Name |
Thomas Franklin Hall |
Prefix |
Captain |
Born |
23 Jun 1841 |
East Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts |
Gender |
Male |
Group |
Descendant of Mayflower Passenger |
- Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower
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Group |
Hall Direct Descendant |
- A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family
|
Group |
Halls of Yarmouth - DNA Family 020 |
- Descendants of John Hall of Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
|
Group |
Mayflower - Giles Hopkins |
- Descendant of Giles Hopkins (son of Stephen) of the Mayflower
|
Group |
Mayflower - Stephen Hopkins |
- Descendant of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower
|
Group |
Mayflower - William Brewster |
- Descendant of William Brewster of the Mayflower
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Died |
29 Sep 1933 |
Obituary |
Aft 29 Sep 1933 |
- Image is available with picture on FindaGrave. Date and newspaper not identified.
Dies in West
Word has been received in East Dennis of the death in Omaha, Neb., on Sept. 29 of Thomas Franklin Hall, last of the East Dennis sea captains.
Captain Hall was the son of the late Christopher Hall, shipmaster and shipbuilder. He was born in East Dennis in 1841 and at the age of 15 began a sea career by sailing the Belle of the West and the Wild Hunter.
Later he commanded the bark Egypt, owned by the late J. Henry Sears of Brewster.
Returning from the sea, he settled in Omaha and for 20 years was engaged as a contractor in furnishing ties for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was elected to the Nebraska Legislature and for six years was Omaha postmaster. He had returned to East Dennis for many years for the Summer seasons.
Captian Halls wife, who was Amelia Crowell of West Yarmouth, diedin 1913. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. A. A. Arter of Omaha, a granddaughter, Mrs. Clark, and three great-grandchildren.
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Buried |
Aft 29 Sep 1933 |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska |
Person ID |
I97017 |
New England Hall Families Master Tree |
Last Modified |
18 Jun 2019 |
Father |
Christopher Hall, b. 8 Mar 1809, Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts , d. 15 May 1857, East Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (Age 48 years) |
Mother |
Betsey Crowell, b. 20 Feb 1817, East Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts , d. 3 Apr 1855, East Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (Age 38 years) |
Married |
Bef 1839 |
Family ID |
F37310 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |