Jarvis, Munson

  • DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY ARTICLE: C. M. Wallace, “JARVIS, MUNSON,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 6, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–. https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/jarvis_munson_6E.html
  • DCB profile notes:
    • Merchant and politician; b. 11 Oct. 1742 in Stamford, Conn., eldest son of Samuel Jarvis and Martha Seymour; m. 4 March 1770 Mary Arnold, and they had three sons and one daughter, the last two children born in Saint John, N.B.; d. 7 Oct. 1825 in Saint John.”
    • He had received lot no.87 in Parrtown (Saint John) when he arrived in the colony and on 20 April 1787 he had acquired no.17. Although not a member of the loyalist élite, he was far removed from the destitute.
    • At the turn of the century Jarvis was among New Brunswick’s leading entrepreneurs, contributing to the remarkable growth that would make Saint John one of British North America’s leading entrepôts.
  • United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=4197
  • Find a GRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77712223/munson-jarvis