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of humor and practical jokes, of all f
which In' was very fond. Few books in
this country enjoyed a larger sale, perhaps
none; nor do we knew of one which
has lefl deeper impressions. He was ;i
lover of all humankind, and his personal
example was salutary. During the greater
part of Ins long life he was a total abstainer
from all intoxicants; he lost no
opportunity of teaching the value of
"tcctotalism," as it was then called, and
his example and utterances were power-
ful aids to the temperance movement that
was just beginning when his influence
was coming to be felt. In the latter dec-
ades of his life he abandoned the use of
tobacco.
Mr. Barnum married (first) at Bethel.
Connecticut, Charlotte, daughter of Benjamin
Wright and Hannah (Sturges) Hallctt
; (second) Nancy Fish, of Southport,
Lancashire. England. His first wife bore
him several children.
HALL, Stephen Stocking,
Manufacturer.
The Hall family is one of ancient lineage,
and in industrial lines many mem-
bers of the family have added luster to
their name and to themselves by virtue
of their success in those lines. Stephen
Stocking Hall was born in Portland. Con-
necticut. January 18, 1864, a son of Jesse
(2) and Clara E. (Stewart) Hall.
(I) John Hall, the immigrant of the
family, was born in County Kent. England,
in 1584. and died in Middletown,
Connecticut, May 26, 1673. He came to
Boston in 1633, a "d settled first at Cam-
bridge, Massachusetts, whence he removed
to Duxbury, that State, and was
there a member of the church of Rev.
John Eliot. He had been admitted a freeman
in Boston in 1635. He was a resident
of Hartford previous to 1639, which
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vcar he broughl his family tO that town.
[1 dm Hall followed the occupation of car-
penter, and was a prominent man in the
affairs of the community, the holder of
several 1
iffices. The ( Christian name 1
>f his
wife was Esther, and they were the par-
ents of Samuel, of further mention
( II . Samuel Hall. SOT of John Hall,
was born in England, about [626, and
died in Middletown, Connecticut, in io-
Me was a freeman of the latter town in
[654. Like his father, he was also a car-
penter, a large holder of lands, and also
engaged in agricultural pursuits. He
married, in [662, Elizabeth, a daughter of
Thomas Cook and his wife. Elizabeth
Cook, of Guilford, Connecticut. They
were the parents of Samuel, of further
mention.
(III) Samuel (2) Hall, son of Samuel
(1) and Elizabeth (Cook) Hall, was born
in Middletown, Connecticut, February 3,
1664. and died in East Middletown, March
6, 1740. He was a farmer and deacon of
the church. He married Sarah, daughter
of Barnabas and Sarah (White) Hinsdale,
of Hatfield. They were the parents of
John, of further mention.
(IV) John (2) Hall, son of Samuel (2)
and Sarah (Hinsdale) Hall, was born August
19, 1699, and died January 3, 1767,
in Portland. He lived in Portland, where
he was a farmer. He married, July 19,
1722, Mary, daughter of John and Mary
Ranney. They were the parents of John,
of further mention.
(V) John (3) Hall, son of John (2) and
Mary (
Ranney)
Hall, was born June 1,
1723. in Portland, Connecticut, where he
died in 1754. He married, March 7, 1745.
Abigail Shepard. He was a farmer. They
were the parents of Joel, of further men-
tion.
(VI) Joel Hall, son of John (3) and
Abigail (Shepard) Hall, was born in
East Middletown, Connecticut, April 5,