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Joseph (Corporal Joe) Munroe
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Around 1734, Hepzibah’s famous
grandfather, our 7GGF Joseph (Corporal Joe) Munroe came to
town and built his home on Westford Street. He sold it to his son, Hepzibah’s Uncle Joshua Munroe, in 1753.
Joseph apparently stayed in the area, and most likely in the
house, until 1760, when he returned to his native Lexington and lived
to be 100 years old in 1787.
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Some sources give his final address as “West Cambridge,”
which would in 1807 become the formal name of present-day
Arlington (former Menotomy, just east of
Lexington). Not clear whether he wound up in Lexington or
Menotomy: either can show up as “West Cambridge” in the
records.
Munroe Hill Road goes up the hill to the north, behind Joseph’s
property. The tributary roads called Nathan Lane (no, not the very
funny actor) and Aaron Way (unlabeled on the map) are presumably named
for two Minute Man Munroes who lived in the immediate vicinity:
Joseph’s son our 6GGF Nathan,
and our uncle Aaron, Nathan’s son and
Hepzibah’s younger brother.