She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the Reverend John Ewing, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church and Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, and Hannah (Sergeant) Ewing.[1] She was taught at home by her father and by his learned guests' instructive dialogues.[2] Her favorite subject was astronomy, where her father was an expert. She also gained vast knowledge of Greek and Latin when listening to her brothers recite.
In 1782, she married John Hall, who was the son of a wealthy Maryland planter, and they had eleven children,[3][4] residing in relative solitude on his farm in Maryland for the next eight years. In 1790 the family returned to Philadelphia where John Hall served as secretary of the Pennsylvania land office[2] and a U.S. marshal from 1799 to 1801.
In 1805 they moved to New Jersey, but later financial changes forced them to move back to Maryland, from where they returned to Philadelphia in 1811.
Two of her sons were John Elihu Hall and James Hall, both of whom were prominent publishers and writers.
She died in Philadelphia in 1830 and was buried in the Third Presbyterian Church burial ground.[1]
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Hall was an essayist and wrote for Joseph Dennie's Port Folio, a Philadelphia Federalist magazine. In 1818 shw wrote Conversations on the Bible, which became her most notable work.[5][3]
in 1833, her essays and letters were compiled and published as Mrs. Sarah Hall, Author of Conversations on the Bible.
Bibliographyedit
Conversations on the Bible (1818)
Mrs. Sarah Hall, Author of Conversations on the Bible (1833)
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^ abc"Dictionary of American Biography". Biography in Context. Gale. 1936. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
^ abRosenberg, Ruth (2000). "Hall, Sarah Ewing (1761-1830), essayist". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1600693. ISBN978-0-19-860669-7. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
^ abTaylor, Marion Ann; Weir, Heather E. (2006). Let Her Speak for Herself: Nineteenth-century Women Writing on the Women of Genesis. Baylor University Press. pp. 119–. ISBN978-1-932792-53-9.
^Groot, Christiana De; Taylor, Marion Ann (2007). Recovering Nineteenth-century Women Interpreters of the Bible. Society of Biblical Lit. pp. 46–. ISBN978-1-58983-220-6.
^Read, Thomas Buchanan (1855). The Female Poets of America: With Portraits, Biographical Notices, and Specimens of Their Writings (Public domain ed.). E.H. Butler. pp. 11–.
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sarah, ewing, hall, october, 1761, april, 1830, american, educator, poet, essayist, christian, literature, bornsarah, ewing, 1761, philadelphia, died1830, aged, occupationessayist, writer, parent, john, ewing, born, philadelphia, pennsylvania, daughter, revere. Sarah Ewing Hall October 30 1761 April 8 1830 1 was an American educator poet and essayist of Christian literature Sarah Ewing HallBornSarah Ewing 1761 Philadelphia Died1830 aged 68 69 OccupationEssayist writer Parent s John Ewing She was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania the daughter of the Reverend John Ewing pastor of the First Presbyterian Church and Provost of the University of Pennsylvania and Hannah Sergeant Ewing 1 She was taught at home by her father and by his learned guests instructive dialogues 2 Her favorite subject was astronomy where her father was an expert She also gained vast knowledge of Greek and Latin when listening to her brothers recite In 1782 she married John Hall who was the son of a wealthy Maryland planter and they had eleven children 3 4 residing in relative solitude on his farm in Maryland for the next eight years In 1790 the family returned to Philadelphia where John Hall served as secretary of the Pennsylvania land office 2 and a U S marshal from 1799 to 1801 In 1805 they moved to New Jersey but later financial changes forced them to move back to Maryland from where they returned to Philadelphia in 1811 Two of her sons were John Elihu Hall and James Hall both of whom were prominent publishers and writers She died in Philadelphia in 1830 and was buried in the Third Presbyterian Church burial ground 1 Writing career editHall was an essayist and wrote for Joseph Dennie s Port Folio a Philadelphia Federalist magazine In 1818 shw wrote Conversations on the Bible which became her most notable work 5 3 in 1833 her essays and letters were compiled and published as Mrs Sarah Hall Author of Conversations on the Bible Bibliography editConversations on the Bible 1818 Mrs Sarah Hall Author of Conversations on the Bible 1833 References edit a b c Dictionary of American Biography Biography in Context Gale 1936 Retrieved January 25 2016 a b Rosenberg Ruth 2000 Hall Sarah Ewing 1761 1830 essayist American National Biography doi 10 1093 anb 9780198606697 article 1600693 ISBN 978 0 19 860669 7 Retrieved 2021 01 19 a b Taylor Marion Ann Weir Heather E 2006 Let Her Speak for Herself Nineteenth century Women Writing on the Women of Genesis Baylor University Press pp 119 ISBN 978 1 932792 53 9 Groot Christiana De Taylor Marion Ann 2007 Recovering Nineteenth century Women Interpreters of the Bible Society of Biblical Lit pp 46 ISBN 978 1 58983 220 6 Read Thomas Buchanan 1855 The Female Poets of America With Portraits Biographical Notices and Specimens of Their Writings Public domain ed E H Butler pp 11 nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Sarah Ewing Hall nbsp This article about an American essayist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This American poet related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sarah Ewing Hall amp oldid 1168367954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
