Rev Willard Hall

• BIRTH 11 Mar 1703 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
• DEATH 19 Mar 1779 (aged 76) Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
• BURIAL Fairview Cemetery, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Show Map
• PLOT Old West Division, Range 5(1) MEMORIAL ID 22432981 Photos by Patrick

He was the husband of Abigail Cotton and the Tory minister of the First Parish Church from 1729 - 1775.

Inscription
Erected in Memory of
The Reverend
Willard Hall AM
First Pastor of
The Church of Christ
in Westford
Died XIX March MDCCLXXIX
aged LXXVII and in the LII year
Of his ministry.

While the pale carcass tho'tless lies
Among the silent graves,
Some hearty friend shall drop his tear
On our dry bones and say,
These once were strong as mine appear,
And mine must be as they,
Thus shall our mouldering members teach
What now our senses learn;
For dust and ashes loudest preach
Man's infinite concern. D. Watt

Spouse
Abigail Cotton Hall 1705–1789 (m. 1729)

Children

• Willard Hall June 12, 1730 in Portsmouth, NH
• Elizabeth Hall Fletcher Oct. 24, 1732 in Westford, MA - July 31, 1813
• Abigail Hall July 19, 1734 -
• Anne Hall Apr. 22, 1736 -
• Mary Hall July 30, 1738 -
• Stephen Hall April 13, 1740 - Apr. 17, 1740 Baptized in Westford, MA at the First Congregation Church
• Martha Hall June 8, 1741 - Jul. 13, 1752
• Grace Hall Ames 1742 – unknown [June 30, 1745 Baptized in Westford, MA at the First Congregation Church] Stephen Hall May 28, 1743 - 1794/5
• Willis Hall Nov. 14, 1747–1813
• Isaiah Hall Jan. 19, 1749-50 - Jun. 16, 1752
• Martha Hall Kneeland July 16, 1752 - Sep. 4, 1840

Reference

[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22432981/willard-hall - SmartCopy: Jul 14 2019, 4:07:47 UTC

[2] Westford VRs, deaths, pg 284 Hall, Willard, Rev., Mar. 19, 1779. [a. 77y. in pencil; in the 52d y. of his ministry. GR1]