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(VII) Emily, twin of Eleanor, daughters of Nathan and Annie ( Stickney) JIcald, was born August 26, 1811, and became the wife of Gustine Marshal. (See Marshal V]).
(V) Deacon John (5), son of Ephraim and Eleanor Heald, was born September 11, 1741, and died in Shirley, September 13, 1821, aged eighty. He married and became a resident of Shirley. Mas-
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sachusetts. in May. 1776, and was settled on a farm in the northernmost part of the town. "He was a man of standing and influence, and was appointed a deacon in the church, September 13, 1790, during the ministry of Whitney. At a subsequent period, while Mr. Tolman was minister, the deacon became dissatisfied with the doctrines of Mr. Tolman, which were of a severe Calvinian stamp, and utterly at variance with the Arminian faith, which had be- come the accepted belief of the worthy deacon. He. therefore. with his daughter. Eleanor Bowers. took himself from Mr. Tolman's church and ministry, and they became connected with the Methodist Church at Lunenburg, where his Arminian ideas re- ceived cordial fellowship and sympathy." He mar- ried, December 8. 1763, Rachel Tuttle, of Littleton, and they were the parents of six children: Lucy, Abigail. Rhoda, Esther, John and Eleanor.
(VI) John (6), fifth child and only son of Deacon John (5) and Rachel (Tuttle) Heald. was born in Shirley, February 28, 1773. and died July I, 1798. He married, December 4, 1794. Polly Gasset, of Townsend, published October 19, 1794, and they had two children: Brigham, and Benjamin Harvey, whose sketch follows.
(VII) Benjamin Harvey, second son and child of John (6) and Rachel (Tuttle ) Heald, was'born in Shirley, September 20. 1797, and died in Ash- burnham, March 12. 1867. He was a farmer and carpenter. and resided successively in Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Royalston and Ashburnham. In Royalston he operated a saw mill and was engaged in manufacturing various kinds of lumber until 1844. when he removed to Ashburnham, and settled on the old Kibling estate, where he resided until his death. He married, November 0, 1826, Susan Kibling, who was born December 27, 1799, and died March 27, 1865, eldest child of Captain Henry and Sukey ( Hobart) Kibling, of Ashburnham. Henry Kibling was a captain of the militia company in Ashburnham in 181, and in the War of 1812 was in the service in a Vermont regiment. The children of Harvey and Susan Heald were: George, New- ton, Henry, Susan, Charles Harvey, and Lewis Brigham, next mentioned.
(VIII) Lewis Brigham, sixth and youngest child of Harvey and Susan (Kibling) Heald, was born in Royalston, Massachusetts, March 5. 1839. He was educated in the common schools of Ash- burnham, and after leaving school became a worker in wood, and was employed in his native town until he was twenty years of age. He then went to Louisville, Kentucky, and soon after to New Al- bany, Indiana, where he was employed by Howard & Cash. manufacturers of sashes and doors. He remained there until 1860, and then returned to Louisville, where he engaged in the same line of business in the employ of Minot. Lewis & Company, the senior partner being a native of Manchester. New Hampshire. He remained with this firm until after the election of Lincoln to the presidency, when the disturbed condition of business forced the clos- ing of the mill. In April, 1861, MIr. Heald enlisted
at New Albany, Indiana, in Company C, Eleventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry. and served three months in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia. September 5, 1861, he re-enlisted in Company C, First United States Fusileers, and was stationed at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois, until February, 1862, when the regiment was mustered cut by order of the secretary of war. Mr. Heald then enlisted a third time in Company H, Fifty-ninth Indiana Vol- unteer Infantry, and took part in the campaigns ahout Corinth and Vicksburg, accompanying Sher- man in his famous march to the sea and through the Carolinas. He was discharged at Raleigh, North Carolina. April 26, 1865, after serving in all forty- four months, and soon after went to Vermont, where he resided in various places during the fol- lowing thirty years. In the fall of 1895 he removed to Littleton, New Hampshire, where he was later commissioned justice of the peace and in quorum, and in 1897 was made special justice of the muni- cipal court of Littleton, in which office he has since served. In 1896 he became clerk to Judge James W. Remick, and discharged the duties of that office until February 1, 1890, when he was made deputy collector of internal revenue. He is still serving in the last named office.
He married, in West Concord, Vermont, October 12, 1867. Mary Sophia Remick, who was born in Hardwick, Vermont, February 25, 1847, daughter of Samuel K. and Sophia (Cushman) Remick, of Hardwick. They have four children: Harry Lewis, mentioned below. Hattie May, born in St. Johns- bury, Vermont, October 1, 1869. Walter Nelson, Lawrence, Massachusetts. October 7, 1876. Nellie Sophia. St. Johnsbury. November 11, 1879.
(IX) Harry Lewis, eldest child of Lewis B. and Mary Sophia (Remick) Heald, was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, August 2, 1868. He was educated in the common schools and at the acad- emy in his native town. In February, 1888, he he- gan the study of law with Albre F. Nichols, and continued until December, 1890. when he went to Littleton. New Hampshire, and entered the office of Hon. James W. Remick, where he continued his studies until March, 1802, when he was admitted to the bar at Concord. He soon afterward opened an office for him-elf and practiced in Littleton until 1895. In that year he removed to Topeka. Kansas. where he devcted himself to his profession until 1901, and then returned to Littleton, where he has since practiced. He is a Republican, and has been a member of the board of health since 1004. MIr. Heald married, in Bolton, June 19, 1899, Mary E. Mooney, who was born in Bolton, province of Quebec, Canada, July 21, 1864. daughter of George and Eusebia Mooney, of Bolton. They have one child. Mary, born in Topeka. Kansas, July 21. 1900.
( IX) Hattie May, for the past five years has conducted the Woman's Store in Littleton, carrying an up-to-date line of ladies' and children's furnish- ings (IX) Walter Nelson. married Fannie Isabei Billings, at Greenfield, Massachusetts. September
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10, 1905. She was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, July 15. 1882, of parents, Myron L. and Martha E. (Fullum) Billings. He has been connected with the New England Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany for a number of years, and is now ( 1907) in charge of a large district of the northern division.
(IX) Nellie Sophia was married November 17, 1902, to John Billings Nute. He was born in Rox- bury, Massachusetts, August 14. 1876. He is as- sistant superintendent of the Littleton Shoe Manu- facturing Company. Three children have been born to them: Paul Billings. December 11. 1903. Ralph Cushman. September 3. 1905. Mary Isabel, June 8, 1907.
The name in the early records appears
HALE as Heale, Heales. Hailes, Held, and Heald. For several generations a ma- jority of the descendants have written the name Heald, while a few branches of the family have written the name Hale and are sometimes erron- eously supposed to have been descendants of Robert Hale, of Charlestown, or Thomas Hale, of New- bury.
(1) The first generation in America is de- scribed above, under the title as there spelled, Heald.
(II) Israel, son of John and Dorothy Heald, was born in Concord, Massachusetts, July 30, 1660. He was a farmer and one of the substantial citizens of the town of Stow, Massachusetts, to which he removed from his native town. His wife, Martha Hleale, bore him, among other children, Oliver, sec forward; and Israel, born December 2, 1687, who was the father of Samuel Heale, who was known as Samuel Hale, of Leominster, Massachusetts.
(III) Oliver, son of Israel and Martha Heald. born September 8. 1686, resided in Stow, Massa- chusetts. His wife, Hannah Heale, was the mother of eight children, born in Stow between the years 1714-1730, but a record of the marriage has not been cliscovered. Their children were: Dorothy, Beza- leel. Dorcas, Oliver, Jacob. Joseph. Hannah and Mary.
(IV) Oliver Hale, son of Oliver and Hannah Heald, born in Stow, Massachusetts, January 22, 1720, removed front his native town to Leominster in 1742, accompanied by his wife, Sarah Hale. He was a captain of militia. and for many years a prominent and influential man of that town. His first wife. Sarah Hale, was the mother of seven children. She died April 13. 1756. His second wife, Catherine Hale, who survived him, dying July 16, 1821, was the mother of five children. Oliver Hale died May 7. 1799. Their headstones are to found in an old cemetery in Leominster.
(V) Oliver (3). son of Oliver (2) and Sarah Hale, born in Leominster, Massachusetts, April 15, 1750. removed to Jaffrey, New Hampshire, in 1772. where he served as town officer several years, and as selectman in the year 1786. He married, in Leo- minster, Massachusetts. December 25, 1771, Mary Wheclock. He died about 1807. They had five 111-15
sons: Luke. Oliver. Josiah. Luther and Thomas : and six daughters, four of whom married residents of Henniker, New Hampshire, two died unmarried.
(VI) Josiah Wheelock, third son of Oliver and Mary ( Wheelock) Hale, was born in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, November 23, 1783. educated at Cam- bridge, Massachusetts, rend medicine in Grafton, Vermont. attending lectures at the medical depart- ment. University of Vermont, Burlington. He set- tled first in Salisbury, Vermont, removed to Bran- clon, where he practiced nearly forty years. He was not only an eminent physician, but a man prominent in public affairs ; he represented his town in the legislature for several years. and was a mem- ber of the convention for the revision of the con- stitution. He was an active abolitionist, and was nominated for state senator by the Liberty party ; a member of the Presbyterian Church. He died in Brandon of heart disease at the doorstep of a
patient's house, March 12, 1851. Dr. Josiah Wheelock Hale married ( first ) Rhoda Green, March 12, 1811. She died in Brandon, July 24, 1820. They had five children, two died in infancy. He married (second) Marcia Tracy, daughter of Solomon and Phoebe (Hudson) Tracy. She was born in Brandon. April 14, 1797, was educated at the Emma Willard School. then located at Middle- bury, Vermont, later the famous school of Troy, New York. She died March 22, 1863. Solomon Tracy was a native of Norwich, Connecticut, served through the war of the Revolution, being at Valley Forge. lle married Phoebe Hudson. of Walpole, New Hampshire. He died in Brandon, Vermont. August 17, 1819. aged sixty-four years. His wife died January 1, 1843. aged seventy-six.
(VII) Charles Stuart, only child of Dr. Josiah and Marcia ( Tracy ) Hale, was born in Brandon, Ver- mont. April 30, 1835. He was educated at Brandon Academy and Trinity College, Hartford. He read theology with Right Rev. John Henry Hopkins, bishop of Vermont, by whom he was ordained deacon and priest. He was commissioned chaplain of the Fifth Vermont Volunteers, April 24. 1862: was mustered out of service September 15, 1864. He has been rector of the following parishes: St. James Church, Arlington. Vermont: Emmanuel Church, Bellows Falls: St. Mary's on the Hill. Buffalo; and assistant minister of St. Paul's Church, Buffalo: rector of Christ Church, New Bern, North Carolina; and Trinity Church, Claremont. New Hampshire. He has been deputy to the general convention from the diocese of Vermont, a member of the standing committee of the diocese of western New York, and a chairman of the committee on canons of the diocese of North Carolina. He mar- ried (first), at Buffalo. July 6, 1875, a widow. Louise (Weed) Stevens, daughter of Thaddeus and Louise Chapin Weed. She died at Asheville, North Carolina, July 25, 1880. One child. Harry Tracy Hale, died in infancy. He married (second), in Claremont. New Hampshire, October 2, 1884, Clara Farwell Blodgett. She was born in Claremont. April 19. 1852. the daughter of George Weston and
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Martha Carey ( Farwell) Blodgett. and was de- scended from the earliest settlers of the town. She was educated in the public schools and Stevens high school in Claremont. They have four children, all born in Claremont: 1. Edward Stuart, born Jan- uary 31, 1886, educated in Stevens high school and St. Paul's, Concord, entered Harvard, class of 1908. 2. Charles Stuart, Jr .. born November 4, 1888. 3. Mary Deming, born June 19, 1890. 4. George Blodgett Stuart. born December 24, 1891. ( Second Family.)
The representatives of this family in- HALE clude men of high standing in various walks of life, who inherit in a marked degree the characteristics and traits of their illus- trious forefathers, who left behind them a reputa- tion for honesty, integrity and probity.
(I) Thomas Hale, the first American ancestor of this branch of the family, was the son of Thomas Hale, of Watton-at-Stone in Hertfordshire, England, and Joan Kirby, his wife. No record of the American Thomas's birth has been found, but his baptism is recorded in the parish church at Watton, June 15, 1606. He was the only son, but there were four daughters. one older than himself. Dionis, and three younger, Mary. Dorothy and Elizabeth. Thomas Hale with his wife, Thomasine, came to Newbury, Massachusetts, and he heads the list of the selectmen chosen there in 1646. In 1647 he was appointed to try small cases, and in 1648 to keep a ferry. In 1659 his name appears on a list of glovers in Salem, Massachusetts. Thomas and Thomasine (Hale) had four children: Thomas, whose sketch follows. John, born in England, April 19, 1635. Samuel, born in Newbury, Massachusetts, February 2, 1639-40, married Sarah Ilsley. Apphia, born in 1642, married Benjamin Rolfe, November 3. 1659. Thomas Hale died December 21, 1682, aged seventy-eight ; and his wife died January 30, 1683.
(IT) Thomas (2), eldest son and child of Thomas (1) and Thomasine Hale, was born in England, November 18, 1633. He came to New- bury, Massachusetts, with his parents, and seems to have always lived there. He was selectman, 1665, 1075 and 1678. He was fence viewer, trial juror, tything-man, highway surveyor, way-warden and on various town committees. At his death at the comparativey early age of fifty-five he left an estate of over five hundred pounds. His homestead had been deeded to his son Thomas before his death. llis house, a large and substantial structure of two stories and an attic, was built about 1661, and in 1880 was still standing at Newbury. He was evi- dently a prosperous man who stood well with his townspeople. Thomas Hale married at Salem, May 26, 1657, Mary, daughter of Richard and Alice ( Bosworth ) Hutchinson, of Salem, Massachusetts. They had nine children, all of whom but the oldest survived their father. The children were: A son, born February 17. died a few days later. Thomas, born February II, 1658-59, married Sarah Northend. Mary, born July 15, 1660, married - -- Jewett. Abigail. born April 8. 1662, married Henry Poor.
Hannah, born November 29, 1663, married William Peabody. Lydia, born April 17, 1666. married James Platts. Elizabeth, born October IS, 1668, married Samuel Pickard. Joseph, born February 20, 1670-71, married (first) Mary Watson, and (sec- ond) Widow Joanna Dodge. Samuel, whose sketch follows. Thomas Hale died at Newbury, Massa- chusetts, October 22, 1688. His widow married William Watson, of Boxford, Massachusetts, Feb- ruary 5, 1694-95, who was father of her son Joseph's wife. William Watson died June 27, 1710, at Box- ford, Massachusetts, and Mrs. Mary ( Hutchinson) (Hale) Watson died December S. 1715, also at Box- ford.
(III) Samuel, fourth son and ninth child of Thomas (2) and Mary (Hutchinson) Hale, was born at Newbury, Massachusetts, June 6, 1674. He became a resident of Bradford, Massachusetts, about 1699, and lived in what is now Groveland; the corners where his house stood is still called "Hale's Corners." He was a man of property and local standing, and a farmer of superior order, especially in fruit growing. He was twice married, and had six children, all by his first wife. He married, No- vember 3. 1698, Martha Palmer, daughter of Samuel and Mary ( Pearson) Palmer, of Rowley, Massa- chusetts. She was born April 24, 1677, at Rowley. and died June 14, 1723, in the forty-ninth year of her age, and was the first person buried in Grove- land cemetery. Six months later. December 30, 1723, he married Mrs. Sarah, widow of Edward Hazen, of Newbury, and daughter of John Perley, of Boxford, Massachusetts. His children. all by his first wife, were: Samuel, born October 23, 1699, married (first ) Hannah Hovey, (second ) Sarah Hazeltine. Tonathan, whose sketch follows. Mary, born May 27, 1705, married George Carleton. Martha, born January 15, 1709, married Moses Jewett. Jane. born August 1, 1711, married Deacon Philip Tenney. David, born September 30, 1714. married Sarah Bond. Samuel Hale died December 13. 1745, aged seventy-one years. His widow Sarah (Perley) ( Hazen) Hale, probably survived him several years, as her will was not proven till July 24, 1769.
(IV) Jonathan, second son and child of Samuel and Martha ( Palmer) Hale, was born in Bradford, Massachusetts, January 9, 1,01-02. He was a farmer. .After 1747 his name disappears from Bradford and Essex records. and he probably then removed to Sutton. Massachusetts. He married at Ipswich, Massachusetts, November 10, 1729, Susan- nalı Tuttle, "Jr." They had six children, all prob- ably born in Bradford: Elizabeth, born 1730, mar- ried Moody Chase. John, born October 24. 1731, mentioned in the next paragraph. Abigail, born in 1733 married Colonel William Prescott, the hero of Bunker Hill. Samuel, married Mindwell Tillotson. Jonathan, married Silence Goddard. Martha, mar- ried Rev. Peter Powers, of Hollis, New Hampshire. It is not known when Jonathan Hale died, but in May, 1770, intentions of marriage were published at Ipswich, Massachusetts, between "widow Susannah
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Hale" and Jolin Pitts, both of Ipswich. She died March 22, 1787.
(V) John, eldest son and second child of Jon- athan and Susannah (Tuttle) Hale. was born in Bradford, Massachusetts, October 24. 1731. About 1747 he removed with his father to Sutton, Massa- chusetts. John Hale became a physician, and about 1754 settled in Hollis, New Hampshire, near his distinguished brother-in-law, Colonel William Pres- cott. who lived in Groton, afterwards Pepperell, Massachusetts. He was a leading citizen of his town and state, both in military and civil affairs, and may well be called the foremost resident of Hollis during his day. He served at three different times during the French war. In 1755 he was assistant surgeon in Colonel Joseph Blanchard's regiment against the French at Crown Point. In 1757 he en- listed as a private for the defense of Fort Edward. In 1758 he was commissioned surgeon in Colonel John Hart's regiment for defense of the western frontier. In 1767 he was lieutenant-colonel of the Fifth New Hampshire militia. which office he held till 1775, when he became colonel of the same regi- ment. He took part as a volunteer at the battle of Bunker Hill, serving under his famous brother-in- law. Colonel Prescott, between whom and himself there appears to have been a close friendship. In 1777 Colonel Doctor Hall was commissioned sur- geon of the First Regiment of the New Hampshire Continental troops. Dr. Jonathan Pool, the assistant surgeon of the regiment. afterwards became Dr. Hale's son-in-law. Dr. Hale continued as surgeon till June, 1780. Three of his sons, John. David and William, served actively in the Revolution. the latter enlisting at the age of fourteen for a term of three years. Dr. Hale was representative to the New Hampshire legislature from 1762.0 1768, and again in 1775, in which latter year he was also rep- resentative to the New Hampshire Provincial con- gress. He was repeatedly moderator of the town meetings and chairman of important committees : he was also selectman. town clerk and justice of the peace. In 1779 he was put in charge of the smallpox hospitals at Hollis. He was a member of the church at Hollis from before the breaking out of the Revolution. After the war he continued to live in Hollis in the active practice of his profession. Dr. John Hale married in Sutton, Massachusetts, about 1755. Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Dr. David and Elizabeth { Prescott) Hall, who was born in Sutton, February. 1734. Her father. Rev. David Hall, was a graduate of Harvard in 1724, and was fourth in descent from John Hall, who settled in Charlestown, Massachusetts. in 1630. John and Elizabeth ( Hall) Hale had children: John. born September 8, 1756, married Lydia Tillotson. David, born June 8. 1758, married Elizabeth Holden. Elizabeth, born September 28, 1760, married (first) Jonathan Pool, and (second) James Woodward. William, born July 27. 1762, married Esther Pool. Rebekah, born March 26. 1765, married Moses Ames. Jonathan, born in 1767. married Eunice Mosher. Susan, married Deacon Dewey. Aaron.
died at about sixteen years of age. All of these children were born in Hollis, New Hampshire. Dr. John Hale died in Hollis, New Hampshire, October 22, 1791, aged sixty years. His grave in the old central burying ground at Ilollis has a quaint in- scription worth quoting :
"How soon our new-born light attains to full- aged noon :
And that how soon to gray-haired night :
We spring, we bud, we blossom and we blast.
Ere we can count our days. they fly so fast."
Dr. Hale's record is also inscribed on the Sol- diers' Monument in the village common. Mrs. Elizabeth (Hall) Hale, who seems to have been a woman of superior character and ability, survived her husband many years. She died at Hollis, Octo- ber 2. 1830, aged ninety-six years.
(VI) David, the second son and child of Dr. John and Elizabeth (Hall) Hale, was born at Hollis, New Hampshire, June 8, 1758. He married Elizabeth Holden, of Hollis. June 3. 1787. They had twelve children: David H., born May 31, 1789; Aaron. April 10, 1791; William, April 18, 1793: Betsy, February 19, 1797: the record of the fifth child is unknown: Susannah, March 20, 1799; John, October 21, 1800: Sarah. May 3, 1803: Anna, May 25. 1805: Artemas, whose sketch follows: Luke, Oc- tober 13, 1809: Rebecca. September 18, 1812.
(VII) Artemas, fifth son and tenth child of David and Elizabeth ( Holden) Hale, was born No- vember 26, 1807. at Hollis, New Hampshire. He was a farmer in his native town, and died at the comparatively early age of forty-nine. On January 18. 1836, he married Mary Ann Wheat, daughter of Solomon Wheat. They had three children: Sarah C., born April 30. 1841, died June 3. 1857; Charles, September 10, 1844. lives in Hollis: and George Franklin, the subject of the next paragraph. . Arte- mas Hale died March 25. 1853.
(VIII) George Franklin, second son and youngest of the three children of Artemas and Mary Ann ( Wheat) Hale, was born June 30. 1847. at Hollis. New Hampshire. He had a common schorl education. He first drove a baker's cart in The Cambridge. Massachusetts. Later traveled through New Hampshire and Massachusetts for a cracker company in Somerville, Massachusetts. He then bought out a milk route in Cambridge, Massa- chusetts. and managed that for one year and six months. He then returned to his native town of Hollis where he now lives. He has been selectman for three years, and in 1904 and 1906 was chairman of the board. He joined the Knights of Pythias in 1870, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in 1868. In the latter order he has been through all the chairs twice. He also belongs to the Grange. March 28, 1876, he married Addie L. Ruston, daugh- ter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Beck) Ruston. They had four children: Carrie E., born April 12, 1879. died September 22, 1879. Maud A .. born April 24. 1882. Fannie Isabelle, August 31, 1884. died July
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22, 1887. Arthur, born August 31, 1888. Mrs. Hale is active in the Grange, being secretary (1907), and is president (1907) of the Woman's Relief Corps. (Third Family.)
HALE This name was originally spelled Hales. It was borne in England by three dis- tinet families, those of Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire and Kent. The Hlales of Kent are known to have existed as early as the reign of Edward III. Sir Robert Hales, son of Nicholas Up Hales, was prior of the Knights of St. John and lord high treasurer of England. He was killed in Wat Tyler's insurrection on Tower Hill, London, in 1381. The latter's brother, Sir Nicholas de Hales, was the progenitor of three branches of the family known as the Kent, Coventry and Essex Hales.
(I) Some of the Hales of New Hampshire de- rive their origin in America from Robert Hale, who was born about the year 1609, emigrated in 1632, settling first in Boston. Shortly after his arrival he removed to Charlestown, where he united with the First Church. He was a blacksmith by trade, but seems to have devoted much of his time to the public service, as he held several positions of trust including that of surveyor of new plantations, to which he was appointed by the general court. He died July 19, 1659. The christian name of his wife was Jane. She survived him and married for her second husband Richard Jacobs, of Ipswich. Her death occurred in July, 1679. The children of Robert Hale were: Rev. John, Mary, Zachariah, Samuel and Joanna.
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