Henry Hamlin Hall (1891 - 1955)

Born 24 May 1891 in Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Bessie Katherine (Staats) Hall — married 5 Oct 1922 (to 1950) in Albany, New York

Died 14 Nov 1955 at age 64 in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Henry "Harry" Hamlin Hall was born May 24, 1891 to Mary Matilda Hamlin and Edwin Albert Hall in Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. ^{[1] [2]} His father was a clergyman.

In 1901, Harry resided in Bruce (west), Ontario Canada with his mother and four younger siblings. ^[3]

Harry immigrated to the United States in 1911.

On June 5, 1917, Harry registered for the United States military draft during World War I. He was a student at the theological school in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a citizen of Great Britain (Canada) at that time. ^[4]

Harry became a minister in the Episcopal Church. On October 5, 1922, Harry married Bessie Katherine Staats of Albany, New York. They had a son, Charles Edwin, born in 1923 in Albany. ^[5]

In 1930, Harry, Bessie and son, Charles, were residents of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. ^[6] In 1940, they resided in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts. ^[7]

Harry was the rector of the Episcopal Christ Church in Needham, Massachusetts from 1930 to 1955 and during that time, the membership nearly tripled from 327 to 960. ^[8]

Harry died November 14, 1955. His wife, Bessie died in 1950.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1911," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNGH-42P : 15 January 2016), Edwin A Hall in entry for Henry Hamlin Hall, 24 May 1891; citing Birth, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,846,442.
2. ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2LC-F4G : 27 November 2014), Edwin A. Hall in entry for Henry Hamlin Hall, 24 May 1891; citing Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, 24 May 1891, reference 499; FHL microfilm 1,846,442.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH26-3X1 : 18 March 2018), Henry H. Hall in household of Mary M Hall, Bruce (west/ouest), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 15, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZJM-8WV : 13 March 2018), Harry Hamlin Hall, 1917-1918; citing Cambridge City no 4, Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,685,167.
5. ↑ "Blacker Hamlin and Allied Families", by Thomas Lester Blacker Hamlin, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, publisher unknown, 1987, p. 64 of 176 pages.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQR2-XCV : accessed 5 February 2019), Harry H Hall, Boston (Districts 1-250), Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 227, sheet 5A, line 1, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 958; FHL microfilm 2,340,693.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4NZ-HVT : 14 March 2018), Harry H Hall, Needham, Needham Town, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-143, sheet 11A, line 21, family 247, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1628.
8. ↑ [1] The History of Christ Church in Needham