Congressman Benton Jay Hall

Congressman Benton Jay Hall

Male 1835 - 1894  (58 years)

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  • Name Benton Jay Hall 
    Prefix Congressman 
    Born 13 Jan 1835  Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 6133199 
    Group Famous Historical Figure 
    • Famous People
    Group Hall Direct Descendant 
    • A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family
    Group Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006 
    • Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.
    Group Halls of Taunton - DNA Family 024 
    • Descendants of George Hall of Taunton, Massachusetts.
    Group Halls of Yarmouth - DNA Family 020 
    • Descendants of John Hall of Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
    1850 Census 6 Nov 1850  Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ward 1, p. 481a
      J. C. Hall                42  M   Lawyer  ----   NY
      Achsah                   40  F                       Mass
      Benton                   16  M                       Ohio   school
      Josephiene             10   F                       Iowa      "
      James F Shepherd  26  M   Lawyer         Ind
      Josephine               22  F                       NY
      Frederick            6/12  M                       Iowa
      Catherine Hait         29 F                        NY
    1870 Census 8 Aug 1870  Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burlington PO, Ward 5, p. 381
      Hall, J. C.     62  M  W  Atty at Law  $15,000  $800   New York          citizen
      ---, Achsah   59  F  W   Keeping House                   Mass

      Hall, B. J.      35  M  W   Atty at Law  $9000  $500    Ohio                 citizen
      ---, Louisa     34  F  W   Keeping House                   Ind
      ... 2 boarders, 1 servant
    Died 5 Jan 1894  Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry.com. Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990
      Name:      Benton J. Hall
      Gender:      Male
      Marital status:      Married
      Age:      59
      Birth Date:      1835
      Death Date:      4 Jan 1894
      Death Place:      Des Moines Co., Iowa
      Burial Date:      9 Jan 1894
      FHL Film Number:      1674972
    Buried 9 Jan 1894  Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I13740  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2019 

    Father Judge Jonathan Chapin Hall,   b. 27 Feb 1808, Batavia, Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1874  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Achsah Childs,   b. Bethany Center, Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1882 
    Married 1832 
    Family ID F5730  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louise Webb,   b. Abt 1836, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1917  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married Bef 1870 
    Children 
     1. Frank S. Hall,   b. Abt 1856, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1886, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years)  [Adopted]
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2019 
    Family ID F5731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jan 1835 - Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1850 Census - 6 Nov 1850 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1870 Census - 8 Aug 1870 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Jan 1894 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 9 Jan 1894 - Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Badges
    Halls of Rehoboth
    Halls of Rehoboth
    DNA Family 006
    Halls of Yarmouth
    Halls of Yarmouth
    Hall DNA Family 020

  • Notes 
    • US Congressman. Elected to represent IA's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1885 to 1887.