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Seldon Hall married 2nd on Apr 29, 1868 to Jane (Whitlock) Smith, the widow of Roswell Smith, Lorain Co, OH
See bio of Roswell Smith in "History of Lorain Co, OH" p. 362
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Selden was the oldest of two boys born to Avery Hall and Sarah Foster born in Meriden, Connecticut on September 19, 1801. In their late teens, he and his brother Alfred came to Ohio on foot and settled as farmers on land owned by their father.
The History of Lorain County, Ohio, gave the following information about the early Hall family in Lorain County. "His father (Avery) owned a large tract of land in Ohio, to which Selden and his younger brother, Alfred, started for the purpose of clearing off a portion of the timber. They performed the journey on foot and by canal, going by way of Albany and Rochester (the latter place being a mere collection of log huts), and thence through Buffalo and Cleveland, reaching their destination in a month. When they reached their destination, they found but four white families in the township to bid them welcome to an unbroken wilderness, where marked trees were the only guides to distant thoroughfares. He had come for the purpose of farming, and soon settled on a piece of ground one-half mile west of the center of the town, and built a substantial log cabin.
One year later, 1823, the remainder of the family joined them, making the Journey in wagons drawn by oxen. In 1828, he was married to Miss. Emily A. Smith, who lived with her widowed mother and brothers on the old Smith farm, on the town line between Wellington and Brighton.
Under management of this stirring pioneer, and his worthy wife, this forest home began to put on the look of a thriving homestead. They were parents of five children, viz: Fidelia N., Augusta M., Lorenzo J., Louisa C., and Seldon S. Hall.
On April 24, 1876, Emily, wife of Selden, Sr., died from that dreaded disease, cancer, after protracted suffering for more than a year. April 29, 1878, he married Jane G. (Whitlock) Smith, of Wellington. [She was the widow of Seldon's brother-in-law, Roswell Smith.] From that time until his death, he resided at the Smith homestead. He was a faithful husband, a loving father, a warm friend, and a good neighbor. Many an orphan in need has had reason to remember him with gratitude, for his kindly deeds and fitly spoken words. Early in life he made a profession of Christianity, and for the past fifty years he has tried to be a faithful follower of his Master, and died with the full assurance of a glorious immortality, retaining his consciousness to the last. The thanksgiving had planned to keep with dear ones at home, was spent with loved ones gone before."
In Cheryl Ewell Hines' work, Brighton Township, Ohio: Where the Pioneer Souls Live On, she repeated some of the information in The History of Lorain County about Selden: "Selden married Emily A. Smith in 1828 and lived on some land also in Lot 6. They sold this farm in 1832 to Erasmus Judd from Litchfield, Connecticut.... Selden and Emily raised five children: Fidelia, Louisa, Augusta, Lorenzo and Selden, Jr. Emily died in 1867.
In 1868, Selden married the widow of Roswell Smith, Jane Whitlock, Smith. He and Jane moved to the Roswell Smith Family Homestead where they remained the rest of their lives.
Selden died November 28, 1878, at the age of seventy-seven. He was buried at the west edge of Section B in Brighton Cemetery beside his first wife, Emily Smith."
He and Emily were among the first families that organized the Congregational Church in Brighton in 1836. They had been members of the Church of Wellington but helped begin the church in their own community. This church began to meet in the school building and the minutes of the meetings of this church exist from 1837 until present.
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Seldon Hall married 2nd on Apr 29, 1868 to Jane (Whitlock) Smith, the widow of Roswell Smith, Lorain Co, OH
See bio of Roswell Smith in "History of Lorain Co, OH" p. 362
Contributor: Anonymous (49850819)
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Selden was the oldest of two boys born to Avery Hall and Sarah Foster born in Meriden, Connecticut on September 19, 1801. In their late teens, he and his brother Alfred came to Ohio on foot and settled as farmers on land owned by their father.
The History of Lorain County, Ohio, gave the following information about the early Hall family in Lorain County. "His father (Avery) owned a large tract of land in Ohio, to which Selden and his younger brother, Alfred, started for the purpose of clearing off a portion of the timber. They performed the journey on foot and by canal, going by way of Albany and Rochester (the latter place being a mere collection of log huts), and thence through Buffalo and Cleveland, reaching their destination in a month. When they reached their destination, they found but four white families in the township to bid them welcome to an unbroken wilderness, where marked trees were the only guides to distant thoroughfares. He had come for the purpose of farming, and soon settled on a piece of ground one-half mile west of the center of the town, and built a substantial log cabin.
One year later, 1823, the remainder of the family joined them, making the Journey in wagons drawn by oxen. In 1828, he was married to Miss. Emily A. Smith, who lived with her widowed mother and brothers on the old Smith farm, on the town line between Wellington and Brighton.
Under management of this stirring pioneer, and his worthy wife, this forest home began to put on the look of a thriving homestead. They were parents of five children, viz: Fidelia N., Augusta M., Lorenzo J., Louisa C., and Seldon S. Hall.
On April 24, 1876, Emily, wife of Selden, Sr., died from that dreaded disease, cancer, after protracted suffering for more than a year. April 29, 1878, he married Jane G. (Whitlock) Smith, of Wellington. [She was the widow of Seldon's brother-in-law, Roswell Smith.] From that time until his death, he resided at the Smith homestead. He was a faithful husband, a loving father, a warm friend, and a good neighbor. Many an orphan in need has had reason to remember him with gratitude, for his kindly deeds and fitly spoken words. Early in life he made a profession of Christianity, and for the past fifty years he has tried to be a faithful follower of his Master, and died with the full assurance of a glorious immortality, retaining his consciousness to the last. The thanksgiving had planned to keep with dear ones at home, was spent with loved ones gone before."
In Cheryl Ewell Hines' work, Brighton Township, Ohio: Where the Pioneer Souls Live On, she repeated some of the information in The History of Lorain County about Selden: "Selden married Emily A. Smith in 1828 and lived on some land also in Lot 6. They sold this farm in 1832 to Erasmus Judd from Litchfield, Connecticut.... Selden and Emily raised five children: Fidelia, Louisa, Augusta, Lorenzo and Selden, Jr. Emily died in 1867.
In 1868, Selden married the widow of Roswell Smith, Jane Whitlock, Smith. He and Jane moved to the Roswell Smith Family Homestead where they remained the rest of their lives.
Selden died November 28, 1878, at the age of seventy-seven. He was buried at the west edge of Section B in Brighton Cemetery beside his first wife, Emily Smith."
He and Emily were among the first families that organized the Congregational Church in Brighton in 1836. They had been members of the Church of Wellington but helped begin the church in their own community. This church began to meet in the school building and the minutes of the meetings of this church exist from 1837 until present.
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Seldon Hall married 2nd on Apr 29, 1868 to Jane (Whitlock) Smith, the widow of Roswell Smith, Lorain Co, OH
See bio of Roswell Smith in "History of Lorain Co, OH" p. 362
Contributor: Anonymous (49850819)
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Selden was the oldest of two boys born to Avery Hall and Sarah Foster born in Meriden, Connecticut on September 19, 1801. In their late teens, he and his brother Alfred came to Ohio on foot and settled as farmers on land owned by their father.
The History of Lorain County, Ohio, gave the following information about the early Hall family in Lorain County. "His father (Avery) owned a large tract of land in Ohio, to which Selden and his younger brother, Alfred, started for the purpose of clearing off a portion of the timber. They performed the journey on foot and by canal, going by way of Albany and Rochester (the latter place being a mere collection of log huts), and thence through Buffalo and Cleveland, reaching their destination in a month. When they reached their destination, they found but four white families in the township to bid them welcome to an unbroken wilderness, where marked trees were the only guides to distant thoroughfares. He had come for the purpose of farming, and soon settled on a piece of ground one-half mile west of the center of the town, and built a substantial log cabin.
One year later, 1823, the remainder of the family joined them, making the Journey in wagons drawn by oxen. In 1828, he was married to Miss. Emily A. Smith, who lived with her widowed mother and brothers on the old Smith farm, on the town line between Wellington and Brighton.
Under management of this stirring pioneer, and his worthy wife, this forest home began to put on the look of a thriving homestead. They were parents of five children, viz: Fidelia N., Augusta M., Lorenzo J., Louisa C., and Seldon S. Hall.
On April 24, 1876, Emily, wife of Selden, Sr., died from that dreaded disease, cancer, after protracted suffering for more than a year. April 29, 1878, he married Jane G. (Whitlock) Smith, of Wellington. [She was the widow of Seldon's brother-in-law, Roswell Smith.] From that time until his death, he resided at the Smith homestead. He was a faithful husband, a loving father, a warm friend, and a good neighbor. Many an orphan in need has had reason to remember him with gratitude, for his kindly deeds and fitly spoken words. Early in life he made a profession of Christianity, and for the past fifty years he has tried to be a faithful follower of his Master, and died with the full assurance of a glorious immortality, retaining his consciousness to the last. The thanksgiving had planned to keep with dear ones at home, was spent with loved ones gone before."
In Cheryl Ewell Hines' work, Brighton Township, Ohio: Where the Pioneer Souls Live On, she repeated some of the information in The History of Lorain County about Selden: "Selden married Emily A. Smith in 1828 and lived on some land also in Lot 6. They sold this farm in 1832 to Erasmus Judd from Litchfield, Connecticut.... Selden and Emily raised five children: Fidelia, Louisa, Augusta, Lorenzo and Selden, Jr. Emily died in 1867.
In 1868, Selden married the widow of Roswell Smith, Jane Whitlock, Smith. He and Jane moved to the Roswell Smith Family Homestead where they remained the rest of their lives.
Selden died November 28, 1878, at the age of seventy-seven. He was buried at the west edge of Section B in Brighton Cemetery beside his first wife, Emily Smith."
He and Emily were among the first families that organized the Congregational Church in Brighton in 1836. They had been members of the Church of Wellington but helped begin the church in their own community. This church began to meet in the school building and the minutes of the meetings of this church exist from 1837 until present.
Contributor: JaSuttie (48928777) •
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Seldon Hall married 2nd on Apr 29, 1868 to Jane (Whitlock) Smith, the widow of Roswell Smith, Lorain Co, OH
See bio of Roswell Smith in "History of Lorain Co, OH" p. 362
Contributor: Anonymous (49850819)
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Selden was the oldest of two boys born to Avery Hall and Sarah Foster born in Meriden, Connecticut on September 19, 1801. In their late teens, he and his brother Alfred came to Ohio on foot and settled as farmers on land owned by their father.
The History of Lorain County, Ohio, gave the following information about the early Hall family in Lorain County. "His father (Avery) owned a large tract of land in Ohio, to which Selden and his younger brother, Alfred, started for the purpose of clearing off a portion of the timber. They performed the journey on foot and by canal, going by way of Albany and Rochester (the latter place being a mere collection of log huts), and thence through Buffalo and Cleveland, reaching their destination in a month. When they reached their destination, they found but four white families in the township to bid them welcome to an unbroken wilderness, where marked trees were the only guides to distant thoroughfares. He had come for the purpose of farming, and soon settled on a piece of ground one-half mile west of the center of the town, and built a substantial log cabin.
One year later, 1823, the remainder of the family joined them, making the Journey in wagons drawn by oxen. In 1828, he was married to Miss. Emily A. Smith, who lived with her widowed mother and brothers on the old Smith farm, on the town line between Wellington and Brighton.
Under management of this stirring pioneer, and his worthy wife, this forest home began to put on the look of a thriving homestead. They were parents of five children, viz: Fidelia N., Augusta M., Lorenzo J., Louisa C., and Seldon S. Hall.
On April 24, 1876, Emily, wife of Selden, Sr., died from that dreaded disease, cancer, after protracted suffering for more than a year. April 29, 1878, he married Jane G. (Whitlock) Smith, of Wellington. [She was the widow of Seldon's brother-in-law, Roswell Smith.] From that time until his death, he resided at the Smith homestead. He was a faithful husband, a loving father, a warm friend, and a good neighbor. Many an orphan in need has had reason to remember him with gratitude, for his kindly deeds and fitly spoken words. Early in life he made a profession of Christianity, and for the past fifty years he has tried to be a faithful follower of his Master, and died with the full assurance of a glorious immortality, retaining his consciousness to the last. The thanksgiving had planned to keep with dear ones at home, was spent with loved ones gone before."
In Cheryl Ewell Hines' work, Brighton Township, Ohio: Where the Pioneer Souls Live On, she repeated some of the information in The History of Lorain County about Selden: "Selden married Emily A. Smith in 1828 and lived on some land also in Lot 6. They sold this farm in 1832 to Erasmus Judd from Litchfield, Connecticut.... Selden and Emily raised five children: Fidelia, Louisa, Augusta, Lorenzo and Selden, Jr. Emily died in 1867.
In 1868, Selden married the widow of Roswell Smith, Jane Whitlock, Smith. He and Jane moved to the Roswell Smith Family Homestead where they remained the rest of their lives.
Selden died November 28, 1878, at the age of seventy-seven. He was buried at the west edge of Section B in Brighton Cemetery beside his first wife, Emily Smith."
He and Emily were among the first families that organized the Congregational Church in Brighton in 1836. They had been members of the Church of Wellington but helped begin the church in their own community. This church began to meet in the school building and the minutes of the meetings of this church exist from 1837 until present.
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