Brief Life History of Priscilla
When Priscilla Metcalf was born on 29 July 1759, in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Andrew Metcalf, was 22 and her mother, Zerviah Hyde, was 18. She married Samuel Robinson on 9 September 1778, in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 20 May 1850, in Oxford, Chenango, New York, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Brisben, Chenango, New York, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Priscilla, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Samuel Robinson and Drusilla Priscilla Metcalf in the Early Connecticut Marriages
- Priscilla Metcalf Robinson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
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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