History of Yarmouth, (Barnstable County) Massachusetts United States of America

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Timothy Alden, educator, was born at Yarmouth, Mass., Aug. 28, 1771. He was graduated at Harvard in 1794, then studied theology, and in 1799 became pastor of a church at Portsmouth. New Hampshire. He afterwards conducted schools in Boston. Newark and Cincinnati, directing his educational skill to teaching young women. In 1817 he founded, and was first president of Allegheny college, Meadville, Pa., continuing at the head of that institution for fourteen years. He wrote "Missions among the Senecas," and prepared a catalogue of the New York historical society's library. He died July 5, 1839.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Joseph Eldridge Hamblin, soldier, was born in Yarmouth, Mass., in 1898. He engaged in business in New York city, where he was a member of the 7th regiment N.Y.S.M., and in 1861 he accompanied that regiment to Washington, D.C. At the expiration of the thirty days' service of that regiment he was made adjutant of the 5th New York volunteers and soon after was transferred to the 65th N.Y. volunteers as lieutenant-colonel and was assigned to the 1st brigade, Col. Alexander Shaler, 3d division, Gen. John Newton, 6th corps, Gen. John Sedgwick, army of the Potomac, Gen. Joseph Hooker. He commanded his regiment in the Chancellorsville campaign and greatly distinguished himself at Hazel Run, May 2, 1862, by literally obeying the order of General Newton to "brush away the enemy's pickets." He was promoted colonel and led his regiment at Gettysburg during the entire engagement. He was with Grant's army from the Wilderness to Petersburg and was with Sheridan's army in the Valley, where he commanded the 2d brigade at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864, and was severely wounded, his brigade losing 404 officers and men. Upon his recovery he commanded the 2d brigade in the Appomattox campaign with the full rank of brigadier-general. For his action at Cedar Creek he was brevetted brigadier-general and for Sailor's Creek, April 6, 1865, major-general of volunteers. He was mustered out of the volunteer army, Jan. 15, 1866. He died in New York city, July 3, 1870.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Lot Hall, jurist, was born in Yarmouth, Mass., April 2, 1757: son of Lot and Hannah (Doane) Hall; grandson of Deacon Daniel Hall, and a descendant from John Hall, who emigrated from Coventry, England, settled in Charlestown, Mass., in 1630, and was the father of twelve sons. He was given a good primary education and in 1776 earned a lieutenantcy in the marine department of the patriot army, as a reward for enlisting twenty-nine men and one boy and transporting them to Providence, R.I. Lieutenant Hall sailed with the expedition sent to protect the coast of South Carolina and he was placed in command of the Venus, a prize captured Aug. 23, 1776. He was captured by the British and with his vessel was carried to Glasgow, where he was released. On his way home he was again captured, and this time obtained his release through the influence of Patrick Henry of Virginia. After the close of the war he studied law in Barnstable, Mass., 1782: removed to Bennington, Vt., the same year, and to Westminster, Vt., in 1783. He was a representative in the Vermont legislature, 1788, 1791, 1792 and 1808; presidential elector, 1792; a member of the council of censors in 1799, and judge of the supreme court of the state, 1794-1809. He was a charter trustee of Middlebury college, 1800-1809. On Feb. 13, 1786, he was married to Mary Homer of Boston, and they had seven children: Daniel, Mary, Benjamin, Homer, Oliva Rice, Elizabeth and Timothy. His wife died Feb. 21, 1843. He died in Westminster, Vt., May 17, 1809.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor