When Orpha M Fletcher was born on 23 March 1797, in Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Ephraim Fletcher Jr., was 29 and her mother, Jael Mores, was 23. She married Silas Metcalf on 1 June 1825, in Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 3 December 1867, at the age of 70, and was buried in North Newport Cemetery, Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.
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English: occupational name for an arrowsmith, from Middle English fleccher, Old French flechier, flecher ‘fletcher’, for someone who made or sold arrows for bows. This surname has sometimes been confused with Flesher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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