Notes:

Effie B. Sweet was born to Ella Baxter, father unknown, on 23 Feb 1874. Ella was seventeen at the time of Effie's birth, so Effie was probably conceived when Ella was sixteen. In 1877, Ella married William Henry Newcomb, a self-made man who managed a saw mill near Easton, Maine. It's not clear whether Effie ever lived with her mother Ella and step-father William, but what is known, is that Ella died in Lowell, Massachusetts (officially) of hydrocephalus (fluid on the brain) by her mid-twenties, leaving others to raise Effie.

Following Ella's death, Effie's Aunt Hattie (mother Ella's older sister) may have initially tried to raise Effie herself, or perhaps with the help of the Bragdons, Ella's maternal grandparents, who lived nearby. At some point between 1874 and 1880, however, Hattie Baxter brought Effie to the Sweet family, paying the Sweets to provide Effie with room and board. The Sweets accepted Effie into their family and Effie used the Sweet name, although Effie may have never been formally adopted. (The Sweets also had a daughter, Hattie, so Effie had both a adoptive sister and a biological aunt "Hattie." This has been the source of some confusion in researching Effie's ancestry.)

Effie married George Washington Hall on 22 Mar 1894 in Lewiston, Maine and the couple moved to Mansfield, Massachussetts between 1895 and 1897.  George ultimately established a real estate practice in Boston, where he continued to work for several years. George and Effie had eight children, including one son who died in infancy, not including a twin to Beulah who was stillborn and a male child who was stillborn. There is some evidence that George and Effie separated around 1920. The 1920 U.S. Census lists Effie as head of household in Mansfield, Massachusetts while George is listed as a boarder in Melrose, Massachusetts, on the far side of Boston from Mansfield. Sadly and somewhat inexplicably, Effie spent the last 23 years of her life interned at Medfield State Hospital and died there of hypertensive heart disease at the age of 74.

Although the fact of Effie's internment at Medfield State Hospital (a psychiatric hospital) implies that Effie was mentally ill or even insane, it's possible she was simply depressed following the tragic death of her eldest son Linwood in an airplane accident. Indeed her nephew, Sumner Quincy Newcomb, was quoted once as doubting that there was anything seriously wrong with Effie. With the benefit of hindsight as well as some knowledge of modern treatment for depression, one could legitimately question whether it was necessary for her to be committed at all, let alone left in the State's care for over 20 years. Although copies of Medfield Vital Records indicate that Effie was buried in Spring Brook, there is no known marker for Effie's gravesite. Medical records and her death certificate indicate that she was buried in the Hall lot with husband George and aunt Hattie Baxter but with no marker of her own. Records also indicate that Effie's daughter Beulah was buried in the Hall lot as well.

Effie married George Washington Hall on 22 Mar 1894 in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine. George (son of James Robert "Jamie" Hall and Dorcas Snow Jenks) was born on 8 Oct 1869 in Atkinson, Piscataquis County, Maine; died on 18 Feb 1940 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried after 18 Feb 1940 in Spring Brook Cemetery, Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006

Notes:

Bernice Effie Hall was born to George Washington Hall and Effie Sweet, of Atkinson Maine. The eldest of eight children (one died in infancy), Bernice was a scholar and graduated at the top of her high school class. Given the family's limited finances, however, only the boys were encouraged to attend college, an attitude that was typical of the time. Nonetheless, Bernice never lost her love of learning and desire to obtain a formal education, and at age 76 became the (then) oldest person ever to graduate from San Diego State College with a Bachelor's degree.

Bernice worked to help support her family, retiring finally after many years at the U.S. Naval Air Station at North Island. Sharing with her husband, Robert, a high regard for the importance of education, she lived to see her son, Robert Jr., graduate from Yale University under an ROTC scholarship and her grandson, Robert Charles, graduate from college, as she herself eventually did. The early loss to a plane crash of her beloved brother, Linwood, a pioneering aviator and young man of very great promise, deeply grieved Bernice, and to the end of her life she held her family as close as she possibly could.

Bernice's mother Effie, who was raised by John Calvin and Mary Sweet, was actually born to Ella Baxter, daughter of John Baxter and Sally Jane Bragdon. Ella died very young and Effie was cared for initially by Ella's sister, Hattie Baxter, a nurse by vocation. Hattie later brought her to the Sweets, paying for young Effie's room and board. Eventually Effie took the Sweet name but later discarded it for the name of her biological mother, Baxter.

-- Robert C Kuberek, on FindaGrave

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.

Bernice married Robert Charles "Bob" Kuberek before 1929. Robert was born on 25 Aug 1899 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; died on 13 Jan 1972 in San Diego, San Diego County, California; was buried after 13 Jan 1972 in Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006

Notes:

Helen Hall Hosmer was the informant for George Washington Hall's death certificate.

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A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.

Helen married Fred Edward Hosmer before 1934. Fred was born on 2 Mar 1902 in Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont; died on 11 Mar 1983 in South Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; was buried after 11 Mar 1983 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006

Notes:

"Uncle Clif was the brother of my paternal grandmother. One of eight children born to George Washington Hall and Effie Sweet, Clifton was a successful businessman and retired executive of F.W. Woolworth Co. Like his father, George, Clifton was involved professionally in real estate. Uncle Clif kept a cottage on Cape Cod where my family enjoyed a wonderful summer vacation one year. During my teens, Uncle Clif gave me some stern advice about how to approach adulthood--advice which served me well throughout life. Clifton was survived by his wife, Anne Dempsey, his sons, Clifton Jr., Donald and Alan and his daughter Ann."

-- Robert C. Kuberek, from FindaGrave

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.

Family/Spouse: Anne Dempsey. Anne died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006

Notes:

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.

Family/Spouse: John Mendel Tozier. John was born on 8 Dec 1903 in Fairfield Center, Somerset County, Maine; died on 23 Nov 1950 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried after 23 Nov 1950 in Tozier Cemetery, Fairfield Center, Somerset County, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]