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Tri-Counties Genealogy &
History by Joyce M. Tice
Cemetery Section
Tioga County, Pennsylvania
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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Metcalf Cemetery, Brookfield
Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania - 1970s And 2009
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Photo - Remains of Metcalf Burial Ground
by Joyce M. Tice
October 2009
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Joyce's Search Tip - December 2007 -
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Do You Know that you can search just the600
pages of Tioga County Cemetery Records on the site by using the Cemeteries
-Tioga button in the Partitioned search engine at the bottom of the
Current
What's New Page? If you use that partition follow these steps to
search just one cemetery.
1. Choose Cemeteries - Tioga.
2. Enter part of the cemetery name [ie Newbury or Furman] AND a surname.
3. Choose the Find ALL Words option. Then it will find just the pages
with that surname in the one cemetery you indicated. |
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Name of Cemetery: Metcalf Family Burial ground
Deeded As
Read By: Linda Cornell Reese
Date Read: 2009
Typed By: Pat Smith Raymond
Formatted and Published by Joyce M. Tice
Location: Brookfield Twp., Tioga County, PA
GPS Coordinates: 41.97555 -77.59678
Other Comments: Located on the Metcalf Farm-Private Property.
This cemetery is still there-all stones are flat or in a pile. Years
ago it was scraped to get rid of the Rose Bushes. That was when the
stones were piled. All the burials are still there. It is in
a cow pasture.
Number of Burials this Section Approximately 8
| Last Name |
First Name |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
Age |
Inscription/Relationship/Comments |
| Terry |
Amanda J. |
2/22/1826 |
8/17/1876 |
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| Metcalf |
Isaac H. |
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4/4/1867 |
81y11m24d |
Stone carved
by R.S. Woodburn-Addison |
| Brown |
Joanna |
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9/4/1868 |
30y1m29d |
w/o Murray |
| O. D. M. |
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1860 |
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Field Stone-
Top part missing |
| Metcalf |
Joanna |
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5/24/1852 |
63y9m30d |
w/o Isaac H.-Stone
carved by P. (or F.) M. Smith |
| Metcalf |
Mary |
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3/18/1875 |
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w/o Isaac H.
- Marker badly broken |
| Baker |
Ira |
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5/6/1873 |
79 yr |
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| Baker |
Sally |
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7/11/1867 |
76y10m13d |
w/o Ira |
| Metcalf |
Marvin R. |
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6/1/1862 |
47y3m14d |
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I. H. M. - J.
M. - S. B. - M. B. M. |
Above list added to site and existing page on 11/11/2010
From diary written by Lucy Ann LEWIS Baker (wife of Edward
N. BAKER) the following -
| Date |
Bible Entry |
| 8-8-1868 |
Aunt Catherine BOWMAN
came |
| 4-16-1868 |
We have been married 20 years |
| 8-9-1868 |
Father BAKER (Ira),
gone to Morris METCALFs to live. |
| 9-1-1868 |
Joanna BROWN, wife
of Murray BROWN died this A.M. |
| 1-25-1869 |
Ames BAKER (Ira's Brother),
came and staid till after dinner. |
| 5-6-1873 |
Grandpa BAKER died
this A.M. |
| 5-19-1873 |
E. N. is 48 today |
| 5-18-1876 |
Aunt Mary METCALF
died half past 11 |
| 8-17-1876 |
Mandy TERRY died |
| 4-18-1913 |
Andrew SIMMONS died.
His Mother and E.N.'s Mother were sisters. |
The following list is part
of the Tioga County Cemetery Inscriptions– Volume 2 and 8. Cemetery read
and published 1970s.
Reprinted with Permission of Rhoda ENGLISH Ladd.
Small Cemetery on METCALF Farm
Small Cemetery on Charles METCALF Farm, this one, now destroyed
and copy given to us, from Lenore CLARK of Westfield, PA. There
are added notes by Lenore. Following this cemetery listing is a copy of
a Diary record written by Lucy Ann LEWIS Baker
Material typed and formatted
for the web by Linda Cracraft and Joyce M. Tice
Includes Family Records at Bottom of Page
| Surname |
First Name |
Birthdate |
Deathdate |
Age |
Inscription |
Epitaph/Notes |
| METCALF |
Mary |
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May 18, 1876 |
age 78 years |
wife of Isaach |
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Joanna |
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May 24, 1862 |
age 63 years, 9 mo. 8 days |
wife of Isaach |
My children dear assemble here, A Mother's grave to see,
Not long ago, I dwelt with you But soon, you'll dwell with me. |
| METCALF |
Isaach |
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1865 |
age 81y, 11 m0, 21d. |
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| BAKER |
Ira |
born 1794 |
May 6, 1873 |
aged 79 years |
was father of E.N. BAKER and Great great Grandfather of
Kenneth L. BAKER Ira BAKER was the son of Samuel BAKER, early settler. |
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Sally (Sarah) |
Aug. 28, 1785 |
July 11, 1862 |
age 76y, 10m, 13 d. |
wife of Ira |
Sally, was the dau. of John H. BROWN, Soldier of Revolution.
Her sister, Mary BROWN m. 1819, William SIMMONS, the first wedding in Brookfield
Twp. |
| TERRY |
George |
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no inscription |
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Amanda J. |
Feb. 22, 1826 |
Aug. 17, 1870 |
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wife of George F. TERRY |
| BROWN |
Joanna |
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Sept. 1, 1868 |
age 30y, 1m, 29d. |
wife of Murray BROWN |
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| METCALF |
Marvin |
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June 1, 1862 |
age 47y, 3m, 11d. |
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This was copied by Cheryl METCALF, Robert's oldest dau. |
| BAKER |
E N |
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E N was Edward Nicholson BAKER, son of Ira and Grandson
of Samuel, an early pioneer. E. N. was
Father of W. W. BAKER, owner of the BAKER Bible. |
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History of Tioga County 1897, page 941, says - SIMMONS, William
b. Apr. 7, 1804 Delaware County, N.Y. moved to Tioga County, Pa. 1816.
He married 1819 to Mary A. BROWN, dau of John H. BROWN, a
Revolution Soldier.
Obituaries
METCALF Amanda Terry
At Brookfield, Pa., Thursday, August 17, 1876, Mrs. Amanda Terry, aged
about 45 years. (Tuesday, August 22, 1876, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
METCALF Amanda Terry
Mansfield Advertiser - 1876 30-Aug D Terry, Amanda - Died Amanda Terry,
Thurs PM last week, age 45, of Brookfield. Metcalf Farm Cemetery
METCALF Isaac
Mr. Isaac Metcalf - In Brookfield, April 4th, Mr. Isaac Metcalf, aged
82 years. Mr. M. was one of the early pioneers of his township, of sound
moral worth, and staunch integrity of character, a highly esteemed citizen,
possessed habits of active industry until the last few days of his life.
(Wednesday, October 9, 1867, The Tioga County Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga
Co, Pa.) Metcalf Farm Cemetery
1867 23 OCT d in Brookfield 4th Apr 1867, Mr. Isaac Metcalf, aged 82
yrs, a hardy pioneer of this Twp. [newspaper date was 23 Oct]
Published on Tri-Counties 11 OCT 2010
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