| 1. | Lt. Elijah Hall, U.S. Navy was born on 9 Dec 1742 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jun 1830 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; was buried after 22 Jun 1830 in Saint Johns Churchyard Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: KCDR-3XZ
- FindaGrave Memorial ID: 154884342
- Group: Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War
- 1790 Census: 1790, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
- 1800 Census: 1800, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
- 1830 Census: 1830, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
- Book Article: 1901, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; A Record of the Services of the Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men of Kittery and Eliot, Maine
Notes:
From Cheryl Hall, Aug 2019:
He also served as a Senator and Senate Council in New Hampshire, and in about 1942, the destroyer, USS Elijah Hall was named in his honor. Launched from Boston Naval Yard in July 1942.
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From FindaGrave:
He served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy during the Revolutionary War on the USS Ranger under Capt. John Paul Jones.
No gravestone, he is buried in a tomb beneath the church and is listed on a tablet in the church.
FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KCDR-3XZ
FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154884342
Group:
Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.
1790 Census:
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Elijah Hall 3-3-4-1-0
1800 Census:
p. 888
Elijah Hall 22110 - 23210 - 1
1830 Census:
p. 116
Elijah Hall 001 000 000 0100 - 000 001 000 0000
Book Article:
p. 211
Roll of the "Ranger."
A nearly correct roll of the officers and crew of the Continental ship "Ranger" when she sailed on her first cruise, Nov. 1, 1777, from the Piscataqua River, --
Captain John Paul Jones, U. S. N., commanding, of Philadelphia, Penn.
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Second Lieutenant, Elijah Hall, of Portsmouth, N. H.
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Lieut. Elijah Hall was born Dec. 9, 1742, at Raynham, Mass., son of Phillip and Huldah (Leonard) Hall; he went to Portsmouth, N. H., when young; was a ship builder and merchant; married Elisabeth, daughter of Col. James Stoodley, of Portsmouth. He remained on the "Ranger" until she was captured; was captured and paroled, but not exchanged until the end of the war. Was commissioned Naval Officer, Jan. 28, 1818, of the port here, and held it until his death, which occurred June 22, 1830, at Portsmouth.
Elijah married Elizabeth Stoodley on 22 Dec 1763 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. Elizabeth was born on 22 Mar 1740/41; died before 1793. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Elijah married Lucy Pettengill on 5 Jun 1817 in Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts. Lucy died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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