Alfred Barrett Hale

    Alfred Barrett Hale was born on Sunday, 13 August 1815 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He and Elizabeth Lavina Beach, daughter of Rueben Beach and Phebe Walker, were married on Sunday, 11 September 1836 at Hadley, Will Co., Illinois, USA. He is recorded as Albert D and she is recorded as Elizabeth L. He appeared as household head on the census of 3 December 1850 at Homer, Will Co., Illinois, USA. He was recorded as: A. B. Hale, male, age 34, farmer, value of owned real estate $300, born New York. Elizabeth Lavina Hale, Theresa A Hale, Eliphalet B. Hale, Hannah Melissa Hale and Alfred Porter Hale also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 1856 at Shell Rock, Butler Co., Iowa, USA. He was listed as: AB Hale, age 40, male, married, resident for 3 years, born New York, Hotel Keeper, native voter, militia member, land owner. Elizabeth Lavina Hale, Theresa A Hale, Eliphalet B. Hale, Hannah Melissa Hale, Alfred Porter Hale and Elizabeth B. Hale also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 31 July 1860 at Waterford Twp., Dakota Co., Minnesota, USA. He was listed as: Andrew B Hale, age 48, male, farmer, real estate worth $1000, personal assets worth $400, born in New York. Elizabeth Lavina Hale, Eliphalet B. Hale, Hannah Melissa Hale, Alfred Porter Hale, Elizabeth B. Hale, Alzadah E Hale and Orrin E. Hale also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 10 October 1870 at Waterford Twp., Dakota Co., Minnesota, USA. He was recorded as: Hale, A B, age 55, male, white, farmer, real estate worth $2000, personal assets worth $800, born Canada, US citizen. Elizabeth Lavina Hale, Alzadah E Hale, Orrin E. Hale and Henry C Hale also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 1 June 1880 at Waterford Twp., Dakota Co., Minnesota, USA. He was listed as: Hale, Alfred B, white, male, age 63, head, married, farmer, born Canada, father born New York, mother born New Hampshire. Elizabeth Lavina Hale, Henry C Hale, Orrin E. Hale and Servant Selma Sundell also appeared in the household.
     Alfred died on Thursday, 9 December 1897 at Waterford Twp., Dakota Co., Minnesota, USA, at age 82 years, 3 months and 26 days of Heart Failure. He was buried on Saturday, 11 December 1897 in Red Rose Cemetery, Section 65C, Waterford Twp., Dakota Co., Minnesota, USA.