Josiah Hall b. 16 May 1743 Wrentham, MA d. 16 Mar 1824 Wrentham, MA: Hall Families of New England

1743 - 1824 (80 years)

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Name	Josiah Hall
Born	16 May 1743	Wrentham, MA
Gender	Male
Occupation	Revolutionary War Soldier.
Died	16 Mar 1824	Wrentham, MA
Person ID	I219	Ancestors & Descendants of the immigrant Edward Hall
Last Modified	9 Sep 2000

Father	Preserved Hall, b. 28 Nov 1706, Wrentham, MA , d. 1780, Hallowell, ME (Age 73 years)
Mother	Abigail Whitney, b. 2 Oct 1708, Wrentham, MA , d. Yes, date unknown
Married	20 Sep 1729	Wrentham, MA
Family ID	F145	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Amiable (Ama) Allen, b. 14 Feb 1741, d. Yes, date unknown

Married 2 Feb 1764 Wrentham, MA

Children

	1. Nathan Hall, b. 22 Jan 1765, d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Allen Hall, b. 29 Jan 1767, Wrentham, MA , d. 19 Apr 1838, East Dixfield, ME (Age 71 years)
	3. Deceased, d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Mary Hall, b. 27 Aug 1771, d. 25 May 1775 (Age 3 years)
	5. Esther Hall, b. 4 Jan 1774, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 15 Mar 2015

Family ID F154 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Josiah was a Revolutionary Soldier.

Josiah and Amiable removed to Winthrop, ME where he was the Town Clerk from 1771 to 1778. He then became a Town Selectman in 1778 ("History of Winthrop" by Everett S. Stockpole). About 1782 they removed to Washington Plantation, now Mt.
Vernon.

"HALL, JOSIAH, Winthrop, Private, Capt. Oliver Colborn's Company of Minute Men, Col. Arnolds regiment. Enlisted July 25, 1775; service 20 days." (From Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War", Vol 7, page 96.)

"Josiah Hall was born in Wrentham May 16, 1743. He married Amiable (Anna) Allen who was born December 14, 1741. Josiah Hall settled on Lot #11 in Winthrop. About 1782 he moved to Washington Plantation (now Mt. Vernon). He was prominent in
town affairs while in Winthrop. He came to Winthrop from Wrentham before the incorporation of the town. He was a Town Clerk from 1771 to 1778. The Decleration of Independence were spread upon the Town's records 'in his full, round and
legible hand.' He was one of the members of the Committee of Correspondent, Inspection and Safety in 1778" (From "History of Winthrop" by Everett S. Stockpole.)