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Esther Ruhamah (Cutter) Hall (1765 - abt. 1833)

Esther Ruhamah Hall formerly Cutter
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Wife of — married 26 Mar 1787 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Died about at about age 67 in Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Esther Ruhamah Cutter was was born at Cambridge, Massachusetts on September 27, 1765, the daughter of Ammi Cutter and Esther Pierce. [1]

Esther married Ebenezer Hall on March 26, 1787 at Cambridge. Ebenezer was born at Cambridge or Arlington, Massachusetts on December 24, 1762, son of Thomas Hall Jr. and Rebecca Cutter. [1] [2] [3]

Her husband Ebenezer received shares from his father Thomas Hall Jr,'s estate [4] and lands from his grandfather Thomas Hall Sr.'s estate, of which he and his brother Thomas were executors. [5]

Her father Ammi Cutter died in 1795. On April 21, 1795, Ebenezer Hall was one of the heirs to his estate, acknowledging that Benjamin Cutter should be appointed estate administrator. On November 30, 1795, heirs acknowledged prior receipts from Ammi Cutter, during his lifetime. Ebenezer Hall was among the signers, noting Esther had previously received L36 from her father. [6]

All the real estate of Ammi Cutter, except that in the widow's dower, was divided among six of his sons and they were to pay their other brothers and sisters from their shares. James Cutter was to pay his sister Esther the sum of $132. 59 and Benjamin Cutter to pay Esther $4. 80, as her share. On December 2, 1795, Ebenezer Hall acknowledged receipts of the same from James and from Benjamin, as Esther's full share of her father's estate. [6]

After Ammi Cutter's widow Hannah died, the heirs, including Ebenezer Hall nominated James Cutter to administer her estate and distribute her dower rights. The widow's dower was appraised at $2,440.62. On November 6, 1800, James was ordered to pay the each of the heirs $152.34 including his sister Esther. [6]

Esther died in West Cambridge on May 6, 1833. [3]

Ebenezer died on January 7, 1840. [3]

Children

  1. Ebenezer born on October 12, 1786 [1]; died on December 20, 1826; married Rebecca Cutter daughter of John Cutter of West Cambridge, on September 23, 1817. [2] [3]
  2. Esther born on July 10, 1788 [1]; died at West Cambridge November 21 1836; married Captain Jeremiah Russell on October 28, 1807. [2] [3]
  3. Sarah Cutter born on March 14, 1790 [1] ; married John Prentiss of Waltham on May 25, 1815. [2] [3]
  4. Ammi born on February 18, 1792 [1]; died April 3, 1794. [3]
  5. Isaac born on March 13, 1794; died on March 29, 1866 at Arlington ; married Hannah Kendall of Woburn. [2] [3]
  6. Hannah born on May 11, 1796; married Cyrus Cutter, son of James on July 12, 1817. [2] [3]
  7. Ammi born on January 16, 1798 [1]; died on April 20, 1867; married Eliza Crandall of Salem on April 21, 1834. [3]
  8. Thomas born on October 20, 1799 [1] ; married Hannah Hill in April, 1831. [2] [3]
  9. Abigail born on May 17, 1801; died October 6, 1848; married first Asa Frost on September 17, 1820; married second Moody Hawks of Bradford New Hampshire on July 13, 1834. [2] [3]


Research notes

Cambridge Births

Hall, Ebenezer, s. Thomas Jr. and Rebecca, Dec. 24, 1762. (p. 317)
Cutter, Esther Ruhamah, d. Ammi and Esther, Sept. 27, 1765. (p. 178)
Hall, Ebenezer, s. Ebenezer and Esther, Oct. 12, 1786. (p. 317)
Hall, Esther, d. Ebenezer and Esther, July 10, 1788. (p. 317)
Hall, Sarah Cutter, d. Ebenezer and Esther, Mar. 14, 1790. (p. 319)
Hall, Ammi, s. Ebenezer and Esther, Feb. 19, 1792. (p. 317)
Hall, Ammi, s. Ebenezer and Esther, Jan. ––, 1798. (p. 317)

Cambridge Marriages

Hall, Ebenezer and Esther Ruhamah Cutter, Mar. 26, 1787. (p. 178) [1]

Arlington Births

Hall, Ebenezer, s. Thomas, Dec. 24, 1762. PR (p. 25)

Arlington Marriages

Hall, Ebenezer Jr. and Rebecca Cutter, int. Sept. 7, 1817. (p. 79)
Hall, Abigail and Asa Frost, Sept. 17, 1820. (p. 79)
Frost, Abigail, Mrs. [int. Abagail, omits Mrs.], and Moody Hawkes, July 13, 1834. (p. 74)
Hall, Esther and Jeremiah Russell, Oct. 28, 1807. (p. 79)
Hall, Sarah C. and John Prentiss, May 25, 1815. (p. 79)
Hall, Hannah and Cyrus Cutter, July 12, 1818. (p. 79)
Hall, Thomas and Hannah Hill, Apr. ––, 1831. (p. 79)
Hall, Isaac and Hannah Kendall, int. May 7, 1826. (p. 79)

Arlington Deaths

Hall, Ammi, s. Ebenezer and Esther, Apr. 3, 1794, in 2d y. GR (p. 138)
Hall, Ebenezer Jr., Dec. 18, 1826. (p. 138) [2]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Baldwin, Thomas, compiler, Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850: Volume I: Births, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1914, p. 179: 319
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Vital Records of Arlington, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1904
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Hall, David B., The halls of New England genealogical and biographical, Joel Munsell's Sons, Albany, New York,1883, p. 504-8
  4. ↑ Case 10185: p. 1-22: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB536/i/14462/10185-co3/38272586
  5. ↑ Case 10190: p. 1-6: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB536/i/14462/10190-co2/38272628
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Case 5587: p.1-36: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB536/i/14461/5587-co1/263823016




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