Joel Monroe
Encyclopedia
Joel Monroe was the man who gave Monroeville, Pennsylvania
its name.
By selling off small lots, he encouraged development along the Northern Turnpike.
In 1850, the farming community was highly developed, yet the mall was picked up in Turtle Creek
. Monroe went on to become Monroeville's first postmaster, a position he held from 1851 to 1855. 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.
. He and his wife raised nine children (Sarah, Nancy, Rebecca, Margaret J., James M., Mary Ann, Joel, Priscilla and Lavenia)
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Monroeville is a home rule municipality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located about east of the city of Pittsburgh, Monroeville is a bustling suburb with mixed residential and commercial developments...
its name.
Biography
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 acre (0.49371692 km²) and 63 perches (parts of an acre), according to a 1828 deed.By selling off small lots, he encouraged development along the Northern Turnpike.
In 1850, the farming community was highly developed, yet the mall was picked up in Turtle Creek
Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania
Turtle Creek is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh. The population was 5,349 at the 2010 census. George Westinghouse gave life to the place by constructing a manufacturing plant nearby. Turtle Creek takes its name from a small stream that flows into the...
. Monroe went on to become Monroeville's first postmaster, a position he held from 1851 to 1855. In 1855, he bought a farm in New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle is a city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, northwest of Pittsburgh and near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border just east of Youngstown, Ohio; in 1910, the total population was 36,280; in 1920, 44,938; and in 1940, 47,638. The population has fallen to 26,309 according to the...
. He went on to pass the farm to his daughter Rebecca Monroe Duff, who owned it along with her husband.
Marriage and children
He married to Margaret Bing of Lawrence County, PennsylvaniaLawrence County, Pennsylvania
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, its population was 91,108. The county was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003. The county seat is New Castle....
. He and his wife raised nine children (Sarah, Nancy, Rebecca, Margaret J., James M., Mary Ann, Joel, Priscilla and Lavenia)