Aaron Hall (1812 - 1862)

Born 9 May 1812 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 25 Dec 1862 at age 50 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Aaron was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in 1812, the son of Aaron and Abigail (Pratt) Hall.^[1] He was a farmer and was never married. In 1860, he resided in Malden, Mass., with his mother, a widow.^[2]

He enlisted in the Civil War on November 1, 1862. (Records say he was 41, but he was actually closer to 50.) He mustered in as a Private in Company F of the Massachusetts 48th Infantry on November 13 of that year. He became ill not long after. Aaron died of “lung fever” in December of 1862 at a Boston hospital.^[3] He was 50 years old. His final resting place has not yet been identified.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZ8L-WZ1 : 10 February 2018), Aaron Hall, 09 May 1812
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZHT-KYH : 12 December 2017), Aaron Hall in entry for Abigail Hall, 1860
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7NN-RT5 : 10 March 2018), Aaron Hall, 25 Dec 1862