Joel Monroe
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Joel Monroe | |
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| Born | 1793 |
| Died | April, 1877 (aged 84) |
| Burial place | New Castle, Pennsylvania |
| Known for | First postmaster of Monroeville, PA |
| Spouse | Margaret Bing Monroe (m. 1815, died 1864) |
| Children | Sarah, Nancy, Rebecca, Margaret, James, Mary Ann, Joel, Priscilla and Lavenia |
Joel Monroe (1793–1877) was an American farmer and real estate developer during the nineteenth century. He was the eponym for the community of Monroeville, Pennsylvania.
Biography
[edit]Monroe owned a farm that stretched from the Old Stone Church to the present-day Municipal Building, and it went northward into Garden City. The Tusk family owned the farm that stood on a tract measuring 122 acres (0.49 km2) and 63 perches (parts of an acre), according to an 1828 deed. Monroe purchased this farmland in 1829[1]
By selling off small lots, he encouraged development along the Northern Turnpike.[2]
In 1850, the farming community was highly developed, yet the mail was picked up in Turtle Creek.
Monroe subsequently became Monroeville's first postmaster,[3] a position he held from 1851 to 1855.[2] In 1855, he bought a farm in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
He went on to pass the farm to his daughter Rebecca Monroe Duff, who owned it along with her husband.
Marriage and children
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Monroe married Margaret Bing of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania on May 11, 1815.[1] The couple had nine children: Sarah, Nancy, Rebecca, Margaret J., James M., Mary Ann, Joel, Priscilla and Lavenia.[4][5]
Death and legacy
[edit]His wife perished in an 1864 house fire, and Joel died thirteen years later.[2] He was buried next to his wife at the Greenwood Cemetery in New Castle.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dudiak, Zandy (2009). Remembering Monroeville: From Frontier to Boomtown. Charleston, SC: The History Press. ISBN 9781625842527.
- ^ a b c Chandler, Louis A. (September 2012). "A History of Patton Township (Monroeville and Pitcairn ) Pennsylvania" (PDF). Monroeville, PA. pp. 21–22.
- ^ Table of Post Offices in the United States. Washington: W. & J. C. Green. 1851. p. 173.
- ^ Chandler, Louis (July 2016). "Early Families of Patton Township (Monroeville and Pitcairn) Pennsylvania, Fifth Edition" (PDF). Monroeville Historical Society. pp. 64–65.
- ^ "Held Unique Family Reunion; Seven Children, Whose Combined Age Is 509 Years, Gather For Celebration". The Pittsburg Post. May 8, 1902. p. 14.