BIO:  Zacharias Metzger, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Manchester Township, Pg 141

ZACHARIAS METZGER, eldest of eight children of John and Elizabeth (Wilt) Metzger, 
was born March 21, 1823, on the old Metzger homestead, in Manchester Township.  
He was reared to farming and November 30, 1848, married Maria Feiser, daughter of 
Jacob and Catharine (Bupp) Feiser.  Three children blessed this marriage:  Mary 
E. (wife of Abraham Hartman), Louisa C. (deceased) and Rev. John A. Metzger.  Our 
subject’s great-grandfather, George Metzger, was the first of this name that 
settled in Manchester Township, on the Altland farm, near the village of 
Manchester.  He was among the first settlers in this township.