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    1. Asa Hall Sr., Jr., George, David
    2. Do any of these fit in anyones family tree? Asa Hall, Sr. is my 4th great-grandfather. The son, David, my 3rd great-grandfather. I think I have about 35 different Hall's listed. Thanks, for reading, V. Richardson * Asa Hall,Sr. was born in Connecticut, June 20 1767; removed to NH;and thence to Westfield in 1811. He had six children; -* Sophy, wife of Johnanthan Cass; -* George; -* Harriet who died at 19, -* Asa, Jr.; -* David and -* Silas F. who removed to Illinois where he died. All came to Westfield with their father. Mr. Hall and his two eldest sons, George and Asa served in war of 1812. Returning on parole, they were stopped at Mack's tavern, at Cattaraugus creek by sickness from exposure. Mrs. Hall went to attend to them during thier sickness; was herself taken sick, and died there. The men recovered. Mr. Hall died March 14, 1832 aged 65. * George Hall, son of Asa Hall was born April 1793; was married to Sally Hutchins and had 8 children. -* Foster, -* Archelaus, -* Phebe, -* Eri who resides in the villiage and is a proprietor of Westfield mill; -* Byron; -* Viola; -* Niagara and -* Miami who died at 25. Mr. Hal was a miller during most of his active life and died April27, 186-. * Asa Hal son of Asa Hall was born in Thompson, Conn Dec 26, 1796. He removed with his parents to Stratford,N>H> and thence in 1811 to Westfield, NY. Although but sixteen years of age, he enlisted in the war of 1812 with his father and his brother George and was with them at the burning of Buffalo. All of them took the fever and ague, from the effects of which neither of them fully recovered. After the war he and his brother George worked at their trade that of carpender and joiner. Dec.0 1820 he was married to * Paulina T., daughter of * John Mack of Hanover. About the year 1825 he settled two miles west of the villiage where he passed the remainer of his life. In 1833 he united with the Presbyterian Church of which he was long a ruling elder. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are spoken of as having been persons of exemplary piety,and shedding a hallowed influence alike upon the members of the family and of the society in which they lived.. They had five children all of whom are living. -* Charlotte, wife of W.P.Culberson, a lumber merchant and manufacturer, Fulton, Ill.; -* Robert M. who married Flora A. Driggs and is a farmer in Westfield; -* Sophy C. wife of A.C. Crane,loan and real estate agent, San Francisco; -* Emma M. wife of Stephen G. Nye, a lawyer and county judge of Almeda Co. California -* Frank A. who married Susan B. Loomis, and who is the publisher of the Westfield Republican. * David Hall was born Oct 29, 1798 in Ct, and was married to Persa Loomis Dec 28, 1820. Mrs. Hall died Feb 6 1844. Mr. Hall was a blacksmith in the villiage (Westfield) for many years. He afterwards engaged in farming in which business he continued for a number of years. Having become disabled by an acute disease he disposed of his farm and retired to his present home one mile east from the village. He was an early member of the Baptist Church and is one of the deacons (note book written in 1876) He had 11 children. -* Mary adopted daughter of Jonathan Cass, died at 17, -* Harriet who died at 28, -* Sarah wife of Wm. Montgomery, Lawerancwe, Kanas; -* Susan wife of Johnathan Harris in Iowa; -* Martha who died at 27; -* Eliza Ann who married Charles B. Stow, Corty Pa. -* William D. who married Henrietta Carlisle and is one of the proprietors of the Minneapolos Tribune, Minn; -* Joseph H. who married Sarah Johnston of Westfield where they reside; -* Helen wife of Lucius Lombard merchant in Quincy; -* Amanda M. in Iowa, unmarried; and -* EmelineA, unmarried in Lawerance Kansas. Mr David Hall married Maria Twing, his presnt wife Jan 1, 1849.

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