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 Dorothy Hill, daughter of Samuel Hill and Hannah Twitchell.Born 13 Jul 1698 at Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, died 15 Jan 1753 at Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, age 54 years
Married 31 Jan 1721 at Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, age 22 years (married 31 years) to:  Jeremiah Hall, age by marriage 23 years, son of Benjamin Hall and Sarah Fisher.Born 23 May 1697 at Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, died after 1759, age at least 62 years Capt. Jeremiah Hall, son of Benjamin and Sarah (Fisher) Hall, of Wrentham, Mass., was born in 1703; married Dorothy; was one of the original proprietors of Upper Ashuelot (now Keene, NH), and drew lot No. 2, on the east side, south end of Main street, where he built his house, and lived while here. He was one of the leaders in settling the township, and one of the first party, of eight persons, that came here in 1734 and began the settlement. He was also one of the party that came here in 1735, and was chosen moderator of the proprietors' meeting in the absence of Capt. Sady; and again in May, 1736, he was the leader of the party that came and spent the summer in building cabins and preparing for the next year's settlement. Again in the spring of 1737 he led the party that came for permanent settlement, was the "standing moderator" of the proprietors' meetings, and was paid for having represented the proprietors at the general court. His name is first on the list of members at the original organization of the church in 1738; and he had a son, Jeremiah, Jr. He was designated in the records of 1738 as "Capt.;" and he was also a physician--the first in town--and is called "Dr. Hall of Keene" in the account of the scouting party, as given in the Annals, that caused the capture of Pierre Raimbault, near Northfield, in 1747. In 1744, he buried a daughter here, Kezia, sixteen years old, and a son, Benjamin, three years old; and when the place was abandoned by the families in the spring of 1747, he and several others of the settlers joined the military company of Capt. Josiah Willard, which was stationed here that year and the next; was clerk of that company, and Jeremiah, Jr., was a member of the same company. He was one of the first of the settlers to return to the township; and was chosen agent in 1750 to procure a charter for the town from the legislature of New Hampshire. He buried his wife, Dorothy, here in January, 1753, and soon after- wards removed to Pembroke, Mass. We find him a practicing physician in that town in 1756; and he was appointed surgeon's mate, afterwards surgeon (chirurgeon), of Col. Joseph Thatcher's regiment in the expedition to Crown Point in 1757. In 1758, from March to November, he was surgeon of Col. Thomas Doty's regiment for the reduction of Canada ; and in 1759, March 31 to December 31, surgeon of Col. John Thomas's regiment at Halifax. - from A History of the Town of Keene
Children:
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Jeremiah HallBorn 11 Jun 1722 at Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States 2.
Dorothy HallBorn 15 Sep 1724 at Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States 3.
Bathsheba HallBorn 12 Aug 1726 at Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States 4.
Kezia HallBorn 13 Mar 1728 at Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States 5.
Samuel HallBorn 5 Jan 1731 at Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States 6.
Jessie HallBorn 21 Apr 1734 at Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, died 13 Jun 1808 at Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, age 74 years | |||