Asaph Hall (1829-1907): Asaph Hall was an astronomer who is best known for his discovery of the two moons of Mars, Deimos and Phobos. He was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, but he spent most of his career at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. He retired to Ansonia, Connecticut, where he died in 1907.
Nathan Hall (1798-1874): Nathan Hall was a farmer and inventor who is best known for his invention of the improved plow. He was born in Guilford, Connecticut, and he spent most of his life in the town of North Branford. He died in 1874.
Robert Hall (1764-1831): Robert Hall was a lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Wallingford, Connecticut, and he later moved to Litchfield, where he practiced law. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1817 to 1827. He died in 1831.
Charles Hall (1863-1914): Charles Hall was a chemist and inventor who is best known for his invention of the Hall process, which revolutionized the production of aluminum. He was born in Thompson, Connecticut, and he spent most of his career in Ohio. He died in 1914.
Albert Hall (1937-2020): Albert Hall was an actor who appeared in more than 100 films and television shows. He was born in Brighton, Alabama, but he spent most of his career in Los Angeles, California. He appeared in films such as "Apocalypse Now," "Malcolm X," and "Ally McBeal." He died in 2020.
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1639 Plantation Covenant
GUILFORD>>On Tuesday, May 14, 2014, a dream came true for Guilford resident and member of the Board of Selectmen Carl Balestracci. That was the day on which a 27,000-pound slab of pink granite was put into place on a tiny parcel of land at the intersection of Whitfield and Old Whitfield streets.
The Guilford Covenant (or sometimes called the "Plantation Covenant" was a covenant signed on June 1, 1639 by English colonists during their Atlantic crossing as the founding document of what would become Guilford, Connecticut.
Led by Rev. Henry Whitfield, the Plantation Covenant was signed onboard ship after departing England.[2] The 25 signers were the male heads of household among the group of settlers bound first for Quinnipiac (later known as New Haven). Most of these families were from Surrey and Kent, who by September 1639 founded present-day Guilford after securing a land grant from Shaumpishuh, the Quinnipiacsachem of Menunkatuck.[3]
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Familypedia people with surname Hall in New Haven County, Connecticut
^Cutter, William Richard (2008). Genealogical and Personal Memoirs: Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume 1. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield. pp. 1687. ISBN978-0-8063-4960-2.
^Smith, Ralph Dunning (1877). The History of Guilford, Connecticut: From Its First Settlement in 1639. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. pp. 11.
