HALL, Samantha (Cross) d: 1899

CRABTREE, HALL, MOYER, BROWNLEE, CLARK, WAIT, WAITE, CROSS

Posted By: Scott Crabtree (email)
Date: 9/14/2004 at 01:12:41

[Nashua Reporter, 24 August 1899]

Long Life Ended

Died, at the home of Charles Wright, in the western part of town, Friday August 18, Mrs. Edward Hall, of paralysis, age 81 years, 11 months, and 3 days.

Samantha Cross was born in Champlain, N. Y. in 1817. She was married to Edward C. Hall April 29, 1841, and in 1855 came with him to Nashua, living here for four years, when they moved onto a farm west of town. She lived there until two years ago. When she moved again into town, wishing to be convenient distance of the church, which she was very fond of attending and it being almost impossible for her at her age, to drive in and from the farm.

Mrs. Hall accepted Christ as her savior when but 12 years old, and had ever since followed the teachings of her master. When the old church in Bradford was built, in 1855, she became one of its charter members, of which not many are left. She was also a charter member of the Congregational church in Nashua when it was built in 1866, and remained a faithful member of the up to the time of her death.

On April 28, this year, she was stricken down with paralysis, from which she never rose until the summons came for her to meet her God. And she was read, having lived a life full of good deeds.

She leaves one son, E.V.R Hall, to mourn the loss of a good kind mother.