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Benjamin Hall Sr. (1668 - 1726)

Benjamin Hall Sr.
Born in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Baymap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 9 Jan 1691 in Wrentham, Massachusettsmap
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Father of , , , , and
Died at age 58 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

Benjamin Hall was born Aug. 7, 1668, in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.[1] On Jan. 9, 169-, he married Sarah Fisher in Wrentham, Massachusetts.[2]

All but the first of their known children were born in Wrentham:

  • Josiah, b. in Rehoboth (now Attleboro), Jan. 15, 1694.[3]
  • Sarah, Feb. 20, 1696[4][5][3]
  • Jeremiah, b. May 23, 1697[5]
  • Edward, b. March 1698[3]
  • Dorothy, b. May 20, 1700[5][3]
  • Jeremiah, b. May 8, 1703[3]
  • Benjamin, b. May 8, 1703[5][3]
  • Preserved [son], b. Nov. 28, 1706[5][3]
  • Sarah, b. March 15, 1709[5][3]

Benjamin died in Wrentham on Aug. 25, 1726.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010), Volume 1, p. 630.
  2. ↑ Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Volume 2, p. 680.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Hall, David B., The Halls of New England Genealogical and Biographical (Pages 527-29) Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1883, OpenLibrary.org accessed October 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ The record says Feb. 20, 1696-7, but, given that Jeremiah was born in 1697, only 1696 seems possible.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010). Wrenthem, Volume 1, pp. 107-109.
  6. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010). Wrentham, Volume 2, p. 457.




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