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Richard LaForge Halle

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Richard LaForge Halle

Birth
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, USA
Death
8 Oct 1948 (aged 84)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Cremated. Specifically: Richard's niche is in the community space 310. Fresh Pond Crematory 61 40 Mt Olivet Crescent, Queens, NY 11379 Add to Map
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When Richard La Forge Halle was born on November 21, 1863, in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA, his father, Eugene, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 29. He married Elizabeth Knesel Halle and they had four children together. She died in 1925. He then married Elizabeth M Kuper Halle on July 24, 1926, in Manhattan, New York. He was a ironmonger, working at a foundry to support his family, but he was a noted musician, band leader, conductor, and arranger. His bands would perform regularly in the Central Park concerts of the time. Before long, music was his livelihood. His sons and daughter were talented musicians also. Late in life, he became a music publisher. He died on October 8, 1948, in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 84. He was cremated at Fresh Pond Crematory 61 40 Mt Olive Crescent, Queens, NY 11379. Richard's niche is in the community space 310.

Richard Halle & Elizabeth Knesel had 4 children
Roger Halle Birth 21 Dec 1884 Death 10 Apr 1962
George Christian Halle Birth 22 Dec 1885 Death 10 Mar 1961
Clifford Charles Halle Birth 21 Dec 1888 Death 15 Nov 1955
Dorothy Elizabeth Halle Birth 5 Jan 1908 Death 15 Apr 2001

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/32029546/person/18169279579/facts
When Richard La Forge Halle was born on November 21, 1863, in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA, his father, Eugene, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 29. He married Elizabeth Knesel Halle and they had four children together. She died in 1925. He then married Elizabeth M Kuper Halle on July 24, 1926, in Manhattan, New York. He was a ironmonger, working at a foundry to support his family, but he was a noted musician, band leader, conductor, and arranger. His bands would perform regularly in the Central Park concerts of the time. Before long, music was his livelihood. His sons and daughter were talented musicians also. Late in life, he became a music publisher. He died on October 8, 1948, in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 84. He was cremated at Fresh Pond Crematory 61 40 Mt Olive Crescent, Queens, NY 11379. Richard's niche is in the community space 310.

Richard Halle & Elizabeth Knesel had 4 children
Roger Halle Birth 21 Dec 1884 Death 10 Apr 1962
George Christian Halle Birth 22 Dec 1885 Death 10 Mar 1961
Clifford Charles Halle Birth 21 Dec 1888 Death 15 Nov 1955
Dorothy Elizabeth Halle Birth 5 Jan 1908 Death 15 Apr 2001

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/32029546/person/18169279579/facts

Gravesite Details

Cremated at Fresh Pond Crematory Oct 10, 1948, Middle Village, Queens, New York, USA



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