Capt. John Hancock Hall, 1st US Gun Pat.

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Capt. John Hancock Hall, 1st US Gun Pat.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States
Death: February 26, 1841 (60)
Darksville, Randolph County, Missouri, United States
Place of Burial: Darksville, Randolph County, Missouri, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Rev. Maj. Stephen Hall, Rev. War Vet. and Mary Cotton Holt Hall
Husband of Statira Annie Hall
Father of Willard Preble Hall, 17th Gov. of Missouri; William Augustus Hall, US Congress; Lydia Ingraham Marmion and Annie Statira Terrill

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About Capt. John Hancock Hall, 1st US Gun Pat.

Capt. John Hancock Hall

  • BIRTH 21 Jan 1781 Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
  • DEATH 26 Feb 1841 (aged 60) Darksville, Randolph County, Missouri, USA
  • BURIAL Hall Family Cemetery, Darksville, Randolph County, Missouri, USA
  • MEMORIAL ID 44093301 Photos by Sharron & April

John Hancock Hall was the owner of the oldest gun patent in the U.S. He moved from Maine to Harper's Ferry to set up the machinery for manufacturing interchangeable rifle parts. He sold the patent to the U.S. Government. Later moved to Missouri, where he died and is buried in the family cemetery.

Parents
Stephen Hall 1743–1794
Mary Cotton Hall 1754–1808

Spouse
Statira Annie Preble Hall 1788–1854 (m. 1813)

Siblings
Martha Cotton Hall unknown–1847
John Hancock Hall 1781–1841
Mary Hall 1783–1844
William Augustus Hall 1785–1812
Willard Hall 1788–1818

Children
William Augustus Hall 1815–1888
Willard Preble Hall 1820–1882
Annie Statira Hall Terrill 1830–1903

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Capt. John Hancock Hall, 1st US Gun Pat.'s Timeline

1781
January 21, 1781
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States
1815
October 15, 1815
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States
1817
December 23, 1817
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States
1820
May 9, 1820
Harpers Ferry, Virginia, United States
1830
December 10, 1830
1841
February 26, 1841
Age 60
Darksville, Randolph County, Missouri, United States
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Hall Family Cemetery,, Darksville, Randolph County, Missouri, United States