Capt. Amasa Hall^[1]

1789 - 1869  (80 years)

• Name	Capt. Amasa Hall
  Born	17 Feb 1789	Croydon, NH
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Aug 1869	Grantham, NH
  Person ID	I1052	Ancestors & Descendants of the immigrant Edward Hall
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Abijah Hall,   b. 7 Jun 1754, Uxbridge, MA ,   d. 19 Aug 1812, Croydon, NH  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Sarah Read,   b. 1758, Uxbridge, MA ,   d. 18 Jul 1791  (Age 33 years)
  Married	Abt 1780
  Family ID	F369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Deceased,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	26 Feb 1811
  Children	1. Deceased,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Rufus Hall,   b. 3 Oct 1813, Croydon, NH ,   d. 1821  (Age 7 years)   3. Sally Read Hall,   b. 1 Jan 1816, Croydon, NH ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Amasa Hall removed to Grantham, NH after his marriage. He served in the War of 1812, represented Croydon in the Legislature in 1824, 1825, and represented Grantham in 1832, 1834, 1835, and 1836. He was selectman of Grantham for eight years and was road commissioner for Sullivan County, NH in 1841. CAPT. AMASA HALL, Son of Abijah Hall, was born Feb. 7, 1789; married Rebecca L. Melendy in 1811. He was an active business man and one of our most successful farmers. He was distinguished for energy and decision of character, a clear bead and ready judgment. He belonged to that portion of Croydon which was subsequently set off to Grantham. He was a Captain in the war of 1812; was Selectman of Grantham for eight years; Representative from Croydon in 1824 and 1825, and from Grantham in 1832, '34, '35, and '36; Road Commissioner in 1841, and a Director in Sugar River Bank from its first organization until 1861. He was an influential member of the Congregational Church. In 1858 he retired from active business. Source: Biographies of Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire (Research):CAPT. AMASA HALL, Son of Abijah Hall, was born Feb. 7, 1789; married Rebecca L. Melendy in 1811. He was an active business man and one of our most successful farmers. He was distinguished for energy and decision of character, a clear bead and ready judgment. He belonged to that portion of Croydon which was subsequently set off to Grantham. He was a Captain in the war of 1812; was Selectman of Grantham for eight years; Representative from Croydon in 1824 and 1825, and from Grantham in 1832, '34, '35, and '36; Road Commissioner in 1841, and a Director in Sugar River Bank from its first organization until 1861. He was an influential member of the Congregational Church. In 1858 he retired from active business.

  
  

• Sources

  [S58] Biographies of Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, 2003.