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Power of attorney and guardianship of Jacob Hall, 24 May 1797
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CA RBD MSG 1299-3-02-001
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1 bound document (12 pages)
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(Died 1834)
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Joseph Hall was born in Andover, Massachusetts to William Hall and Christina Barbara Juncken Hall. He moved to Montreal in approximately 1797, and became a businessman there. He also joined the Union 8 Masonic Lodge. Joseph's first wife, Susannah, died in childbirth in 1799, as did the infant, Julia. They had one other daughter together named Amelia. Joseph remarried to Nancy Kneeland on 16 August 1804 in Andover. Together they had several children: Alice Julia, George, Jacob, and Julia Ann. Joseph died in 1834.
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(1777-1819)
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Jacob Hall was a hat maker and merchant born who lived in Montreal. He was born in Andover, Massachusetts, on 20 August 1777 to William Hall and Christina Barbara Juncken Hall. He moved to Montreal in approximately 1797. He married Rebecca Ferguson on 1 November 1811, and they had three children together, Archibald, Jacob, and Rebecca Christina (who died during childhood). Jacob died on 27 April 1819.
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Power of attorney appointing John Hall as attorney for his brother Joseph Hall, as well as their minor brother Jacob Hall in Joseph Hall's capacity as his guardian. This was done for the purpose of receiving whatever inheritance came from the estate of their brother David Hall, who died in 1796. Includes a copy of the document appointing Joseph Hall guardian of Jacob Hall, also dated 24 May 1797.
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- Hall, John, 1771-1822 (Recipient)