Rebecca Ferguson was born in approximately 1789. She lived in Quebec for some time, and then married Jacob Hall in Montreal on 1 or 2 November 1811. They had three children together: Archibald, Jacob, and Rebecca Christina (who died during childhood). She died on 19 August 1861.

Robert Newton Hall was born on July 26, 1836, in La Prairie, Quebec.

He was a lawyer, educator, judge, and politician. He completed his studies at the University of Burlington, Vermont in 1857. He was called to the Bar of Lower Canada in 1861 and practiced law for several years in Sherbrooke. In 1873, he became one of the first directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway. He was also a director of several companies and president of the Quebec Central Railway, the Sherbrooke Gas and Water Company, and the Massawippi Railway. From 1877 to 1881, he served as bâtonnier of the district of Saint-François and was elected bâtonnier of the province in 1878. He was appointed to the King's Council in 1880 and became Dean of the Faculty of Law at Bishop's University in 1881. He was a member of Parliament for the Liberal-Conservative Party for the federal riding of Sherbrooke (1882-1891). Hall was appointed a judge of the Queen's Court in 1892 and served until his retirement in 1907.

In 1862, he married Celina Diana Kendrick (1838- ). He died on June 30, 1907, while visiting Beaminster, England.

William Hall was a farmer and butcher who lived in Andover, Massachusetts. He was born in Carlisle, England to William Hall and Sarah Hall (later Sarah Barker, née Gindall) in 1738. He migrated to Andover, Massachusetts with his mother in approximately 1755, when she moved there to care for her cousin, Joseph Gibson. William married Christina Barbara Juncken on 16 May 1761 in Philadelphia. After their marriage, they moved to Andover, Massachusetts. They had eight children together: one daughter who died in infancy, and 7 sons (Joseph, David, William, John, Benjamin, Henry, and Jacob). William died in Andover on 6 August 1795.

Hallmark Cards is an American company founded in 1910 by Joyce Hall. The company initially started selling Christmas and Valentines cards before expanding to other occasions. It is now the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States.