Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Henry Hale born 1826

Henry Hale born 1826 (reply)

admin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:18:34 +0000

Here is a very interesting story which is already on the Web site underneath the
the gravestone picture of Henry and Miriam Hale in the Photo Gallery. As the
words under the pictures are sometimes missed I am including it in the forum
also.
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Henry Hale was born in a special place called the Royal Forest of Dean, the
Hundred of St. Brivales, Gloucestershire, England in 1826.

Henry married Miriam Chivers on May 10th 1846 and they left Liverpool aboard the
ship Devonshire and arrived in New York City in Sept of 1849.

Henry and Miriam established themselves in Volney, Oswego County, New York and
raised 6 children by the time the American Civil War broke out. With 5 children
ranging in age from 2 to 14 Henry might have avoided the war but he chose to
serve, joining the 184th NY Infantry Company A. On the first day of the first
battle Henry was mortally wounded. He survived the trip home and died in less
than a month, on 14 November 1864 at the age of 38.

Fate somehow arranged that, before I learned of Henry's service, the only Civil
War battle reenactment I ever saw was the Battle of Cedar Creek where Henry was
wounded.

Henry's family followed him to America in 1851. His mother died shortly after
arriving in Volney and is buried in the same cemetery. His father remarried and
together with Henry's brothers and sisters moved on to Cook County, Ill. and
finally to Central Iowa where they were successful farmers and prominent
citizens. Several of the Hale boys were Mayor of their towns and Isaac Hale was
the first Constable of the Village of Palatine, Illinois in 1866.

Although Henry didn't survive to enjoy his children and the good life he had
helped to defend he is remembered by his family and honored for the sacrifice he
made on that battlefield far away from the ones he loved.

Jerry Hale

Aaron HALE 1805 Lane End (reply)

slowhands — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:15:52 +0000

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=4307

Year: 1805
Month: Oct
Day: 20
Parents Surname: HALE
Child Forenames: Aaron
Father's Forenames: Aaron
Mother's Forenames: Elizabeth
Mother's Surname:
Place of Residence: Lane End
Occupation:
Officiating Minister:
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes: Baptism at Coleford Chapel
Register Reference: P227 IN 1/10
Page No: 26
Parish_Chapel: Newland

Year: 1826
Month: Jun
Day: 14
Parents Surname: HALE
Child Forenames: Henry
Father's Forenames: Aaron
Mother's Forenames: Eliz[abe]th
Mother's Surname:
Place of Residence: Col[e]ford
Occupation: Coalminer
Officiating Minister: Henry Poole Minister
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P93 IN 1/4
Page No: 67
Parish_Chapel: Coleford

Year: 1833
Month: Oct
Day: 15
Parents Surname: HALE
Child Forenames: Anthony
Father's Forenames: Aaron
Mother's Forenames: Elizabeth
Mother's Surname:
Place of Residence: Forest of Dean
Occupation: Coalminer
Officiating Minister: By me Jno (sic) Mountford M.A. Licensed Curate
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda: Tuesday
Notes:
Register Reference: P93 IN 1/4
Page No: 100
Parish_Chapel: Coleford

Year: 1843
Month: Oct
Day: 29
Parents Surname: HALE
Child Forenames: Rachel
Father's Forenames: Aaron
Mother's Forenames: Elizabeth
Mother's Surname:
Place of Residence: Ruardean Hill
Occupation: Collier
Officiating Minister: Th. Morgan
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P109 IN 1/2
Page No: 42
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

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in 1851 Lane End, nr Palmers Flat

Aaron Nale abt 1804 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Nale abt 1805 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean, Gloucestershire
Anthony Nale abt 1832 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
Isaac Nale abt 1837 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
Rachel Nale abt 1844 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire

HALES emigrated to America (reply)

admin — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:26:30 +0000

Jerry Hale he author of the above copied message has contributed information in
the past about the Hale's and others who emigrated to America from the Forest,
all of which is on this forum. If you type in "Jerry Hale" in the forum search box
you will locate his postings

Jerry also sent us a number of photos which you will find by typing his name in
the Photo Gallery search box.

HALES emigrated to America

ChrisW — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:52:38 +0000

I have just come across this 2002 message on the Ancestry message board and thought it might be of interest to someone?

HALE brothers of Gloucestershire > USA > NY > Cook Co., IL > Story/Hamilton/Webster Co., IOWA
Jerry Hale (View posts) Posted: 30 Mar 2002 3:19AM

Classification: Query
Surnames: HALE, MANN, GRUBER, LOVENICH, HEATH, MEAD

Aaron (b. abt 1804) and Elizabeth (Morgan) Hale (b. abt 1805).
Ch: James, Anthony, Isaac & Rachel

In 1860 all but James lived together in West Dean, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. James had married Lucy Thorne and lived in another part of Glou.

Aaron, James, Anthony & Isaac were all coal miners.

The three brothers came to America. They were

JAMES 1828-1914 bu Ft. Dodge, IA + Lucy Thorne
Ch: Aaron, Miriam, Andrew/Anthony, James Isaac, William S., Fannie, Thomas, Roy W.

ANTHONY 1833-1913 bu Blairsburg, IA + Betsey Jane Crouch of Jefferson Co., NY
Ch: Howard, Alice, James Enoch

ISAAC 1837 - ???? + Emily Crouch of Jefferson Co., NY,
sister of Betsey Jane

Ch: Aaron b. 1859 in IL (may be others)

Children of James & Lucy scattered to KS, NH, NV, IA etc.

In 1860 Anthony lived next door to Isaac in Wheeling Twp., Cook County, IL

Anthony migrated to Story Co.then to Hamilton Co., IA but Isaac, Emily and Aaron have not been found again.

Any help, clues etc please contact

Jerry Hale
Deltona, FL