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Meletiah Metcalf (Fisher)

Also Known As: "Melatiah"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Death: September 23, 1719 (52)
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Dea. Samuel Fisher, of Dedham and Melatiah Fisher
Wife of Eleazer Metcalf
Mother of Eleazer (Elizar) Metcalf, Jr.; Michael Metcalf, I; Samuel Metcalf; Ebenezer Metcalf; Jonathan Metcalf and 4 others
Sister of Elizabeth Ellis; Samuel Fisher, Jr.; Capt. Ebenezer Fisher; Hannah Fisher; Sarah Fisher and 3 others

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  • Meletiah Fisher Metcalf
  • Birth: May 1, 1667 Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
  • Death: Sep. 23, 1719 Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
  • Family links: * Parents:
  • Samuel Fisher (1634 - 1704)
  • Spouse:
  • Eleazer Metcalf (1653 - 1704)
  • Children:
    • Michael Metcalf (1687 - 1754)*
    • Samuel Metcalf (1688 - 1737)*
    • Johnathan Metcalf (1693 - 1775)*
    • Melatiah Metcalfe Cheever (1695 - 1771)*
    • Timothy Metcalf (1697 - 1767)*
  • Sibling:
  • Meletiah Fisher Metcalf (1667 - 1719)
  • Ebenezer Fisher (1669 - 1726)*
  • Burial: Wrentham Center Cemetery, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 45113380
  • From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45113380 _____________
  • FISHER, Meletiah
  • b. 1 MAY 1667 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass.
  • d. 23 SEP 1719 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass.
  • Parents:
  • Father: FISHER, Samuel
  • Mother: SNOW, Meletiah
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 9 APR 1684 Dedham, Norfolk, Mass.
  • Spouse: METCALF, Eleazer
  • b. 2 FEB 1652/3 Dedham, Norfolk, Mass.
  • d. 10 MAY 1704 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass.
  • Parents:
  • Father: METCALF, Michael
  • Mother: FAIRBANKS, Mary
  • Children:
    • METCALF, Eleazer b. 30 MAY 1685 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass. d. 14 MAY 1704 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass.
    • METCALF, Michael
    • METCALF, Samuel
    • METCALF, Ebenezer
    • METCALF, Jonathan
    • METCALF, Meletiah
    • METCALF, Timothy
    • METCALF, Martha
    • METCALF, Mary b. 27 AUG 1699 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass. d. 2 JUL 1770 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass.
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_3c7.htm#48 ______________
  • Dedham Historical Register, Volume 1
  • https://books.google.com/books?id=zoslAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=...
  • https://archive.org/details/dedhamhistorica00masgoog
  • https://archive.org/stream/dedhamhistorica00masgoog#page/n72/mode/1up
  • Pg.57
  • 1. THOMAS FISHER, of Winston, Co. Suffolk, England, m. Elizabeth [ ] ; came to Cambridge, 1634; was made a Freeman, March 4, 1635; removed to Dedham, 1637, and received a house lot on Lowder street, July 28, 1637 ; d. August 10, 1638, while he was building the meeting house. After his death, she obtained permission to sell half of her lot "for the bringing up of her children." She was admitted to the church, August 21, 1640 ; d. Jan. 31. 1652. The children came to New England with their parents.
    • 2. SAMUEL,2 of Wrentham, m. Meletiah Snow.
    • 3. THOMAS,2 of Dedham, m. Rebecca Woodward.
    • CONSTANCE,2 d. at Dedham, Dec. 1, 1638.
  • 2. SAMUEL,2 of Wrentham, m. Meletiah Snow, March 22, 1659 ; d. at Wrentham, 1704. Inventory dated Jan. 29, 1704. She d. April 23, 1693. Rev. John Allin, in his will (1671), bequeathed to his near kinsman Samuel Fisher, his Wrentham land. All the children excepting Abigail born in Dedham.
  • Children: Samuel,3 of Wrentham, b. August 21, 1660; m. Abigail Heath of Wrentham, April 9, 1684; will was proved Jan. 2, 1723. Elizaheth,3 b. Oct. 12, 1662; m. John Ellis of Dedham. March 10, 1686. Hannah,3 b. Feb. 19, 1665; m. [ ] George: Meletiah,3 b. May 1, 1667; m. Eleazer Metcalf, April 9, 1684: Ebenezer,3 b. August 15, 1669; m. Abigail Ellis of Wrentham, Feb 9, 1698; will dated Dec. 24, 1726, proved Jan. 26, 1727; only one child married at time of death; children probablv born in Wrentham, Richard,4 Samuel,4 Thomas,4 Ebenezer,4 .Jeremiah,4 b. 1712, Jabez,4 b. 1718, d. 1806, Abigail,4 Meletiah,4 Elizabeth4: Abigail,3 m. Daniel Farrington, Oct. 5, 1691.
  • 3. Thomas,2 of Dedham, m. Rebecca Woodward, Dec. 11, 1666; d. March 12, 1707.
  • .... etc. _________
  • History of Charlestown, New Hampshire: The Old No. 4, Embracing the Part ... By Henry Hamilton Saunderson
  • https://books.google.com/books?id=IVNKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA477&lpg=PA477&d...
  • https://archive.org/details/historyofcharles00saun
  • https://archive.org/stream/historyofcharles00saun#page/477/mode/1up
  • .... etc.
  • Michael and Sarah Metcalf had eleven children, nine b. in Norwich in England and two in Dedham after arriving in this country. Michael, jr., the 3d child, b. Aug. 20th, 1620; m. Jan. 14th, 1644, Mary Fairbanks and died in Dedham, March 27th, 1654. His wife who was the daughter of John Fairbanks of Stafford in England, died in Dedham, Feb. 12th, 1673. By this marriage there were five children through the youngest of whom, Eleazer, the line of decent is traced. Eleazer was born March 26th, 1652, and married Meletiah Fisher Apr. 9th, 1684, who was born. May 1st, 1667. He died Aug. 11th, 1742 ; she died Aug. 20th, 1742. They had ten children. Ebenezer, the 4th, b. Jan, 8th, 1691 ; m. 1731, Martha Rockwood, dau. of Benjamin Rockwood, b. 1700, in Rutland, Mass. He died in 1751, and she in 1787. They had five children. Samuel the 3d, b. Apr. 26th, 1739 ; married in 1762, Hannah Richardson, (dau. of Thomas Richardson, of Leicester, Ireland) where she was born Apr. 10th, 1743. He died June 13th, 1785; she died at Corinth, Orange County, Vt., in 1812. They lived in Oakham Mass. They had twelve children of whom John the 6th, and Betsy or Elizabeth the 9th, settled in Charlestown, (see Hubbard Glidden.)
  • .... etc. ______________
  • A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of ... Vol. III. by James Savage, ....
  • https://archive.org/details/agenealogicaldi03dextgoog
  • https://archive.org/stream/agenealogicaldi03dextgoog#page/n212/mode...
  • Pg.202
  • METCALF, frequently MEDCALF in early rec. ELEAZER, Wrentham, s. of the sec. Michael, m. 9 Apr. 1684, Meletiah Fisher, had Eleazer, b. 30 May 1685, d. young; Michael, 21 May 1687 ; Samuel, 15 Jan. 1689; Ebenezer, 8 Jan. 1691; Jonathan, 9 Apr. 1693; Meletiah, 21 Apr. 1695; Timothy, 2 July 1697; Martha and Mary, tw. 27 Aug. 1699; and Eleazer, again, 21 Nov. 1701; was deac. and d. 14 May 1704. .... etc.
  • https://archive.org/stream/agenealogicaldi03dextgoog#page/n214/mode...
  • P

g.204

  • .... MICHAEL, Dedham, eldest s. of the preced. b. in Eng. m. 2 or 12 Apr. 1644, Mary, d. of John Fairbanks, says the Metcalf geneal. bef. ment but perhaps by mistake, had Michael, b. 21 Jan. 1645; Mary, 15 Aug. 1646; Sarah, 7 Dec 1648 ; Jonathan, 21 Sept 1650; and Eleazer, 20 Mar. 1653, bef. ment. .... etc. ___________________

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Meletiah (Fisher) Metcalf (1667 - 1719)

Meletiah Metcalf formerly Fisher
Born 1 May 1667 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Daughter of Samuel Fisher and Melatiah (Snow) Fisher
Sister of Samuel Fisher, Elizabeth (Fisher) Ellis, Ebenezer Fisher, Hannah (Fisher) George and Abigail (Fisher) Farrington
Wife of Eleazer Metcalf — married 9 Apr 1684 in Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Eleazar Metcalf, Michael Metcalf, Samuel Metcalf, Ebenezer Metcalf, Jonathan Metcalf, Melatiah (Metcalf) Cheever, Timothy Metcalf, Martha (Metcalf) Hills and Mary Metcalf
Died 23 Sep 1719 at age 52 in Dedham, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

Meletiah Fisher was born on 01 May 1667 in Dedham, (then) Suffolk County, Massachustetts Bay Colony the daughter of Samuel and Melatiah Fisher.[1][2]

On 09 April 1684 in Wrentham Meletiah married Eleazur Metcalf.[3] Meletiah was 16 years old, Eleazer was 31.

Meletiah (Fisher) Metcalf died in Dedham on 23 Sep 1719 at age 52 years. [4]

Children born Wrentham:

Eleazar, b. 30 May 1685.
Michael, b. 21 May 1687.
Samuel, b. 15 Jan 1689.
Ebenezer, b. 08 Jan 1691.
Jonathan, b. 09 Apr 1693.
Melatiah, b. 21 Apr 1695.
Timothy, b. 02 Jul 1697.
Mary (twin), b. 27 Aug 1699.
Martha (twin), b. 27 Aug 1699.
Sources

↑ Don Gleason Hill, compiler, The Record of Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths ... Town of Dedham, MA, 1638-1845 (Dedham, MA: Town of Dedham, 1886), p. 10. "Melletia, the Daughter of Sam. & Melatia Fisher, borne 1st May, 1667."
↑ Metcalfe, Howard Hurtig, Some Descendants of Rev. Leonard Metcalf of Tatterford Parish, Norfolk, England, Mostly those of his son Michael the emigrant to Dedham, Massachusetts, in 1637(Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 2002), p. 19
↑ Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, VRs of Wrentham, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Stanhope Press, F. H. Gilson Company, 1910), Vol. 2, p. 339. "Medcalf, Eliazer and Meletiah Fisher, Apr. 9, 1684."
↑ Howard Hurtig Metcalfe, Some Descendants of Rev. Leonard Metcalf of Tatterford Parish, Norfolk, England, Mostly those of his son Michael the emigrant to Dedham, Massachusetts, in 1637 (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 2002), p. 19 (although, I don't find her death in the Dedham VRs - Bobbie Hall)
Metcalfe, Howard Hurtig, Some Descendants of Rev. Leonard Metcalf of Tatterford Parish, Norfolk, England, Mostly those of his son Michael the emigrant to Dedham, Massachusetts, in 1637(Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 2002)



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My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
NameMeletiah Fisher
Birth Date1 May 1667
Birth PlaceDedham, Norfolk Co., MA
Death Date23 Sep 1719 Age: 52
Death PlaceWrentham, Norfolk Co., MA
FatherSamuel Fisher Sr. (1634-1703)
MotherMeletiah Meletia Milcha Snow (1638-1710)
Spouses
1Dea. Eleazer Metcalf
FatherMichael Metcalf Jr./III (1620-~1654)
MotherMary Fairbanks (1622-1676)
ChildrenMichael
Last Modified 22 Oct 2016Created 12 Jun 2023 using Reunion for Macintosh
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Meletiah Metcalf formerly Fisher
Born 1 May 1667 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Daughter of Samuel Fisher and Melatiah (Snow) Fisher
Sister of Samuel Fisher, Elizabeth (Fisher) Ellis, Ebenezer Fisher, Hannah (Fisher) George and Abigail (Fisher) Farrington
Wife of Eleazer Metcalf — married 9 Apr 1684 in Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Eleazar Metcalf, Michael Metcalf, Samuel Metcalf, Ebenezer Metcalf, Jonathan Metcalf, Melatiah (Metcalf) Cheever, Timothy Metcalf, Martha (Metcalf) Hills and Mary Metcalf
Died 23 Sep 1719 at age 52 in Dedham, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

Meletiah Fisher was born on 01 May 1667 in Dedham, (then) Suffolk County, Massachustetts Bay Colony the daughter of Samuel and Melatiah Fisher.[1][2]

On 09 April 1684 in Wrentham Meletiah married Eleazur Metcalf.[3] Meletiah was 16 years old, Eleazer was 31.

Meletiah (Fisher) Metcalf died in Dedham on 23 Sep 1719 at age 52 years. [4]

Children born Wrentham:

Eleazar, b. 30 May 1685.
Michael, b. 21 May 1687.
Samuel, b. 15 Jan 1689.
Ebenezer, b. 08 Jan 1691.
Jonathan, b. 09 Apr 1693.
Melatiah, b. 21 Apr 1695.
Timothy, b. 02 Jul 1697.
Mary (twin), b. 27 Aug 1699.
Martha (twin), b. 27 Aug 1699.
Sources

↑ Don Gleason Hill, compiler, The Record of Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths ... Town of Dedham, MA, 1638-1845 (Dedham, MA: Town of Dedham, 1886), p. 10. "Melletia, the Daughter of Sam. & Melatia Fisher, borne 1st May, 1667."
↑ Metcalfe, Howard Hurtig, Some Descendants of Rev. Leonard Metcalf of Tatterford Parish, Norfolk, England, Mostly those of his son Michael the emigrant to Dedham, Massachusetts, in 1637(Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 2002), p. 19
↑ Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, VRs of Wrentham, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Stanhope Press, F. H. Gilson Company, 1910), Vol. 2, p. 339. "Medcalf, Eliazer and Meletiah Fisher, Apr. 9, 1684."
↑ Howard Hurtig Metcalfe, Some Descendants of Rev. Leonard Metcalf of Tatterford Parish, Norfolk, England, Mostly those of his son Michael the emigrant to Dedham, Massachusetts, in 1637 (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 2002), p. 19 (although, I don't find her death in the Dedham VRs - Bobbie Hall)
Metcalfe, Howard Hurtig, Some Descendants of Rev. Leonard Metcalf of Tatterford Parish, Norfolk, England, Mostly those of his son Michael the emigrant to Dedham, Massachusetts, in 1637(Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 2002)


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Meletiah Metcalf's Timeline

1667
May 1, 1667
Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
May 5, 1667
Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1685
May 30, 1685
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1687
January 25, 1687
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1689
January 15, 1689
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
1691
January 8, 1691
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1693
April 9, 1693
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1695
April 21, 1695
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1697
July 27, 1697
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States