David Metcalf

Brief Life History of David

When David Metcalf was born on 15 September 1766, in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Samuel Metcalf, was 27 and his mother, Hannah Richardson, was 21. He married Candice Stratton on 13 August 1797, in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 7 November 1847, in Corinth, Orange, Vermont, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Corinth Center Cemetery, Corinth, Orange, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Metcalf
1766–1847
Candice Stratton
1777–1855
Marriage: 13 August 1797
Polly Metcalf
1798–
Candace Metcalf
1800–1816
Mary Metcalf
1799–1875
Lucian Metcalf
1801–1895
Hannah Metcalf
1803–1808
Edwin Gray Metcalf
1804–1885
Melissa Metcalf
1805–1843
Erastus Metcalf
1807–1807
Cyrus Metcalf
1808–1860
Caleb Hardy Metcalf
1810–1870
Elvira Metcalf
1813–1899
Horace Metcalf
1817–1913
Edward Metcalf
1820–1890

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  • David Metcalf, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • David Metcalf, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • David Metcalf, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

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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