Essex

HALL, Samuel R.

Vermont Historical Magazine, No. XI, October 1867, p 1004
(extracted from a section on the history of Guildhall, Essex County, Vermont)

Samuel R. HALL, another of the early settlers and a very prominent man in 
town and church affairs, came here from Cornish [Sullivan County], New 
Hampshire. He was long known as "Deacon HILL," and besides holding for many 
years important town offices, was a practical surveyor, and much employed in 
surveying roads, etc. He removed from this town [Guildhall] about 1812, and 
became a preacher and settled in Rumford [Oxford County], Maine. He had 
several sons and daughters brought up in Guildhall. 
Josiah B. HALL, one of his sons, was an active, independent farmer, and 
raised a quite numerous family, but removed with his family to Oberlin 
[Lorain County], Ohio, in 1834, where his sons and daughters were educated. 
Heman HALL, one of his sons, is or has been a missionary in the island of 
Jamaica. Mr. HALL subsequently removed with part of his family to 
southwestern Iowa, where he died a few years ago.
Samuel R. HALL [Jr.], another of Deacon HALL's sons, is too well and 
favorably known in Vermont as a minister, teacher, author, geologist, etc., 
to require any comment from our pen.

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