Hall, Emily

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Emily Hall Soundex Code H400

Emily Hall (1796-1866), was the daughter of Charles Hall and Jemima Hall, née: Jemima Chapman

Emily was the sister of Benjamin Hall, from Giles County, Virginia;

She married Archibald Caldwell on Monday, January 15, 1827 and traveled on horseback with her husband via Fort Wayne, arriving at Chicago in July;

in the spring of 1829 Caldwell abandoned her to find contentment in the nearby wigwam of an Indian woman, Josette;

Emily sued for divorce in June 1830;

Archibald did not contest and Emily later married the discharged soldier Cole Weeks.