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Newtown, and died in Liberty, in 1841.  He grew up in that own, where he came as a boy with his father, and received such education as the primitive schools of the region afforded.  He was associated with his father in the conduct of the hotel.  He was an expert penman and taught classes in penmanship.  He married Hannah Pine, of Downsville, Delaware County, New York.  Children;  1. Benjamin, born 1817, married Laura Hall, of Liberty, and died in that town.  2. Abel, 1819, lived in Liberty.  3. William, 1821, married Susan Madison, of White Lake, Sullivan County.  4. Elizabeth, 1823; married Bradley S. Burr, and lived in Liberty.  5. Baldwin, 1825; married Mary Mallory, and lived in  Liberty.  6. Edward, 1828; married Eliza Purvis, and lived in Sullivan County.  7. Augusta Ann. 

          (XIX) Augusta Ann, youngest child of Philo, and Hannah (Pine) Buckley, was born in 1830, in Liberty, and married, in 1844, Nathaniel Jennings, of Ossining, New York.  Most of his life was spent in Liberty, where he died in 1892.  For the past nineteen years his widow has been housekeeper of the Buckley House in Liberty.  Though past eighty-one years of age, she is of very bright and cheerful disposition, active mentally, and physically, and is much esteemed in the community.

CLEMENTS.     The original home of this family was in Scotland, but many generations ago the race was planted in the north of Ireland, taking root in the counties of Armagh and Down.  For three hundred years they have been landholders and have also been engaged in the linen-weaving industry, their houses always containing a number of looms and spinning wheels.  In the course of time they intermarried, now only with those of their countrymen, who like themselves had emigrated to Ireland, but also with the English who made their homes in the northern part of the Green Isle. 

          Alexander Clements, the first ancestor of record, was the father of three sons:  1. Alexander, whose line is not given.  2. John, of whom further, was tragically murdered in his youth.  3. David mentioned below. 

          (II) David, son of Alexander Clements, was born in 1780, in county Armagh, Ireland.  In 1803 he emigrated to the United States, settling in new York City.  Following the tradition of his family he had learned the trade of weaving, but finding little employment at that industry, he worked, mainly as a carpenter, in the dry dock, and assisted in building the first steamboat planned by Robert Fulton.  From early life he had been a member of the Presbyterian Church, and on coming to this country brought a recommendation from the society to which he had belonged in Ireland,  Also, he and his wife had a letter certifying they were of good moral character and high standing in the church they attended in new York City, and both these documents are preserved by his grandson who he had them framed.  David Clements married, January 1, 1809, Jane Brown, born December 15, 1781, in county Down, Ireland.  He had first met her as a fellow passenger on his voyage to this country where she had a brother who had emigrated a few years earlier and settled in the township of Liberty.  In  1811 David Clements, with his wife and one son, journeyed by team to that place and settled on a farm of about one hundred acres, a mile and a half east of the village of Liberty.  The remainder of his life was spent in clearing this land and in making a home, where the fifth generation of this name now resides.  His children were:  1. John Alexander, mentioned below.  2. Andrew, born January 1, 1812.  3. Jane, born October 22, 1813, married James N. Fulton.  4. David, born September 28, 1815.  5. James, born May 13, 1817.  6. Barbara Ann, born July 28, 1819, married, January 7, 1844, Basley Gerow.  7. Margaret, born September 24, 1823, married Louis Strong, of Monticello, Sullivan County.  The mother of these children died November 16, 1839, and the father of the family passed away January 21, 1851. 

          (III) John Alexander, eldest child of David and Jane (Brown) Clements, was born April 6, 1810, in New York City.  He received his education in the district schools of Liberty, and lived all his life on the farm settled by his father, assisting greatly in the upbuilding of the community.  He held many local offices and, like his father, was an elder in the Presbyterian Church, serving many years as its first named treasurer.  He married, February 28, 1839, Paulina, born

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June 13, 1810, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Banks) Hill, of Liberty, and their children were:  1. Addison Joseph, born September 2, 1840, died February 16, 1889, at Liberty, enlisted in Company H, Fifty-sixth Regiment New York Volunteers, and served throughout the Civil War, being discharged as quartermaster.  2. Sarah J., born December 7, 1842, died in infancy.  3. David Hill, born May 31, 1844, died September 2, 1862.  4. Hezekiah Banks, born September 19, 1846, died June 1, 1881.  5. Charlotte, born July 18, 1849, married Joseph R. Ramsay, lives in Paterson, New Jersey, has four children:  Paulina, Jane Brown, Floyd and Florence, twins.  6. John Newton, mentioned below.  7. Louise, born April 6, 1854, married Solomon Royce, of Liberty, and has John and Stephen. 

          (IV) John Newton, youngest son of John Alexander and Paulina (Hill) Clements, was born May 31, 1851, in Liberty.  He received his education in the district schools and at the Normal Academy, and has lived all his life, thus far, on the home farm, which he inherited from his father and which now consists of one hundred and seventy acres.  His dwelling is a house which was built by his father in 1851, and so spacious and commodious is it that for thirty-five years he has received guests during the summer months.  Mr. Clements is a well known and honored citizen of his community.  By his vote and influence he supports the principles advocated by the Republican Party.  He adheres to the religious belief of his ancestors and on the death of his father succeeded to the office of treasurer of the First Presbyterian Church, which he has ever since continuously held.  He married, September 11, 1878, Flora Emmaretta, daughter of David Decker and Eliza (Sturtevant) Parsons, of Middletown, New York. David Decker Parsons was a son of William (2) and Maria (Decker) Parsons.  William (1) Parsons, father of William (2), was a native of Massachusetts and served in the Revolutionary Army.  The company to which he belonged was disbanded near Middletown, and he settled there, making a home for himself and his descendants.  Mr. and Mrs. Clements are the parents of the following children, all of whom were born on the ancestral farm:  1. David H., mentioned below.  2. Mabel Emma, born April 10, 1883.  3. Laura Eliza, born April 26, 1885.  4. Hilda, born May 27, 1890.  5. Helen Annice, born January 28, 1893. 

          (V) David H., eldest child of John Newton and Flora Emmaretta (Parsons) Clements, was born June 13, 1879.  He received his preliminary education in the district schools, passing thence to Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, and spending one term as a student in the agricultural department of Cornell University.  He now has charge of the ancestral estate, which is chiefly devoted to dairy farming.  He married, December 5, 1906, Mary Ione, born June 24, 1882, daughter of Charles R. and Angeline (Wilkinson) Gregory, of Liberty, and they have one child, David Howard, mentioned below.

          (VI) David Howard, only child of David and Mary Ione (Gregory) Clements, was born March 2, 1909, on the farm which was settled by his great-great-grandfather, whose honored name he bears and whose record remains as an inspiration to his descendants of the fifth generation. 

CLEMENTS.     (II) The original home of the descendants of Alexander Clements (q.v.), through the line of his son John, was the town of Newry, county Down, Ireland, and they, like the other branches of the race, were active in the linen-weaving industry.  John Clements, son of Alexander Clements, married Ann Overand, and they had one son, John O., mentioned below.  The death of John Clements, when a young man, was, a stated above, the work of an assassin. 

          (III) John Overand, son of John (1) and Ann (Overand) Clements, married Mary McClellan, of Belfast.  Children:  1. John, mentioned below.  2. N, died unmarried.  3. Alexander, married Ann Farland.  4. William, married Thersa Holmes.  5. David, married Essy Gilmore.  6. Maria, died unmarried.  7. Jane.  8. Rachael, married John Ralston.  John Clements and his wife both died in Ireland where their entire lives has been passed. 

          (IV) John, son of John Overand and Mary (McClellan) Clements, was born in 1836, in Newry, county down, Ireland.  He followed the trade of a soap-maker, and in 1860 emigrated to the United States, settling

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on a farm in Sullivan County, New York, where he lived eight years.  He then purchased a farm of sixty-one acres, one mile west of Liberty, built a house and engaged in dairy farming, also receiving guests in the summers.  For many years he engaged in these occupations, prospering so greatly by dint of industry and capable management that in 1908 he found himself in circumstances which justified him in selling all the land with the exception of twelve Acres and in building a new house, in modern style and furnished with every comfort and convenience.  In this attractive and home-like swelling Mr. Clements is passing the evening of his days, in the enjoyment of well-earned repose, surrounded by an affectionate family, and rich in the respect and esteem of his neighbors.  He is a Republican in politics and, like all of his name, is a member of the Presbyterian Church. 

          Mr. Clements married, in 1866, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Mary (Nicholson) Mains, residents of county Armagh, Ireland, where their daughter was born in 1845, on land which, for four generations, the Mains family has rented from the Dukes of Manchester.  Mr. and Mrs. Clements are the parents of three sons:  1. John Ralston Clements, the eldest, was born in November, 1868, in Ireland, and is not engaged in business in Binghamton, New York.  He is president of the Christian Endeavor Society of the State of New York.  He married Anna Brown, of Binghamton, and they have three children; Philip Bliss, Dorothy May and Frances Clark.  2. Thomas Mains Clements, the second son, was born March 18, 1872, in Sullivan County, and is now engaged in the hardware business in Minneapolis.  He married Mary Dodds, of Hammond, St. Lawrence County, New York.  3. William Alfred Clements, the youngest of the family, was born January 25, 1875, and is a traveling salesman for a firm in Binghamton. 

HILL.     An examination of the records relative to the early history of the Hills in America discloses the fact that there were several immigrants of this name who arrived from England prior to 1650, namely, William and John Hill, of Dorchester, Massachusetts; John Hill, of Dover, New Hampshire, who was accompanied by at least one brother, and perhaps more and Peter Hill, of Saco, Maine.  This name is often spelled Hilles, and that form is till used by a large number of the descendants bearing the name.  It has been traced to a somewhat remote period in England, having been found nearly two hundred years before the Puritan emigration.  It has been borne by numerous prominent citizens of the American colonies and of the United states, and is still among the most widely distributed names known in the history of the country.  (I) William Hill, a native of England, came to America in the ship "William and Francis" in June, 1632, settling at Dorchester, Massachusetts, where he was a man of note, and was admitted a freeman of Massachusetts, November 5, 1633.  He was granted land at Dorchester, November 2, 1635, and was selectman of the town in 1636.  Soon afterwards he removed to Windsor, Connecticut, where he was granted a home lot and set out an orchard in 1639.  He was appointed by the general court to examine the arms and ammunition of the towns of the colony; was auditor of public accounts, and elected deputy to the general court from 1639 to 1641, and in 1644.  Soon after this date he removed to Fairfield, Connecticut, where he was chosen an assistant (equivalent to present state senator), and appointed collector of customs.  Grants of land were made to him and his son, William, on the northeast side of Dorchester Street between Robert Turney's lot and Paul's Neck.  His will was made September 9, 1649, and his wife is spoken of in the town records as widow before the close of that year.  He bequeathed property to his wife Sarah, and children, 1. Sarah, 2. William, of whom further, 3. Joseph, 4. Ignatius, 5. James, 6. Elizabeth. 

          (II) William (2), eldest son of William (1) and Sarah Hill, was born in England, and was probably with his father at Dorchester and Windsor, and went with him to Fairfield, where he was granted a home lot south of his father's.  On February 13, 1670, he was granted a lot on the northwest corner of what is now Newton Square.  He seems to have been a worthy successor to his father in official positions, and served as town recorder in 1650, and for several years thereafter.  It is probably that his mother

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married a second time, as the records show that he received a part of his father's estate from his father-in-law, Mr. Greenleaf, February 1, 1673.  The term step-father was not then in use.  William (2) Hill died December 19, 1684, in Fairfield.  He married there, Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. John Jones, and had children:  1. Sarah.  2. William, of whom further.  3. Joseph.  4. John.  5.Eliphalet.  6. Ignatius.  7. James. 

          (III) William (3), eldest son of William (2) and Elizabeth (Jones) Hill, resided in Fairfield, where he died in 1728.  He married, October 7, 1691, Abigail, daughter of David and Abigail (Pinckney) Osborn, of East Chester, New York.  Children:  1. Abigail, born January 8, 1694.  2. Joseph, of whom further.  3. William, died young.  4. William, baptized July 12, 1701.  5. David, April 7, 1706.  6. Catherine, January 2, 1717.

          (IV) Deacon Joseph Hill, eldest son of William (3) and Abigail (Osborn) Hill, was born April 1, 1699, in Fairfield, where he died March 6, 1797.  He married, March 3, 1731, Abigail, daughter of Moses (2) Dimon, of Fairfield, born August 17, 1707, died April 25, 1774.  Children:  1. Abigail, born March 21, 1732.  2. Sarah, August 21, 1735.  3. David, April 22, 1737.  4. Ebenezer, of whom further.  5. Jabez, June 17, 1744.  6. Moses, January 11, 1748.

          (V) Ebenezer, second son of Deacon Joseph and Abigail (Dimon) Hill, was born February 26, 1742, in Fairfield, where his life was passed, and died March 27, 1798.  While not robust, he was seldom ill, and served as a soldier throughout the Revolution, holding the rank of captain.  He was a member of the congregational Church, in which his father and grandfather were deacons.  He married, January 17, 1765, Mabel Sherwood, born December 8, 1745, died October 20, 1820, daughter of Benjamin (2) and Rhuhamy (Bradley) Sherwood.  Children:  1. David, born July 7, 1766.  2. Ebenezer, February 20, 1768.  3. Seth, December 22, 1769.  4. Dimon, October, 1771.  5. Joseph, of whom further.  6. Mabel, September, 1776.  7. Eleanor, August 29, 1778.  8. Jabez, June 13, 1780.

          (VI) Joseph (2), fifth son of Ebenezer and Mabel (Sherwood) Hill, was born May 3, 1774, in Fairfield, died April 19, 1816, in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York.  He removed to Liberty about 1800, and settled on a farm of three hundred acres three miles west of the present village of Liberty.  He married, in Fairfield, Sarah Banks, of that town, and they had children:  1. Eliza.  2. Benjamin.  3. Sherwood.  4. Esther.  5. Sarah.  6. Joseph, of whom further.  7. Arreta.  8. Plinney. 

          (VII) Joseph (3), third son of Joseph (20 and Sarah (Banks) Hill, was born April 8, 1808, on the parental homestead in Liberty, died there, July 20, 1887.  He attended the district schools of the day.  With his father and brother he was active in clearing the homestead farm upon which he passed his wife, and which he inherited.  He attended the Presbyterian Church, and was a Republican in politics.  He served as collector of the town, as constable, and in other offices.  He married, 1852, Ann Washington, of Liberty, new York, born June 7, 1832, died January 19, 1911.  Children:  1. Alice, born 1853, married Alfred DeBois, of Liberty, he died in 1901, children:  i. Edna, married James Pratt and lives at Butler, New Jersey,  ii. Lottie, resides in Middletown, New York, iii. Arthur, resides in Middletown, New York.  2.  David Sherwood, born 1854, a lawyer, living in Liberty, married -------- and has a son David, born July 4, 1905.  3. Amanda, born 1855, married William Burns, of Jersey City, New Jersey; he died March 29, 1910; children:  i. Augusta, married James Anler, ii. Amanda, resides at Dunkirk, New York, her mother making her home with her, ii. William, died in infancy, iii. Wilbur, died young, iv. Richard, died young.  4. Joseph Minor, of whom further.  5. Rufus, born 1860; resides on the old homestead, married ------------ and has a son, Russell, born December 16, 1895.  6. Sarah B., born 1862, died in August, 1906; married John North.  7. Charlotte, born January 16, 1865, died January 17, 1877. 

          (VIII) Joseph Minor, son of Joseph (3) and Ann (Washington) Hill, was born March 15, 1858, in Liberty/.  H e received his education in the district schools near his home, and an academy at Liberty.  He remained with his father on the homestead farm until 1882, when he removed to the village of Liberty, and established a hostelry, which was patronized chiefly by summer vacationists.  In 1884 he engaged in the painting and decorating business, in which he has been successful, and is still

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employed.  He is a member of the Methodist Church, and takes an active interest in the welfare and progress of the community.  Politically he acts with the Republican Party, and was elected tax collector of the town, and served two years as collector of the village of Liberty.  He married, April 26, 1882, Harriet, daughter of David and Jennette (Sherwood) Chapman, of Liberty.  They have two daughters:  1. Elva J., born August 8, 1885, a teacher in New York City.  2.  Joseph Leslie, born June 15, 1888, died the following year, aged fourteen months.  3. Mary, born May 19, 1898, resides with her parents in Liberty.

HALL.     This family inherits from many generations of ancestry the Yankee propensity for business activity, and the sound mind, body, and principles necessary to usefulness in the world.  The name is one of the oldest in America, and was established at several points in New England at almost simultaneous dates.  The origin of the name has been the subject of much speculation among its bearers, three possible sources are mentioned.  The most probable is the fact that baronial seats in England were almost always called halls, with some title annexed.  When men were obliged to take surnames, many took the name of their estate and thus many names were made to end with hall.  The Norman or Anglo-Saxon usage, "de la Hall" (translated, of the hall), accounts fro most of the occasions where this word became a surname, without doubt.  One authority attributes it to the Welsh word for salt, which would be attached to a worker in salt, or dweller near a salt mine.  Again, it is traced to the Norwegian word for hero, which is hallr, the last letter being silent and only indicative of the nominative case.  As the Norwegians overran England at one time, many of their words found their way into the language.  Hallett is a diminutive of Hall, and was probably given to a dwarfed or younger son, only the elder son being entitled to the patronymic in earliest usage. 

          (I) John Hall, born about 1605, one of several of the same baptismal name, came to America in 1633, and after a short stay in the vicinity of Boston removed to New Haven, Connecticut, where his autograph signature is found on the records as early as 1639.  He appears by these records to have been an extensive holder of lands.  After having fought as a soldier in the Pequot War he was excused from training in 1665, being then in his sixtieth year of age.  Several of his sons joined in the settlement of Wallingford in 1676, and the father went with them at the time, or soon after, being one of the original proprietors of the town, where he served as selectman in 1675.  He married Jane Woolen, who has lived in the family of William Wilkes, in Boston, who was there as early as 1633, and probably came there with him, as he paid her fare, and allowed her three pounds a year for services in his family for a period of five years.  He also promised her ten pounds upon her marriage, bur failed to fulfill this promise, and the records of New Haven show that John Hall recovered the amount from his estate by litigation.  John Hall died March 3, 1677, making an oral will on his deathbed.  Children:  1. & 2. John and Sarah, twins.  3. Richard.  4. Samuel, of whom further.  5. Daniel.  6. Thomas.  7. David.

          (II) Samuel, third son of John and Jane (Woolen) Hall, was born May 21, 1646, in New Haven, and died at Wallingford, March 5, 1725.  He was among the first settlers at Wallingford in 1670, becoming a large land owner and deacon of the church, a prominent member of the militia, and he was four times representative to the general court.  He married, in May, 1668, Hannah, daughter of John Walker, born September 26, 1648, died December 20, 1728, in Wallingford.  Children:  1. John of whom further.  2. Hannah.  3. Sarah.  4. Samuel.  5. Theophilus.  6. Elizabeth.

          (III) John (2), eldest child of Samuel and Hannah (Walker) Hall, was born December 23, 1670, in Wallingford, and died there April 29, 1730, in his sixtieth years.  he fought several times in the Indian Wars and was probably the representative from Wallingford known as Hon. John Hall.  He married, about 1691, Mary Lyman, who died October 16, 1740.  Children:  1. John, of whom further.  2. Esther.  3. Samuel.  4. Caleb.  5. Eunice.  6. Benjamin, died young.  7. Benjamin.  8. Sarah.  9. Elizabeth.  10. Elihu.  11. Nancy. 

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and Mary (Lyman) Hall, was born September 15, 1692, in Wallingford, where he died June 18, 1773.  He represented the town in the general court, and passed his life as a farmer.  He married, March 5, 1716, Mary Street, daughter of Rev. Samuel and Anna (Miles) Street, of Wallingford.  Her father graduated from Harvard in 1664; he was one of the original settlers of Wallingford and the first settled pastor there, serving in that capacity nearly forty-five years.  He died January 17, 1717, and was survived about thirteen years by his widow, who died July 19, 1730.  His father, Rev. Nicholas Street, came from England, and was the first minister at Taunton, Massachusetts.  Children of John (3) Hall:  1. Hannah.  2. John.  3. Eunice.   4. Street.  5. Lyman.  6. Susanna.  7. Giles, of whom further.  8. Rhoda.  9. Mary.  One of these sons, Lyman, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. 

          (V) Giles, fourth son of John (3) and Mary (Street) Hall, was born February 18, 1733, in Wallingford, and died there March 17, 1789.  He married (first), November 17, 1759, Martha Robinson; (second), Thankful Merriman, of Wallingford, born 1748-49, and died July 14, 1796.  Children:  1. David.  2. Martha Robinson.  3. Mary Street.  4. John, died young.  5. Hannah.  6. Elizabeth.  7. Giles.  8. Lois.  9. John, of whom further. 

          (VI) John (4) youngest child of Giles Hall, was born April 20, 1783, in Wallingford, and died there February 26, 1825, in his forty-second year.  His first wife was Abigail ---------; his second wife was Dency Strong.  Children of first marriage:  1. Stanley, born March 20, 1805.  2. Apollos, of whom further.  3. Henry Franklin, born June 28, 1809.  Children of second wife:  4.  Dency.  5. Dwight, born august 19, 1814.  6. Elizur, January 25, 1817.  7. Adeline, June 2, 1820.  8. Wolcott, October 30, 1824.

          (VIII) Apollos, second son of John (4) and Abigail Hall, was born July 12, 1807, in Wallingford, where he grew to manhood.  Early in life he went to Liberty, Sullivan County, New York, but upon the death of his father returned to his native place, where there was some dispute about the settlement of the estate.  Being incensed at what he considered unjust treatment, he left Wallingford without apprising his relatives of his destination, and it was not until recently that his parentage was discovered by his descendants.  About 1836 he settled permanently in Liberty.  He cleared up a farm neat the village of Liberty and subsequently conducted a general store in the village.  In his leisure moments he pursued the study of medicine, and he became a licensed physician with a large practice, being especially kind to the Indians, whom he assisted to recover from various maladies.  He was regarded among the settlers of a large district as one of the most useful men in the region.  He died in Liberty in 1875.  He married Lucy Carrier, daughter of Isaac and Martha (Curtis) Carrier, of Litchfield, Connecticut.  She died in 1872 at Liberty.  They had four children:  1. Milo B., of whom further.  2. Mary Elizabeth, born in 1842, was housekeeper for her brother during his lifetime, and now resides in Liberty.  3. John Apollos, died young.  4. John Carrier, born in 1847, was educated at the Normal Institute in Liberty, taught school in that vicinity three years, and was subsequently associated with his brother for three years in teaching at the Institute.  Since 1890 he has conducted a hotel in Liberty, the Hall House, being one of the best known summer hotels in that village, where only the refined and intelligent are made welcome.  He married in 1876, Carrie P. Dutcher, daughter of Thompson and Caroline (Impson) Dutcher, of Fallsburg.  Thompson Ditcher was a son of David Dutcher, who owned two thousand acres of land between Liberty and Sheldrake, which he divided among his children.  In this division Thompson Dutcher received one hundred and thirty-nine acres on which he lived until 1861, when he removed to Youngsville, New York, where he died in 1890.  He had three daughters:  i. Mary Frances, who became the wife of Ansel Benedict, of Delaware County, New York, ii. Harriette, died in infancy,  iii. Carrie, became the wife of John C. Hall, of previous mention. 

          (VIII) Milo B., eldest child of Apollos and Lucy (Carrier) Hall, was born August 28, 1837, in Liberty, where he died March 2, 1911.  He was among the most highly respected citizens of Liberty, to whose educational interest and general welfare he gave the best that was in him.  His life of rigid integrity of character, honesty of pur-

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pose and perseverance in the attainment of that which was right and good, may well be emulated by the youth and rising generation of the day.  His childhood was passed ina rural region with few opportunities for education and business attainment.  Brought up under the requirements of strict economy and industry, he formed habits which coupled with his native ability, enabled him to accomplish much in promoting the welfare of his home town.  Such educational privileges as he had were eagerly accepted and zealously pursued, and at the early age of sixteen years he began teaching school in an adjoining district.  Improving every spare moment in furthering his education, he was soon enabled to attend the State Normal School at Albany, where he graduated.  Following this graduation he became principal of the Normal Institute at Liberty, a position he held for six years. 

Aside from his duties as a teacher, Mr. Hall was very active in furthering whatever seemed to be for the best interests of the community, and he was a member of and worker in the organization of "Good Templars," which did much in preserving the high moral standard of the town.  For many years he was also a member of the local fire department of which he was for some time chief engineer.  As superintendent of the Sunday School of the Presbyterian Church he was further enabled to promote the moral interests of the town.  It was in association with his brother that Mr. Hall became proprietor of the Liberty Register, of which he was editor until the plant was destroyed by fire.  In 1878 Mr. Hall went to Kansas, where he remained two years, after which he continued to reside in his native town up to the time of his death.  During the last twenty-five years of his life he was associated with the firm of Wood & Company, publishers in New York City.  As a grammarian Mr. Hall doubtless stood at the head of the class known as critics, and in the general knowledge and exposition of the structure of English it is doubtful if there were superiors.  His revision and compilation of "Brown's Grammar," show him to have been a master of the subject, and this work will stand as one of his most enduring monuments.  As a man he was esteemed for his courtesy, his firmness in the right, his character and generosity to any opponent who acted in good faith.  As a neighbor and friend he was ever ready and willing to lend a helping hand or speak a sympathizing word in time of trouble or misfortune.  Kind and affectionate in his home relations, his memory will be cherished by those who survive him.

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