William Hall
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William Hall (abt. 1720 - 1780)

William Hall
Born about in Providence, County of Providence Plantations, Rhode Island, British Colonial Americamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 14 Jul 1744 in Charlestown, Kings, Rhode Islandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 60 in Hopkinton, Kings, Rhode Island Colonymap
Profile last modified | Created 28 Dec 2014
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Biography

William Hall, son of William Hall and Dorcas Rhodes, was born in 1720 in Charlestown, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. [1]

On 14 July 1744 at twenty-four years of age William wed Sarah Kenyon at Charlestown. [2] [3] Sarah and William had a daughter:

  1. Dorcas (Hall) Stetson, born in 1748 in Kings county, Rhode Island. [4]

William Hall died on 16 March 1780 at sixty years of age in Hopkinton, Kings county, Rhode Island Colony. [5]

Geographical historical note

Kings county was created from Providence Plantations in 1729; it was renamed Washington County on 29 October 1781, in honour of General and President George Washington. [6]
Rhode Island Colony became a state of the Union on 29 May 1790.

Sources

  1. Geni [on-line] William Hall
  2. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899. Text: "Name: William Hall; Marriage Date: 14 Jul 1744; Marriage Place: Charlestown, Rhode Island; Spouse Name: Sarah Kenyon; Page number 11.
  3. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Ancestry.com
  4. Geni [on-line] Sarah Kenyon Hall
  5. Geni [on-line] William Hall
  6. Wikipedia [on-line] Washington County, Rhode Island

Acknowledgements

  • Thanks to K. E. for creating WikiTree profile William Hall on 28 Dec 2014. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits.
  • Albertus adopted WikiTree profile William Hall on 3 March 2016, furnishing it with a biography.




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Hall-37578 and Hall-15189 appear to represent the same person because: same name, exact same spouse (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kenyon-696), exact same parents on both profiles, same birth year, same birth area, same death location
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