Brief Life History of Luna
When Luna Metcalf was born on 5 May 1788, in New Hampshire, United States, her father, Nathan Metcalf, was 42 and her mother, Mary Berl, was 39. She married Timothy Hildreth on 29 November 1806, in New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 30 July 1860, in Salisbury, Salisbury, Herkimer, New York, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Salisbury, Herkimer, New York, United States.
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- Luna Metcalf, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Luna Metcalf Hildreth Shead, "Find A Grave Index"
- Luna Metcalf, "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920"
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World Events (7)
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): apparently a nickname from Middle English mete ‘meat, food’ + calf ‘calf’, i.e. ‘calf to be fattened up for eating’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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