Sue, Not my family but Massachusetts is at the heart of my Hall research, and "you never know"! Here is what I have found: 1850 US census, Groton, Middlesex, MA, enumerated 16 August 1850, family 300: Joseph F. Hall, 75, Farmer, b. MA (indexed as Joseph H. Hall on Ancestry.com) Sarah Hall, 70, b. MA Sarah O. King, 39, b. MA Joseph F. Hall, Jr., 34, occupation listed as "None", value of Real Estate $16,000, b. MA Sarah L. Hall, 30, b. MA Edward B. Hall, 11, b. MA Emely Frances Hall, 7, b. MA Clara M. Hall, 5, b. MA Frances E. King, (female)18, b. MA Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Groton, Middlesex, MA Births: Clara Moors Hall, d. Joseph F., Jr., yeoman, and Sarah L., January 3, 1845 Edward Burton Hall, s. Joseph F., Jr. and Sarah L., January 7, 1839 Emily Frances Hall, d. Joseph F., Jr. and Sarah L., May 25, 1842 Joseph Fletcher Hall, at Tyngsborough, December 28, 1774 Joseph Fletcher Hall, s. Joseph F. and Sally (Sarah Moors) [church record], October 12, 1815 Sarah Olive Hall, d. Joseph F. and Sally (Sarah Moors) [church record], May 8, 1811 Marriages: Joseph F. Hall and Sally Moors, May 3 (4 dup.), 1804 Joseph F. Hall, Jr. and Sarah L. Longley, intention, November 26, 1837 Sarah O. Hall and Daniel C. King of Lowell, February 28, 1831 Hope this helps. Cheryl Hall At 09:35 PM 2/1/2009, you wrote: >Edward B. Hall was born about 1839 or 1840 in Massachusetts . >I believe that his parents were Joseph and Sara. >He was in the civil war and was a Captain when he got out. >Looking for some of his ancestors. >Sue van Vonno >Florida