Hall, John (1779-1877)

Name:

Hall, John (1779-1877)

Born:

02/21/1779

Birthplace:

Basking Ridge, NJ

Died:

06/13/1877

Death Location:

Wisconsin

Residence:

Basking Ridge, NJ
Newburgh, NY
Albany, NY 1801, 1805
Geneva, NY 1807-1850
Milwaukee, WI 1850
Peoria, IL 1860
Mount Pleasant, IL 1870

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Silversmith
Watchmaker

Father:

Hall, Jacob

Mother:

Fairchaild, Theodosia

Relations:

Brother: Silversmith Abraham B. Hall (1786-1872) of Geneva, NY
Brother-in-law: Silversmith Benoni H. Howell (1779-1852) of Newburgh, Buffalo, and New York, NY
Siblings:
Hall, Jacob (1775-1838; b. NJ; d. Michigan; m. Rachel Hall; res. Geneva, NY; children)
Hall, Phebe (m. William McKane; children)
Hall, Nancy (m. __ Baldwin)
Hall, Theodosia (m. __ Brian)
Hall, Abraham B. (1786-1872; b. Sally Hate; res. Geneva, NY; silversmith; children)
Hall, Israel R. (m. Mary Lawrence of Geneva, NY)
Hall, Lydia (m. Rev. Myers of Geneva, NY)
Hall, Maria (m. Foster Barnard of Geneva, NY)

Spouse:

Howell, Eunice (1785-1828), May 8, 1805, Newburgh

Children:

Lewis, born 1806; died 1867, Peoria, IL; m. Margaret Edwards 1832
Hall, Millicent
Hall, Mary Ann (1811-; m. Anthony P. Day 1841)
Hall, William (1814-; b. Geneva NY)
Hall, Susan Wyckoff (1816-; b. Geneva NY)
Hall, Augustus Howell (1818-; b. Geneva NY)
Hall, James (1820-; b. Geneva NY)
Hall, Julia Margaret (1823-; b. Geneva NY)

Notes:

Note that three John Hall teaspoons (1977.029.165.1-.2, 1986.108.48) are in the NHHS collection due to their misidentification; they were thought to be the work of Concord, NH, silversmith Ivory Hall.

David B. Hall, The Halls of New England. Genealogical and Biographical. (Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1883), 701-703.

Marriage Notice, Albany Centinel, Albany, NY, May 28, 1805, 3.

Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison, IL