Leggat Hall Mcnamara Cowansville

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The wm:~ o r "he ,"'ome-n' In-$'t -tutes has ke" of imeres~ ~omesince ,W : , " , , ' O i l S , a lfounggid_ I am r,O,filiii : r . ! my e . i g i l [ y - i ! " ' - A : fear and ame .ber of S anbridge f.abra. ch, If ,emoii>;s of m~.._mb :r.~ ho joined rhe\'r'l in1911. are asvi "ld ,od.;;;y as d:u:-ywere [hen._ - - -Ag;;lQJal:U:' Boy .was born Oe-rober 4 " Ic -", _ he daughter fPerer -Boyd, ., Sc tsmanv an hi..ife. Martha, Tilsoa, "They tirednea,F'GJnh" l : , of' Cowansville. Her~il:. _ r was ;a wheeJ""righi:_ Hereshe grew- up and, 21 lhe 2e of

eighteen. ,..,.~ married to Jas- .,Ic,"\e. every home: had a p;,:dou:r, b cchis -..as 1 ; 1 e d forspecial occasions only, li_- T,;"t'cidi.n~, fune:r2ils and , , " , ' h , - e n .he girl~ er!le,[;;!lined lhd. beaus. Our ttcheu. li~e most. n. .dan adjoining hurrery orP';!,ilIry _,Here the pellS and. nans ..nd C"-.:' 'ii)"i_:;!: m ~ L JE 'S . . rere Slon:a.1ilnd,scone crocksheld COOD~-es. doughnu 2 ';;0 on. 1 ~.broad sheh.. hdpies. whic\ r",,- re rhe roo poPl.lhr dessert ,.~;,h the __"cn"olh. In ~__ ki .


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s vith anyworkin progress. there may be en- IO I 'S , therefore', additions and corrections gladly welcolet me _ O\~-ifyou have any fur ther Hall information so too: th~y can be added to thisgrowi

tree .Il): L,.,:071 fame: C larl - H an)_.-:

Birth: 17 .~1ar 1 .in Hancock.Berkshire, MA 18. JO; 18'65 inCowansville, Brame, PQ, Canada .2No e:

Birth reeorded in Hancock, ~4 vital records, but ~mbably recorded by his father at a laterdale. H is, irth loeati on is mare like 1,.10 'b e in tl..' vi cinirv of S tenhentown, _Iy., . 'r . . . Buried in CO\'. 'ann-ilJe Cemetery, [source: Angela- ia e-mail Dec ..08. 1998]Note also on above mentioned e-mail; Youwill 11_d at Joioftbe records concerning yourHAL ' family membe .5 in th e D unham A ng lican. Church. reeo ss, S he-fro : AnglicanC b Ih O C h . . . . .cords ian~Shefford Methodist,Descendant of George Hall, provided by Brenda Birch.Gark. an Ii Susanna lived in Hancock for a few years after their marriage wbere their 1.,.three childr .... xere born, In IS06 they bought a .aree tract of land inE.Mt.FarnhamTownship situatedwherethe Brome Center road is crossed y a north-south out ofCowansville. lt was here that theytoiled to carve a farm ou of the wilderne . It isthoughtthat t h i > < : land.might have origjnaiUybeen bought by Susanne' father. The surrounding areaI a te rbecame known as ~_eH.aU neight mood as several of I ircbildre I I,' grnnd hildrena lso settled inthis regie . Their SOil, :l\,{artjn TO\\'TISe!!' irlHat], said that t ! ! : e 1M sch(l()]' a . heattended. v. ._ in his father's ham.Itwas said that ClaIr Hal] was TO\1,11 Clerk in H...oek, .M -e b U E could notfindno entriessigned by Clark although there were ffiruJYs igned by his fa.the, George Hall. Clark. wasbreveted Captain and ..later in life,,\vas made Lie' . Colonel by the govemm mt out ofrespecttor him, He was . Justice of the Peace for many rears a nd was greatly re.s_occ rd ".'an. After his death hi son. By, carried on the farm,

T.: George Hall b: .1\8 .. I '44 in ofCoventry, RJlI._ rs.; !!..~~ I;]' b 2~ If' '7-'"' ' ' ro_~~ 1.. v' 'DiIiI\.i;1Cu'!:;~!Dnggs .~_~',Iar I).) m U~~H\i!;cUO;; ~eril-;iu

I Susarul.--3 Tm \rTIS eind b: ~9A pr 1 ,83 in . Hancock, BerkShire, MA


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Some Descendants of WilliamH,aUofPortsmouth, RI. - I. . . . _ . . . .- ; _ ~ .. . . . . . . = : : : ~ .=

em y work inprogress, there may be errors" therefore, ~.iiODS and co rrectio - e dly welcomlease ]e~me know ifyou have anv further Hall information SO shatthev can be added. to this 2J'O'!ilol. _ . ; o o " " ~D ': 10344am. ..: : \i l:arf n Tow nsend H allex: Mirth: 3 Mar 18'~0 illE. Farnham, Brome, CanadalIth: 1'9 :; inE. Farnham, Brome, Canada

ote:Martin TOVtTIend Han lived on a. farm on m e bjgJ .l "" llY between CoVi,


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