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Joseph Metcalf 1788–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: , Nelson,Kentucky

Death Date: 16 Apr 1864

Death Location: Nelson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Ignatius Metcalf

Mother: Elizabeth Coomes

Spouse(s): Nancy Figg

Children(s): James Metcalf, Elizabeth Medcalf, Joseph Metcalf, Ignatious Metcalf, Benjamin Medcalf, William Metcalf, Silas Medcalf, Eliza Metcalf, John Metcalf, Vincent Medcalf, Nancy Medcalf, Anna Medcalfe, James Metcalf

The story of Joseph Metcalf began in 1788 in , Nelson,Kentucky. Joseph Metcalf married Nancy Ann Figg, and had children including Anna Annie Mariah Medcalfe, Benjamin Franklin Medcalf, Eliza Ann Metcalf, Elizabeth Ann Medcalf, Ignatious Marion Paine Metcalf, James Willis Metcalf, James Willis Metcalf, John M Metcalf, Joseph Metcalf, Nancy Ann Medcalf, Silas Jefferson Medcalf, Vincent Medcalf, William Pius Metcalf. Joseph Metcalf passed away in 1864 in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Metcalf began in 1788 in , Nelson,Kentucky.
  • Joseph Metcalf married Nancy Ann Figg, and had children including Anna Annie Mariah Medcalfe, Benjamin Franklin Medcalf, Eliza Ann Metcalf, Elizabeth Ann Medcalf, Ignatious Marion Paine Metcalf, James Willis Metcalf, James Willis Metcalf, John M Metcalf, Joseph Metcalf, Nancy Ann Medcalf, Silas Jefferson Medcalf, Vincent Medcalf, William Pius Metcalf.
  • Joseph Metcalf passed away in 1864 in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ignatius Metcalf
1750–1839
Birth Location: St Marys City, Maryland, Colonial America
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Elizabeth Coomes
1760–1819
Birth Location: Coomes Purchase, Charles, Maryland, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Figg
1793–1850
Birth Location: Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

James Metcalf
1823–1916
Birth Location: Larue County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Elizabeth Medcalf
1817–1907
Birth Location: Hardin Co KY
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Joseph Metcalf
1825–1910
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, USA
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Ignatious Metcalf
1827–1902
Birth Location: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
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Benjamin Medcalf
1829–1880
Birth Location: Kentucky
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William Metcalf
1822–1901
Birth Location: , Nelson, Kentucky
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Silas Medcalf
1818–1906
Birth Location: , Nelson, Kentucky
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Eliza Metcalf
1831–1919
Birth Location: Kentucky
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John Metcalf
1832–1919
Birth Location: Larue, Kentucky
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Vincent Medcalf
1811–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Nancy Medcalf
1830–1919
Birth Location: , Hardin, Kentucky
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Anna Medcalfe
1813–1897
Birth Location: Nelson Co, VA, West Virginia, USA
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James Metcalf
1818–1916
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky
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Joseph Metcalf's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Metcalf
1788–1864
Birth Place: , Nelson,Kentucky
Parents
Ignatius Metcalf
1750–1839
St Marys City, Maryland, Colonial America
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Coomes
1760–1819
Coomes Purchase, Charles, Maryland, Colonial America
Grandparents
John Medcalf
1730–1793
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth French
1729–1795
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Metcalf
1700–1793
Susannah Smith
1700–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Metcalf's Descendants

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Joseph Metcalf (1788–16 Apr 1864) m. Nancy (Ann) Figg (1793–November 1850)
  1. 1. James (Willis) Metcalf 1823–1916 m. Elizabeth (Ellen Jenkins) Redmond 1832–1876
    1. 1. Mary (Lou) Metcalfe 1863–1944 m. Francis (Loyd "Frank") Yates 1839–1907
      1. 1. Mary (Hallie) Yates 1893–1972 m. Gerald (Anthony) Ray 1889–1940
        1. 1. Julia (Clarice) Ray 1923–1999 m. Leo (Joachim Shircliffe) Jr. 1917–1997
        2. 2. JOSEPH (HILLARY) RAY 1921–1983
        3. 3. Gerald (Richard) Ray 1926–2009
        4. 4. Thomas (Eugene) Ray 1910–1986
        5. 5. Francis (Gilbert) Ray 1917–1991
        6. 6. Lucie (Alleen) Ray 1914–2006
        7. 7. Rosie (Thelma) Stone 1916–1980
        8. 8. Ernest (Gregory) Ray 1913–1989
        9. 9. Wilma (E) Ray 1919–
    2. 2. Florence Metcalfe 1863–
    3. 3. Joseph (Willis) Metcalf 1868–1936
    4. 4. Henry (Clay Metcalf) Medcalf 1857–1932
    5. 5. Laura (A) Metcalf 1859–
    6. 6. James (Loss) Metcalf 1857–1954
    7. 7. Malvina Metcalf 1853–
    8. 8. Ann (Maria) Metcalf 1851–1939
    9. 9. William (Hillary Metcalf) Medcalf 1871–1955
    10. 10. Thomas (Jefferson Metcalf) Medcalf 1863–
    11. 11. Vincent (Metcalf) Medcalf 1867–1957
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Medcalf 1817–1907
  3. 3. Joseph Metcalf 1825–1910
  4. 4. Ignatious (Marion Paine) Metcalf 1827–1902
  5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Medcalf 1829–1880
  6. 6. William (Pius) Metcalf 1822–1901
  7. 7. Silas (Jefferson) Medcalf 1818–1906
  8. 8. Eliza (Ann) Metcalf 1831–1919
  9. 9. John (M.) Metcalf 1832–1919
  10. 10. Vincent Medcalf 1811–
  11. 11. Nancy (Ann) Medcalf 1830–1919
  12. 12. Anna ("Annie" Mariah) Medcalfe 1813–1897
  13. 13. James (Willis) Metcalf 1818–1916

Joseph Metcalf's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of Joseph Metcalf in , Nelson,Kentucky
, Nelson,Kentucky
1864
16 Apr 1864
Age 76
Death of Joseph Metcalf in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Nelson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: , Nelson,Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1864
    Event Place: Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
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