Christopher Monk was born about 1768.

In 1790, the census showed his family of six members was living in Watervliet, near the home of William Monk and probably in a location south of the city of Albany.

By 1810, he was married to a women named Christiana and raising a family that included seven children in an Albany household. A year later, he was identified as a member of the First Lutheran Church.

From 1813 until his death, he was listed in city directories at various Albany locations. Most of the time, he was identified as a cartman. For several years, he lived on Pine Street and upper Maiden Lane. In 1820, his address on the "Southside" was given as "corner of Green and Hamilton."

Christopher Monk died in September 1825 at the age of fifty-seven. He was buried from the Albany Lutheran Ebenezer Church. His widow lived on Pine Street for several years. His daughter Sarah Monk married architect Philip Hooker in 1814.

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