STACY HALL, SR.

(1836-1929) New Castle, Rockingham co., NH, Dorchester, Suffolk co., MA and Eliot, York co., ME

(Second Generation - Hall Family)

FATHER
MOTHER
WILLIAM HALL
MARGARET YEATON


BIRTH Born 29 June 1836 in New Castle, Rockingham co., New Hampshire[1,2,3,10,11,12,13].
DEATH Family lore states that he lived in Natick, Middlesex co., MA after 1870[11], but census records & photographic evidence indicate Stacy instead spent his final years with his son Stacy, Jr. in Eliot, York co., ME and died on 24 February 1929 when he was 92[3,13]. Walter Kenneth Hall disticntly remembers seeing Stacy, Sr. when, as a boy in the 1920s, he and his family would visit Stacy, Jr. ("Uncle Stace") and his family in Eliot, York co., ME. Stacy, Sr.'s death is mentioned as being recorded in the "Eliot Record"[11], which I believe refers to either vital records or a newspaper from Eliot, York co., ME.
BURIAL He is buried in New Castle Cemetery - New Castle, Rockingham co., NH.[13].
OCCUPATION Shoemaker until 1886[5]; then he was a Janitor at 19 Market Street, Portsmouth, Rockingham co., New Hampshire until sometime before 1901 (when he is listed as having no occupation in the Portsmouth City Directory)[6,7,8,12]. By 1903, he was a Clerk at 21 Daniel in Portsmouth[9] and by 1905 had disappeared from the Portsmouth City Directory.[10]
RESIDENCES, CENSUS & CITY DIRECTORY INFO The Portsmouth (NH)& City Directories provide a good record of Stacy's occupations and residences from 1886 to 1903. It provides an interesting peek into a drastic change of fortune between 1886 and 1894. I find it curious how Stacy's fortunes changed from 1886 to 1894 and beyond. I wonder why he lost his vocation and home by 1894.
  1886 - Stacy was a Shoemaker and lived at 8 Wibird Street.[14] He was also listed as a Shoemaker at the time of his son Ordway's birth.[20]
  1888 - He was not listed in the Directory.[18]
  1894 - Stacy was a Janitor at 19 Market Street and boarded with his son, Ordway.[15]
  1895 - He remained a Janitor at 19 Market Street, but now lived on his own at 15-1/2 Newcastle Avenue.[16]
  1897 - He was still a Janitor at 19 Market Street, and lived at 8 Newcastle Avenue.[14,15,16,17,18,19,21]
  1901 - Stacy still lived at 8 Newcastle Avenue, but had no occupation listed.[12]
  1903 - Stacy was now a Clerk at 21 Daniel Street and still lived at 8 Newcastle Avenue.[14,15,16,17,18,19]
  By 1905, Stacy and his sons had disappeared from the Portsmouth City Directories.[10]

By the time of his wife Abbie's death on 12 January 1914, they lived in Dorchester, Suffolk co., Massachusetts[15]. According to her obituary, they were "...for many years residents of this city..." Upon re-reading the obituary, I believe that "this city" refers to Portsmouth, Rockingham co., NH.[15]

More can be gleaned from U.S. Census entries:
  Stacy's 1860 census entry was #291 (Hall, Stacy) in New Castle (NC), Rockingham co. (ROCK), NH.[6] But correspondent Joseph Cook also found an 1860 Census entry for him in Strafford, Strafford co., NH:

Stacey W. Hall is living with Silvester Otis, aged 17, profession: Shoemaker, born NH.[10] It could be a different Stacy Hall, however, his birthplace & profession match up with what we know from other records. Strafford might have been where he made shoes, but that would have been a long daily commute by foot or horse. So, this is currently an unsolved mystery.
 
  Stacy's 1870 U.S. Census records reads verbatim: "Hall, Stacy - aged 33 - sex m - race w - birthplace NH - county ROCK - locale New Castle - Roll/P. 847/286."[5]
  Once again, Joseph Cook has found another 1870 U.S. Census Entry for him. This one is from Farmington, Rockingham co., New Castle, NH:
  Stacy Hall, 33, "Works in Shoe Shop", worth $200 Personal Estate
  Abbie, 32, "Keeping House", born NH
  Ordway R., 9 "Attends School"
  Stacy B., 1[5]
These ages match up with family information as we know it. Farmington is a community just north of Strafford, but is still a bit of a journey west & north from coastal New Castle. And note the interesting notation "Farmington, Rockingham co., New Castle". This makes little sense given that Farmington is actually in Strafford co., NH and, as I've mentioned, nowhere near New Castle, Rockingham co., NH (which is a small island off the coast of Portsmouth).
 
  1880 Census, Portsmouth, Rockingham co., NH:
  Stacy Hall with wife
  Stacy, Jr,
  Clifton E.,
  Ordway[10]
 
  1900 Census, Portsmouth, Rockingham co., NH:
  Living at 8 New Castle Avenue is:
  Hall, Stacy, born June 1836, Salesman
  Hall, Abbie N (for Neal), born Mary 1838
  3 children, all living
  Married 42 years (meaning Stacy & Abbie)[10]
 
  1920 Census, Eliot, York co., ME:
  Stacy B. Hall, 51, working in Navy Yard, occupation is hard to read, but looks like "electrical machinist"
  Carrie K. Hall, wife, 50
  Stacy Hall, father, 84, Widowed[10]
MARRIAGE He married Abbie NEAL, daughter of George O. NEAL & Abigail ODIORNE, on 11 July 1858 in New Castle, Rockingham co., New Hampshire[2,3,11].

CHILDREN 9. i. Ordway Rider HALL Please see his own page.
10. ii. Stacy B. HALL Please see his own page.
11. iii. Clifton E. HALL Please see his own page.




GENERATION Great-great (G2) Grandfather
FAMILY NUMBER 16
SOURCES 1. 1850 Federal Census, ROCK New Castle, NH, Federal Archives, Waltham, MA.

2. New Castle, Rockingham co., NH Vital Records.

3. Ella Hall Recollections given to Walter Hall in 1942. Subsequently transcribed by Heather Hall and Kristin Hall.

4. 1820 Federal Census, ROCK New Castle, NH, Federal Archives, Waltham, MA.

5. 1870 Federal Census, ROCK New Castle, NH, Federal Archives, Waltham, MA.

6. 1860 Federal Census, ROCK New Castle, NH, Federal Archives, Waltham, MA.

7. New England Historic and Genealogical Register. Vols. 1+, (Boston: New England Historic and Genealogical Register, 1845+), [NEHGR or Reg.], 115 [January 1961]:64 ("York Vital Records").

8. Ibid. 82 [1928]:39 ("Records Of The South Church of Portsmouth, NH").

9. Ibid. 108:88 ("A Book Of The Records Of The Church Of Christ (Now First Congregational) In Arundel (Kennebunkport), Maine").

10. Research of & Correspondence with Dave Clark (dc2772@yahoo.com). 11. Family Notes Transcription. Notes originally in Walter K. Hall's, Barbara M. Hall's or Heather Hall's hand.

12. Hall Family Record, Memoranda Page, Kristin Hall, Written Records in Family Bibles.

13. Gravestone, New Castle Cemetary, New Castle, Rockingham co., NH

14. 1886 Portsmouth, NH City Directory. Number 14, Page 75.

15. 1894 Portsmouth, NH City Directory. Number 18, Page 142.

16. 1895 Portsmouth, NH City Directory. Number 19, Page 158.

17. 1897 Portsmouth, NH City Dictionary. Number 19, Page 158.

18. 1903 Portsmouth, NH City Directory. Number 23, Pages 125-126.

19. 1905 Portsmouth, NH City Directory. Number 24, Page 124.

20. New Castle, Rockingham co., NH Town Records [NCTR]

21. 1901 Portsmouth, NH City Directory. Number 22, Page 121.

22. Hall Family Record, Deaths Page, Kristin Hall, Written Records in Family Bibles, Paper.

23. Abbie Neal Hall Obituary, Newpaper.

24. Hall Family Record, Births Page, Kristin Hall, Written Records in Family Bibles, Paper.

25. Ordway R. Hall Death Record, 21 February 1917, Boston, Suffolk co., MA, 1917, 1, 173, 2249, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vital Records.

26. "Boy Fails To Connect Men With Murder", Boston Herald, Boston, MA, 24 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosHerald-02.24.17], p. 12.

27. "Gunmen Kill Tea Store Manager", Boston American, Boston, MA, 22 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosAmer-02.22.17], pp. 1 &6.

28. "Bandit Shoots Storekeeper Dead", Boston Daily Advertiser, Boston, MA, 22 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosDailyAd-02.22.19], p. 2.

29. "Second Tea Store Man Murdered", Boston Evening Record, Boston, MA, 22 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosEveRecord-02.22.17], p. 1.

30. "Bandits Kill Storekeeper", Boston Evening Transcript, Boston, MA, 22 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosEveTranscript-02.22.17], p. 3.

31. "Hall's Slayers Drug Fiends", Boston Globe, Boston, MA, 22 February 1917 (both regular & PM editions), Boston Public Library, [BosGlobe-02.22.17].

32. "Store Manager Killed By Thief", Boston Globe (AM Edition), Boston, MA, 22 February 1917, Boston Public Library, {BosGlobeAM-02.22.17], p. 1 ' 5.

33. "Robbers Kill Another Tea Store Manager", Boston Herald, Boston, MA, 22 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosHeraldAM-02.22.17], pp. 1 & 3.

34. "Yeggs Duplicate Roxbury Murder", Boston Morning Journal, Boston, MA, 22 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosMornJournal-02.22.17] pp. 1 & 2.

35. "Desperado Trio Murder Clerk In Store Holdup", Boston Post, Boston, MA, 22 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosPost-02.22.17], pp. 1 & 4.

36. "Police Hunt Slayers Of Store Man", Boston Traveler, Boston, MA, 22 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BostTraveler-02.22.17], pp. 1 & 5.

37. "Report 3 Held As Bandits", Boston American, Boston, MA, 23 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosAmerican-02.23.17], pp. 1 & 14.

38. "Dorchester Murder Was Deliberate", Boston Evening Record, Boston, MA, 23 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosEveRecord-02.23.17], p. 3.

39. "Police Dragnet Out For Bandits", Boston Globe (AM Edition), Boston, MA, 23 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosGlobeAM-02.23.17], p. 1.

40. "General Hunt For Gunmen", Boston Globe (PM Edition), Boston, MA, 23 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosGlobePM-02.23.17] p. 1.

41. "Reward For Tea Store Murderers", Boston Post, Boston, MA, 23 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosPost-02.23.17], p. 1.

42. "Grill Suspect In Tea Store Murders", Boston American, Boston, MA, 24 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosAmerican-02.24.17], p. 3.

43. "Ordway Hall Obituary," Boston Post, Boston, MA, 24 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosPost-02.25.17], p. 11.

44. 1888 Portsmouth, NH City Directory. Number 15, Page 78.

45. "Gunmen Kill Tea Store Manager", Boston American, Boston, MA, 22 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosAmer-02.22.17], pp. 1 & 6.

46. "Boy Fails To Connect Men With Murder", Boston Herald, Boston, MA, 24 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosHerald-02.24.17], p. 12.

47. "$1000 Reward For Bandits", Boston Post, Boston, MA, 25 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosPost-02.25.17], p. 3.

48. "Arrest In Tea Store Murder", Boston American, Boston, MA, 28 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosAmerican-02.28.17], p. 1 & 3.

49. "Hold Suspect As Slayer Of Tea Store Manager", Boston Evening Record, Boston, MA, 28 February 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosEveRecord-02.28.17], p. 1.

50. "Girl Is Ready To Aid Alleged Gunman", Boston American, Boston, MA, 1 March 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosAmerican-03.01.17], pp. 1 & 14.

51. "Sweetheart Asserts Alibi For Rollins", Boston Evening Record, Boston, MA, 1 March 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosEveRecord-03.01.17], p. 3.

52. "Picks Rollins As Murderer", Boston Globe (AM Edition), Boston, MA, 1 March 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosGlobeAM-03.01.17], pp. 1 & 3.

53. "Rollins Taken To Charles St. Jail", Boston Globe (PM Edition), Boston, MA, 1 March 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosGlobePM-03.01.17], pp. 1 & 3.

54. "Will Arraign Youth Held As Slayer Of Hall", Boston Herald, Boston, MA, 1 March 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosHerald-03.01.17], pp. 1 & 14.

55. "Girl To Aid Rollins By Giving Alibi", Boston Post, Boston, MA, 1 March 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosPost-03.01.17], pp. 1 & 11.

56. "New Gunman Suspect Held By Police", Boston American, Boston, MA, 2 March 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosAmerican-03.02.17], p. 3.

57. "Declares Rollins At His Home", Boston Post, Boston, MA, 2 March 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosPost-03.02.17], p. 1.

58. "Had No Part In Murder", Boston Post, Boston, MA, 3 March 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosPost-03.03.17], p. 1.

59. "Seek New Tea Store Suspect", Boston American, Boston, MA, 4 March 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosAmerican-03.04.17], p. 5.

60. "New Arrest Near In Tea Store Cases", Boston Evening Record, Boston, MA, 4 March 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosEveRecord-03.04.17], p. 1.

61. "New Suspects In Hall Murder", Boston Evening Record, Boston, MA, 5 March 1917, Boston Public Library, [BosEveRecord-03.05.17], p. 2.

62. Hall Family Record, Marriages Page, Kristin Hall, Written Records in Family Bibles, Paper.

63. LaForrest Leroy Hall Birth Record, 21 March 1895, Portsmouth, Rockingham co., NH, 1895, 3, 50, Portsmouth, NH Vital Records.

64. Hall Family Record 2, Parents' Names Page, Kristin Hall, Written Records in Family Bibles, Paper.

65. LaForrest Leroy Hall Death Record, 12 August 1981, Weymouth, Norfolk co., MA, 1981, 533, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vital Records.

66. LaForrest Leroy Hall Obituary, Newspaper.

67. Walter Kenneth Hall Birth Record, 6 January 1920, Boston, Suffolk co., MA, 1920, 1, 6, 225, Paper, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vital Records.

68. LaForrest Leroy Hall & Esther Gladys Host Marriage Record, 31 December 1918, Dorchester, Suffolk co., MA, 1918, 2, 274, 7224, Paper, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vital Records.

69. Esther Gladys Holst Birth Record, 10 March 1895, Boston, Suffolk co., MA, 1895, 450, 223, 21, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vital Records.

70. Commonwealth of MA Vital Records, [MAVR], Birth Records, 1895, 450, 223.

71. Esther Hall Death Record, 5 February 1969, Quincy, Suffolk co., MA, 1969, Quincy, 138, Paper, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vital Records.

72. Hall Family Record 2, Deaths Page, Kristin Hall, Written Notes in Family Bibles.

73. Voter Certification, 27 May 1946, Quincy, MA.

74. Hall Family Records 2, Children's Names Page, Kristin Hall, Written Family Records from Family bibles, Paper.

75. Kristin Carole Hall Birth Record, 26 May 1961, Portland, Cumberland co., ME, 1961, 271821, Paper, State of Maine Vital Records.

76. 1939 The World Almanac, [1939Alm], 918.

77. Heather Hall Birth Record, 27 November 1944, Melrose, Middlesex co., MA, 1944, 488, 605, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vital Records.

78. Alan Maddison Hall Birth Record, 27 October 1947, Melrose, Middlesex co., MA, 1947, Melrose, 46, 871, Paper, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vital Records.

79. Hall Family Record 2, Marriages Page, Kristin Hall, Written Records in Family Bibles, Paper.

80. Hall-Maddison Marriage Certificate, 20 February 1943, Crane Chapel, Tufts University, Medford, Middlesex co., MA, 1943, Actual Certificate from the Reverend George Ladd., Certificate in posession of Kristin Hall.

81. Barbara Maddison Birth Record, 14 January 1923, Swampscott, Essex co., MA, 1923, 8, Paper, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vital Records.

82. Barbara Maddison Hall Death Record, 1988, #022743, Paper, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vital Records.

83. Commonwealth of MA Vital Records, [MAVR], Death Records, 1988, #022747.

84. Walter Hall & Jean Amadon Marriage Record, 28 November 1992, Sudbury, Middlesex co., MA, 1992, XI, 64, 105, Paper, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vital Records.

85. Bruce Arthur Hall Birth Certificate, 22 January 1958, Bronx, New York, 1958, Certificate #156-58-201129.

86. Research of & Correspondence with Jessica Olensky Davis.


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