When Paul Metcalf was born on 28 February 1796, in Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Titus Metcalf, was 41 and his mother, Eunice Lawrence, was 43. He married Julia Ann Buckminister on 14 March 1822, in Hope, Knox, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Appleton, Waldo, Maine, United States in 1850 and Appleton, Knox, Maine, United States for about 10 years. He died on 20 June 1872, in Maine, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Appleton, Knox, Maine, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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