Researching Josh Hall
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 88104 people with the Hall surname? In that year Hall was ranked number 19 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Josh means "Form of JOSHUA. lord is salvation" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Josh Hall on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Josh Hall and the Hall Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hall Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Hall family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 110810 people with the Hall surname in the UK? Hall is now ranked number 19 for popularity in the UK. |
Hall Genealogy Databases
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Hall Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 607649 people with the Hall surname in the USA? Hall is ranked number 23 for popularity in the USA. |
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Josh Hall (baseball)
Joshua Alan Hall (born December 16, 1980 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds in 2003.
Hall was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 7th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft. His best minor league season was in with the Single-A Dayton Dragons. He went 11-5 with a 2.66 ERA and 122 strikeouts. He made his major league debut against the San Francisco Giants on August 2, 2003, as a spot starter going 5 innings, giving up 2 earned runs, and getting a no-decision. Hall missed the entire season due to an injury and began back in the minors. First at High-A Sarasota, he was then promoted to Double-A Chattanooga where he had a 3.53 ERA. He played mostly with Chattanooga again in, but also some with Triple-A Louisville.
Hall became a free agent after the season and signed with the Washington Nationals on November 6, 2006. In 2007, Hall was mostly a relief pitcher for Double-A Harrisburg, but in, again with Harrisburg, he was a starter. After 7 games, he was released by the Nationals and signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies. With Colorado, he split the rest of the season with Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Colorado Springs. He became a free agent at the end of the season and re-signed with the Rockies in January . Hall was released by the Colorado Rockies at the end of Spring training. On May 11, Hall agreed to a minor league deal with the Mariners. He declared free agency in November of that year.
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