Deacon Richard Hale

1718 - 1802  (84 years)

• Name	Richard Hale
  Prefix	Deacon
  Born	22 Feb 1717/18	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LY23-9SW
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LY23-9SW
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	38079190
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38079190
  Group	Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War
  	Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.
  Died	1 Jun 1802	Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut
  Buried	Aft 1 Jun 1802	Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut
  Person ID	I22597	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	6 May 2023

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Strong,   b. 2 Feb 1727/28, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut ,   d. 21 Apr 1767, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut  (Age 39 years)
  Married	1746
  Children	1. Captain Nathan Hale,   b. 6 Jun 1755, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut ,   d. 22 Sep 1776, Manhattan, New York County, New York  (Age 21 years)
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2023
  Family ID	F10736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 22 Feb 1717/18 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Died - 1 Jun 1802 - Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut Buried - Aft 1 Jun 1802 - Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges

  Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: Richard Hale was born Feb 28, 1717 in Newbury, Massachusetts, to Samuel Hale and Apphia (Moody) Hale. Richard moved to Coventry, Connecticut, where he married Elizabeth Strong. They settled on a farm there and raised their family. Deacon Hale was a strong supporter of the fight for independence and provided clothing and shelter for Continental Army soldiers. Many of his sons served in the Revolution, incl. Nathan Hale. Inscription     Deac'n Richard Hale after sustaining the of-     fice of deacon in Christ's     church about 38 years     calmly resigned his     spirit June 1, 1802     aged 85 years.