| 1. |  Reverend Samuel Read Hall, Jr. was born on 28 Oct 1795 in Croydon, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; died on 24 Jun 1877 in Brownington Village, Orleans County, Vermont; was buried after 24 Jun 1877 in Brownington Village Cemetery, Brownington Village, Orleans County, Vermont. Other Events:
- Name: Read Hall
- FamilySearch ID: KF5Z-T2H
- FindaGrave Memorial ID: 190516994
- Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
- Group: Hall Direct Descendant
- Group: Halls of Medford - DNA Family 070
- Group: Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006
- Group: Halls of Taunton - DNA Family 024
- Group: Head of Line - Nicholas Taft
- Name Change From: Aft 1814, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine; Read Hall
- 1850 Census: 23 Aug 1850, Craftsbury, Orleans County, Vermont
- Book Article: 1904; Biographies of Notable Americans, Vol. 5
Notes:
From Halls of New England, Halls of Medford (Part Seventh), pp. 390-393.
(Family 250) READ HALL5, pedigree as before : b. in Croydon, N. H., Oct. 27, 1795 ; d. in Brownington, Vt., on Sunday, June 24, 1877, in his 82d year, m., 1st, June 17, 1823, Mary Dascomb, of Wilton, N. H.; the beauty of whose life equalled that of his own, she d. Nov., 1836 ; m., 2d, June 3, 1838, Mary, dau. of Deacon Solomon Holt, of Andover, Mass., who was the companion and solace of his old age, and who survived him ; she lives with her youngest son in Brownington, who is the only of of Mr. Hall's eleven children now living.
Read Hall assumed the name of Samuel after the death of a brother of that name, and is generally known as Samuel R. Hall ; he went with his parents, when a child, from Croydon to Guildhall, Vt.,during his entire youth he suffered much from feeble health ; owning to his father's los of property he was unable to obtain a collegiate education, but pursued a full course of classical study at Kimball Union Academy at Meriden, N. H., in 1815,6,8,9 ; he received the honorary degree of A. M. from Dartmouth College in 1839, and that of LL.D. from the University of Vermont in 1865.
He began to teach school at the age of twenty. He said of himself, later in life, "One of the first convictions fastened on my mind, after I became a teacher, was that the whole system of education of education in the country was defective ; and that time of scholars in the common schools was, in a great measure, lost ; I taught in Maine, New Hampshire and other states, and in each state observed the same facts l I determined, therefore, to do what I could, to reform abuses and correct evils ; my efforts were apppreciated and my services sought at my own prices." This encouraged him to persevere, and the result was that he became eminent as a teacher and trainer of teachers.
"Great persistency and personal enthusiasm on whatever engaged his attention, breadth of generalization, and large capacity for labor, combined with warmth and earnestness of heart, were among Mr. Hall's prominent characteristics, and doubtless gave the key his life's success. His views of both the importance and the methods of the education of youth, as based upon religious grounds, were at the beginning in advance of his time, and his contributions to educational reform will remain as the chief memorial of his service."
But Mr. Hall was not content with merely teaching school ; his religious conviction of duty led him to seek the ministry of the gospel. He studied theology with Rev. Walter Chapin, of Woodstock, Vt., and Rev. William Eaton, of Fitchburgh, Mass., and was licensed to preach by the Worcester North Association at Princeton, Mass., May, 1822 -- at the sale time receiving an appointment to labor as a missionary at Concord, Vt., where he commenced his labors June 2, 1822 ; and by and understanding with his people he established a seminary for training teachers, which opened in March, 1823 -- here, in an obscure corner of New England, self prompted and alone in planning, he eastablished the first normal school in America,
The school was successful, and those who went out from it were greatly sought as teachers in Vermont, New Hampshire and Canada. A Course of lectures was given each year to his students, and in 1829 a small volume of lectures on teaching, was committed to the press; it became so popular, that three editions were soon exhausted -- the third, of 1,000 copies was taken by the State of New York. One method which he invented for teaching, was the blackboard; he introduced it for use in his school in Rumford, Me., in 1816 ; it had never been used before in America.
Mr. Hall was dismissed from his charge in Concord, June, 1830, to take charge of the English Normal School of Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., for which an elegant building has since been erected, at a cost of $8,000.
His success at Concord and Andover, together with lectures on the subject and written appeals, gradually awakened the public mind ; his efforts, in connection with those of G. B. Emerson, --- Morse, the author of the geography, E. A. Andrews, Benjamin Greenleaf, N. Cleveland and others, by memorial presented to the legislature,ted the establishment of the board of education in Massachusetts, 1837, and in 1838 the normal school, the first endowed by any state in the Union.
The full course at Andover was three years, but so great was the demand for teachers, that few of the students completed it.
After seven years at Andover, his health became so much impared by overtasking and the unfavorable influence of the climate so near the sea, he was led to resign the charge of the seminary and to accept the appointment of principal of the Teachers' Seminary then being established at Plymouth, N. H. There he was assited in the school by Miss Arethusa Hall, an accomplished teacher and author ; they were both descended from Deacon Percival Hall, of Sutton, in the third degree, but knew not that they were cousins, to such low degree of neglect had genealogical knowledge and interest fallen ; owing to pecuniary embarrassment of the Trustees, Mr. Hall left Plymouth at the end of the third year.
After closing the seminary at Plymouth, he accepted a call from the church of Craftsbury, Vt., July 8, 1840 ; this pastorate continued for thirteen and a half years, during which he received nearly 100 persons to church membership ; he was also for a portion of the time, principal of the Craftsbury Academy, and left a valuable cabinet of minerals, well arranged, to the institution ; here his labors had become too much for his state of health and he was obliged to seek for a field less onerous ; accordingly, he was dismissed, Jan 4, 1858, and immediatley commenced labors at Brownington, Vt., on a salary of $400 per annum, and continued until Feb. 5, 1867, when he resigned on account of old age.
Here he purchased a farm, upon which his son and widow find a comfortable home.
While pastor of the church of Brownington he received upwards of sixty members to the church ; he was also postmaster of Brownington from Aug. 1, 1863, to Feb. 1, 1865. Still his active nature could not rest, and he labored for three years from 1872 to 1875, at Granby, Vt., in a church which he had organized 50 years previous. This was accomplished with much acceptance and usefullness. At the close of his labors in Granby, he had a call to preach in another church, but the increasing infirmity of old age forbade his accepting it.
He was well acquainted with astronomy, and gave lectures on the subject in other places, when laboring at Granby in extreme old age. In the science of geology he was also an enthusiast, and an acknowledged master l he sought to popularize and make practical the science, especially in its bearings upon the agricultural interest of the state ; in the geological survey of Vermont, under Prof. Edward Hitchcock, commenced in 1857, he had the especial charge of the survay, and the collection of specimens, in the three most northerly sections of the thirteen, into chich the state was divided. He said there was gold in that section, but not enough to pay for working. He frequently gave lectures on geology.
The following are the most important of his published works : "The Child's Assistant to a Knowledge of the Geography and History of Vermont" --- and as revised and enlarged, is now in use in the common schools of the state -- "Lectures on Teaching," 1829; in 1932, "Lectures to Female School Teachers," "The Child's Instructor" and "Arithmetical Manuel;" in 1833. "Practical Lectures on Parental Responsibility and the Religious Education of Children," "The Grammatical Assistant" and "A School History of the United States," and in 1868, "The Alphabet of Geology." Aside from these, he was the author of numerous contributions to the Journal of Education and other periodicals.
At he opening of Oberlin College, Rev. Dr. S. R. Hall was appointed it first president, and he sent his brother-in-law, Prof. John Dascomb, to make a beginning who, I believe, is there yet ; but Dr. Hall did not go on, for some reason which I do not understand. [Oberlin started in 1832 and had two acting Presidents before the first one Asa Mahan started in 1835 as its first President. Samuel was teaching a Phillips Andover at the time. His brother Josiah Brewer Hall removed to Oberlin in 1834.]
Such was the public career of a remarkable man ; but he was more remarkable for the simpplicty of his life and manners, his unselfishness of heart and the amiabilitiy of his disposition. He manifested an interest in everybody, and was willing to do all he could to make them happy. None knew him but to love him as a dear friend or near kindred.
Children were :
1. Harriet Elizabeth, b. July 7, 1824 ; d. April 6, 1826.
2. Mary Theodocia, b. April 5, 1827 ; f. March 8, 1834.
3. Susan Elizabeth, b. Dec. 17, 1828 (Family 328).
4. Samuel James, b. June 21, 1830 ; d. at Andover, Feb. 21, 1834.
5. Ellen Eliza, b. at Andover, Oct. 14, 1832 (Family 329).
6. Edward Read, b. Jan. 27, 1834 ; d. at college, March 8, 1859.
7. Mary Dascomb. b. Nov. 13, 1836 ; d. Feb 27, 1837.
By his 2d wife:
8. Samuel Francis, b. Nov. 9, 1838 ; d. in four hours.
9. Mariia Eveline, b. Sept. 20, 1839 ; d. March 14, 1840.
10. Samuel Augustus, b. at Craftsbury, Dec. 27, 1842 (Family 330).
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From FindaGrave:
Parents:
Rev. Samuel Read & Elizabeth Hall
Wives:
~ Mary Dascomb (married 3 Jun 1823, Wilton, NH)
~ Mary Holt (married 6 June 1837, Andover, MA)
Other Children:
~ Susan "Hall" Austin (mem. #6314637)
~ Samuel Francis (b. 9 Nov 1838, Plymouth, NH)
~ Maria Emmeline (b. 20 Oct 1840, Plymouth, NH)
"He was educated at home and at the Academies of Bridgeton, ME, and at Plainfield, NH. He studied theology, was licensed to preach in 1822, and was ordained over the church at Concord, VT, in 1823. In 1830 he was appointed principal of the English Department in Philips Academy at Andover, Mass. In 1837, took charge of the Holmes Plymouth Academy at Plymouth, N.H., and in 1840 was installed pastor of the Congregational Church at Craftsbury, VT. He has been an extensive author, having published some fifteen or twenty volumes on various subjects. In 1838 the degree of M.A. was conferred on him by Dartmouth College."
(source: "Croydon, N.H., 1866. Proceedings at the Centennial Celebration. . .", by Edmund Wheeler, 1867, p. 112)
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(sources: Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, Deaths; United States Census, 1870, Vermont, Orleans, Brownington; Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910; United States Census, 1850, Craftsbury, Orleans, Vermont; "History of the Town of Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire with a Genealogical Register", by A.A. Livermore and S. Putnam, 1888, p. 360; "A genealogical history of the Holt family in the United States: more particularly the descendants of Nicholas Holt", by Daniel S. Durrie, 1864, page 156)
FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KF5Z-T2H
FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190516994
Group:
DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran
Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family
Group:
Descendants of John Hall of Medford, Massachusetts
Group:
Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.
Group:
Descendants of George Hall of Taunton, Massachusetts.
Group:
Descendants of Nicholas Taft of Stepney, several of whose children were early immigrants to Massachusetts.
Name Change From:
His birth name was Read Hall and after the death of his brother Samuel in 1813, he changed the name to Samuel Read Hall, Jr. In his father 1814 Will, he is named as Read.
1850 Census:
p. 28a
S. R. Hall 54 M Clergyman Cong $1000 NH
Mary H 45 F Marr
Susan E 21 F VT
Ellen 17 F " school
Edward 16 M " "
Saml H 7 M " "
Alonzo Wright 23 M "
Sarah Hall 60 F NH
Book Article:
Samuel Read Hall
HALL, Samuel Read, educator, was born in Croydon, N.H, Oct. 27, 1795; son of Lieut. Stephen and Sarah (Taft) Hall. His mother was thrice married: first to John Brown, secondly to Samuel Read, and thirdly to Lieut. Stephen Hall.
In 1814 he began teaching school at Rumford, Maine, and subsequently taught in an academy at Fitchburg, Mass.
He studied theology with the Rev. Walter Chapin of Woodstock, Vt., and his first settlement was in 1823 over the Congregational church, Concord, Vt., where he established a training school for teachers, the first of its character in the United States and the first school to use a blackboard. He remained at the head of this school till 1830, when he became principal of the department of English in Phillips Andover academy. He conducted a teachers' seminary at Plymouth, N.H., 1837-40, preached at Craftsbury and Brownington, Vt., 1840-64, and conducted a teachers' seminary at Craftsbury, Vt., in connection with the academy of the latter town, 1840-66.
In 1829 he assisted in founding the American institute of instruction. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Hezekiah Hall. The honorary degree of A.M. was conferred on him by Dartmouth in 1839, and that of LL.D. by the University of Vermont in 1865.
He is the author of: The Child's Assistant (1827): Lectures on School-Keeping (1829); Lectures to Female Teachers (1832); The Child's Instructor (1832); IThe Grammatical Assistant (1833); A ISchool Hstory of the United States (1833); The Arithmetical Manual (1832); The Geography and History of Vermont (1864; rev. ed., 1874); and The Alphabet of Geology (1868).
He died in Brownington Centre, Vt., June 24, 1877.
[Please note that the lines in italics refer to his father, Rev. Samuel Read Hall, Sr., and not to him.]
Died:
Ancestry.com. Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908
Name: Samuel Reed Hall
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1796
Birth Place: New Hampshire, Croyden, New Hampshire
Death Date: 24 Jun 1877
Death Place: Brownington, Vermont, USA
Death Age: 81
Father Name: Samuel Reed Hall
Mother Name: Elizabeth
Samuel married Mary Dascomb on 17 Jun 1823 in Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Mary was born on 17 Jun 1801 in Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; died on 25 Nov 1836; was buried after 25 Nov 1836 in Phillips Academy Cemetery, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Harriot Elizabeth Hall
 was born on 7 Jul 1824 in Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; died on 6 Apr 1826; was buried after 6 Apr 1826 in Frye Cemetery, Concord, Essex County, Vermont.
- 3. Mary Theodosia Hall was born on 5 Apr 1827 in Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; died on 8 Mar 1834 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried after 8 Mar 1834 in Phillips Academy Cemetery, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.
- 4. Susan Elizabeth Hall was born on 17 Dec 1828 in Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; died on 18 Sep 1873; was buried after 18 Sep 1873 in Pleasant View Cemetery, Orleans, Orleans County, Vermont.
- 5. Samuel James Hall was born on 21 Jun 1830 in Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; died on 21 Feb 1834 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried after 21 Feb 1834 in Phillips Academy Cemetery, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.
- 6. Ellen Eliza Hall was born on 14 Oct 1832 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; was christened on 13 Jan 1833 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Aug 1877 in Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin; was buried after 24 Aug 1877 in Forest Cemetery, Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin.
- 7. Edward Reed Hall was born on 30 Jan 1834 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Mar 1859 in Brownington, Orleans County, Vermont; was buried after 8 Mar 1859 in Brownington Village Cemetery, Brownington Village, Orleans County, Vermont.
- 8. Mary Dascomb Hall was born on 13 Nov 1836; died on 27 Feb 1837; was buried after 27 Feb 1837 in Phillips Academy Cemetery, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.
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Samuel married Mary "Polly" Holt on 6 Jun 1837 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. Mary was born on 20 Feb 1806 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Feb 1900 in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont; was buried after 23 Feb 1900 in Pleasant View Cemetery, Orleans, Orleans County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Samuel Francis Hall was born on 9 Nov 1838 in Plymouth, Grafton County, New Hampshire; died on 9 Nov 1838.
- 10. Maria Eveline Hall was born on 20 Sep 1839; died on 14 Mar 1840.
- 11. Samuel Augustus Hall was born on 27 Dec 1842 in Craftsbury, Orleans County, Vermont; died on 8 May 1932 in Kern County, California; was buried on 11 May 1932 in Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, Kern County, California.
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1795 - 1877 (81 years)
Marjorie Pauline Willard 
