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 **************Know Your Numbers: Get tips and tools to help you improve your credit score. (http://www.walletpop.com/credit/credit-reports?ncid=emlcntuswall00000002)

Sue, History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts, available on Google Books, has the following on the Longley family: Edmund, b. at Shirley, Dec. 9, 1790, m. Clarissa Dickenson of Hatfield, Dec. 16, 1818, d. Jan. 27, 1833. His widow d. Aug. 30, 1849. He had one child : (i.) Sarah, b. Feb. 11, 1820, m. Joseph F. Hall of Groton, Dec. 16, 1837. She has had four children, r. Groton (1879). i. "Edward .," b. Jan. 7, 1839 ; 2. " Emily Frances;" b. at Groton, May 25, 1842 ; 3. "Clara Moors," b. at Groton, Jan. 3, 1845 ; 4. "Alice Ward," b. at Groton, Nov. 14, 1852. Another book available on Google books, An Account of the Lawyers of Groton, Massachusetts, has: At Groton, January 26, 1870, George Anson Bruce, Esq., of Boston, to Clara Moors, daughter of Joseph Fletcher, Jr., and Sarah (Longley) Hall, of Groton, born January 3, 1845. Cheryl Hall