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    Francis Bloodgood Hall

    Birth: 11-16-1827

    Death: 10-4-1903

Biography

Francis Bloodgood Hall went to Union College in Schenectady N.Y, graduating in 1852. He married Frances (nee Webb) Hall. He entered the Seminary at Princeton in 1853, graduating in 1856. He served as a chaplain during the American Civil War, and was one of only six chaplains to receive a Medal of Honor. His sister, Elizabeth Hall, married Col. Joseph Nelson Garland Whistler. Francis Hall died Oct. 4, 1903 of bronchial pneumonia.

Letter References

Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 25, 1852

Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 4, 1852

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Francis Bloodgood Hall went to Union College in Schenectady N.Y, graduating in 1852. He married Frances (nee Webb) Hall. He entered the Seminary at Princeton in 1853, graduating in 1856. He served as a chaplain during the American Civil War, and was one of only six chaplains to receive a Medal of Honor. His sister, Elizabeth Hall, married Col. Joseph Nelson Garland Whistler. Francis Hall died Oct. 4, 1903 of bronchial pneumonia.

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https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=8382992
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Ancestry.com
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1850 census showing Frances and Francis living in Schenectady. Year: 1850; Census Place: Schenectady Ward 4, Schenectady, New York; Roll: M432_594; Page: 192B; Image: 393 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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https://issuu.com/union-college/docs/winter-15
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Union College Newspaper
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Union College Newspaper, Winter 2015, page 21.
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Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Necrological Reports and Annual Proceedings of the Alumni ..., Volume 3
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Princeton Theological Seminary. Alumni Association, Joseph Heatly Dulles
Publisher Location: 
Princeton, N.J.
Publisher Name: 
C.S. Robinson & Co., University Partners
Year: 
1900
Start Page: 
300
End Page: 
300
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6858648
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Find a Grave
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BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York, USA MEMORIAL ID 6858648 · View Source See Also: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records: https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=Cje5266&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&qh=tt04oSrhUB4Ed5Z1cokIjw%3D%3D&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=francis&gsfn_x=1&gsln=hall&gsln_x=1&msypn__ftp=New%20York,%20USA&msypn=35&msypn_x=1&msypn__ftp_x=1&msbdy_x=1&msbdy=1827&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&uidh=if4&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=3963981&dbid=1555&indiv=1&ml_rpos=23 Source Information Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
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https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=NewspaperExtractions&h=540294&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8750
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Ancestry.com
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Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. See also: Find a grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6858648