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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
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Photos of Gravestone Art
by Joyce M. Tice
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Joyce's Search Tip - December 2007 -
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Do You Know that you can search just the
600
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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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.
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. |
Published On Tri-Counties Site On 09 JAN 1998
By Joyce M. Tice
Email: JoyceTice@aol.com
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