John Hall Family
Rebecca Hall
Farnham Hall was born June 28, 1752 in Metheun, Essex, Massachusetts. He died May 14, 1834 in MA. He married Sarah (Sally) Bailey on July 23, 1774 in Methuen. She was born August 13, 1754 in MA and died December 26, 1836 in Methuen (or Milford, Worcester, MA). They had the following children:
- Polly Hall born June 13, 1775 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died July 23, 1847
- Farnham Hall, Jr. born February 2, 1778 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died March 13, 1850 in Staten Island, Richmond, NY
- Enoch Bailey Hall born April 20, 1779 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died August 5, 1793 in in Metheun, Essex, MA, died
- Benjamin Hall born April 18, 1781 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died April 22, 1781 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died
- Benjamin Hall born June 11, 1782 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died April 22, 1781 in Metheun, Essex, MA
- Sally Hall born August 31, 1784 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died January 7, 1825
- Abiah Osgood Hall born July 4, 1786 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died
- Frye Hall born October 21, 1788 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died August 3, 1849 in Belfast, Waldo, ME
- Betsey Hall born born July 18, 1790 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died December 22, 1828
- Joseph Hall born born June 26, 1793 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died December 31, 1859 Boston, Suffolk, MA
- Enoch Bailey Hall born January 26, 1796 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died April 1, 1815 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died
- Stephen Abott Hall born February 18, 1798 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died January 1819
- Richard John Hall born September 14, 1800 in Metheun, Essex, MA, died March 18, 1891 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI married September 3, 1822 to Abigail Bentley who was born July 11, 1801 in Somerset, Somerset, PA, died September 3, 1828 in Ellington, Chautauqua, NY. They had the following children:
- John D Hall was born July 12, 1823 in Renssellaer county, NY, died December 2, 1896 in Chippewa county, WI. He married Melissa Arnold (probably NY) who was born June 21, 1828 in NY and died January 24, 1884*. Their children:
- Eliphlat I Hall born July 13, 1848 in Ellington, Chautauqua, NY.
- Josephine Rebecca Hall (AKA Rebecca Josephine) married Charles E. Bailey
- Mary Hall born about 1854 in Ellington, Chautauqua, NY
- Darling Hall born about 1855 in NY
- Alta Hall born about 1857 in NY
- Lennie Maria Hall born about 1864 in WI, died February 26, 1955 in Bellingham, Whatcom, WA, married 1893 Burt Clarence Smith. Had 5 children but it looks like the first three may have had a different father.
- Rebecca Ann Hall born November 28, 1825 in Rensselaer county, NY (or Ellington, Chautauqua, NY), died April 28, 1885 in Sparta, Monroe, WI. She married about 1844 to Amos.J. Hollenbeck
- Elizhalet Hall born February 24, 1828 in Ellington, Chautauqua, NY
Since Abigail died in September of 1828, the children below must belong to a second wife, possibly named Mary:
- Benjamin Franklin Hall born November 14, 1830 in Ellington, Chautauqua, NY, died September 1862 in Carrollton, Orleans Parish, LA. He was in the 4th Wisconsin and died during the war. He is buried at the National Cemetery in Chalmette, St Bernard Parish, Louisiana.
- Charles D Hall born July 23, 1833 in Ellington, Chautauqua, NY, died 1859 in Sparta, Monroe, WI.
- Joseph Farnham Hall born April 18, 1836 in Ellington, Chautauqua, NY, died January 2, 1910 in either August or Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
- Sarah A. Hall born about 1864 in NY
- John D Hall was born July 12, 1823 in Renssellaer county, NY, died December 2, 1896 in Chippewa county, WI. He married Melissa Arnold (probably NY) who was born June 21, 1828 in NY and died January 24, 1884*. Their children:
John D. Hall and Melissa moved to Sparta, Wisconsin prior to 1860 and so were included in the federal census. Their household included:
John D. Hall age 33
Melisa Hall age 33
Lifelet Hall age 12
Rebecca Hall age 9
Mary Hall age 6
Maria Hall age 24
Darling Hall age 5
Alta Hall age 3
Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, Roll: M653_1424, Page 149, Image 155, Family History Library Film 805424.
Interestingly, there appears to be two families living in the same household during that time. Maria Hall — who must be a sister-in-law to John — and her two children. I am only guessing at this based on how they are listed.
My ancestor Josephine Rebecca Hall was born in 1850 in New York. In the 1880 U.S. Census for Wisconsin, she lists her father as being born in New York and her mother in Maine. She was living in Augusta, Wisconsin at the time of her marriage on July 11, 1869 in Otter Creek, Eau Claire Cty, WI to Charles E. Bailey born September 20, 1844 in Lewis, Essex Cty, New York died November 12, 1905 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire Cty, WI. Rebecca lived with her children until her death. Rebecca died March 22, 1924 in Milwaukee, WI. (pics)
Charles and Rebecca were Protestants and lived at E. Bluff St. Both are buried at Forest Hill Cemetery. Because the three eldest children were born in Sparta, Charles and Rebecca must have lived there for several years before moving to Eau Claire. Her Headstone reads "Josephine" so that caused a good deal of confusion for me!
Melissa Arnold Hall is shown in the 1880 U.S. Federal Census as 60 years old and living with Charles E. and Rebecca Bailey. She shows herself and her parents as all being born in Maine.
* It is odd that there was no death certificate in Eau Claire county, although they may have lived across the river in Chippewa county. Since they were living in Wells, Monroe, WI in 1880, it's possible she died there. However, she is buried in Augusta, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. There is a probate record for a Melissa Hall who died May 29, 1882. The probate records are from 1883-1889 in Koshkonong, Jefferson, WI. It states that she lived in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, WI. Chauncey Converse was the executor and he was also an inheritor as well as her sister, Mrs. Jane Peirce and a Charles D. Handy.
A good Hall family website
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