Biography

18610218FMS_FWS1; Married to Benjamin F. Hall in 1843. Had approximately 8 children. Worked as housekeeper.

From History of Cayuga County (1908): "Early in the year 1843 he [Benjamin Franklin Hall] married Abby Farnham, a daughter of the late John I. Hagaman, an eminent architect and builder, then of Auburn, and their union was blessed with a dutiful and amiable family of three sons and seven daughters, at this writing all living in health and comfort. His sons, named Henry, James and Edward inherited the tastes and talents of their father, and are journalists and authors. The former is well connected with the New York Tribune and the others with a daily paper in Connecticut. Five of the daughters are married, one of whom resides with her husband in Western East India. The others are still in school.