Benjamin
Hall
Born in Wrentham, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Hall Sr.
and Sarah (Fisher) Hall
Husband of
Betty (Blake) Hall
— married
15 Nov 1727 in Wrentham, MA
Descendants 
Father of
Hannah Hall, Benjamin Hall, Betsey (Hall) Clark, Zibe Hall, Bela Hall, James Hall and Nathaniel Hall
Died [date unknown]
in Toronto [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 11 Aug 2015
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Biography
Benjamin Hall was born May 8, 1703, in Wrentham, Massachusetts, to Benjamin and Sarah (Fisher) Hall.[1][2] He married Betty Blake in Massachusetts on Nov. 15, 1727.[3]
Their children were:
- Benjamin, b. Sep. 16, 1728, Wrentham, Massachusetts.[1]
- Ziba[4]/Zibe, b. March 30, 1733-4, Wrentham, Massachusetts.[1]
- Hananiah[4]
- Nathaniel[4]
- James[4]
- Josiah[4]
- Bela[4]
- ___, who "m. Maj. Ames, of the Rising Sun Hotel, Boston"[4]
Benjamin "was commissioned lieutenant by the crown", and eventually he and his sons James, Hananiah and Josiah, being tories, removed to Canada and settled near Toronto. He was a large man weighing some 400 lbs."[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010).Wrenthem, Volume 1, pp. 107-109.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4J9-F26 : accessed 11 August 2015), Benjamin Hall, 08 May 1703; citing , ; FHL microfilm 886,859.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQY-T8H : accessed 11 August 2015), Benjamin Hall and Betty Blake, 15 Nov 1727; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 886,859.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Hall, David B., The Halls of New England Genealogical and Biographical (Pages 529, 531) Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1883, OpenLibrary.org accessed October 25, 2014.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~0.39%
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