Mary (Bowers) Metcalf (abt. 1646 - 1707)

Born about 1646 in England

Wife of John Metcalf — married 21 Dec 1676 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died 26 Oct 1707 at about age 61 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Birth

Mary was born in England and traveled to the Plymouth Colonies in 1652^[1] with her father, mother, and brother. They went straight to Medfield and traveled with others from Braintree and Weymouth^[2] . We can deduce that Mary was born in England because she was born before Medfield was authorized to be settled on 23 Oct 1649, and because her parents came to the area in 1652. Mary was born in the year 1646.^[3]

Marriage

Mary married John 21 Dec 1676 at Medfield, Massachusetts.^[4]

Death

Mary died 26 Oct 1707 at Medfield, Massachusetts.^[5][6]

Burial

Vine Lake Cemetery ^[7]

Medfield

Norfolk County (Modern county name)

Massachusetts USA

Sources

1. ↑ Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1652; Page Number: 37 Ancestry Record 7486 #4694230
2. ↑ History of the town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886 by Tilden, William Smith, 1830-1912, ed; page 320
3. ↑ Find A Grave (see below)
4. ↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Ancestry Record 3824 #159707
5. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Ancestry Record 2495 #82113467
6. ↑ Find A Grave (see below)
7. ↑ Find A Grave (see below)

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