munger (1744 – 1817); son of Nathaniel Munger; Alvin Munger (1790 – 1840); son of John Munger; Levi Munger (1820 – 1895); son of Alvin Munger; Augustus C. Munger (1849 – 1922); son of Levi Munger; Percy Levi Munger (1877 – 1959); son of Augustus C. Munger
Richard Rumrill “Dick” Munger (1908 – 1980); son of Percy Levi Munger; Elinor Leone (Elli) Munger Olmstead (1938 – 2013); daughter of Richard Rumrill “Dick” Munger; Jennifer Sue Olmstead; [You are the daughter of Elinor Leone (Elli) Munger Olmstead]
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Source =
“The Munger Book : Something of the Mungers, 1639-1914, including some who mistakenly write the name Monger and Mungor. It was compiled by Jeremiah ( J.B.) Munger ; with the valued assistance of John. E. Munger and Francis E. Munger. Publication 1: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, Connecticut, USA, in 1915. Authors: Munger, Jeremiah B., b.1848 (Main Author) Munger, John Elijah, 1857-1911 (Added Author) of Chicago Illinois Munger, Francis Elbriggs, b.1851 (Added Author) of San Diego, California. Publication 2: Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, Utah, 2011. References: (Has supplement) The Munger Quarterly / Munger, John Robert Format: Books/Monographs/Book on Digital Images; Language: English.
The Munger Book may be found online, also, at:
http://tokala.net/MungerBook/index.htm
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May God bless you, and continue to bring blessings upon your city!
Sincerely,
Jennifer Olmstead
Thank you for all of this interesting information!