▁woman ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁right . ▁Elizabeth ▁Murray ▁owned ▁the ▁sugar ▁w are house ▁in ▁Boston ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁troops ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁a ▁bar ra cks ▁when ▁they ▁came ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁un rest ▁in ▁Boston . ▁It ▁was ▁from ▁there ▁that ▁they ▁march ed ▁to ▁the ▁Batt les ▁of ▁Lex ington ▁and ▁Con cord . ▁When ▁her ▁husband ▁fled ▁to ▁Boston ▁to ▁seek ▁protection ▁from ▁the ▁British , ▁Elizabeth ▁Murray ▁protected ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁property . ▁After ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B unker ▁Hill , ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army ▁conf isc ated ▁the ▁property ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁fled ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁to ▁Hal if ax . ▁She ▁remained ▁in ▁America ▁until ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 5 . ▁ ▁An ▁extensive ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁is ▁given ▁in ▁NE ▁& ▁GR , ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁vol . ▁ 2 5 , ▁page ▁ 2 3 2 . ▁" On ▁the ▁In man ▁street ▁side " ▁and ▁" looking ▁toward ▁Boston ▁road " ▁are ▁mentioned . ▁It ▁was ▁" the ▁first ▁object ▁of ▁any ▁interest ▁in ▁approaching ▁the ▁colleg es ▁from ▁Boston ▁... " ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁description , ▁ ▁were ▁still ▁attached ▁to ▁it . ▁In man ▁died ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 . ▁His ▁wife ▁prede ce ased ▁him . ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁▁ ▁In man ▁Square ' s ▁orig ins ▁lie ▁in ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁East ▁Cambridge , ▁starting ▁at ▁around ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁when