Elizabeth Hall (maiden name: Stearns) was born around 1814 in Worcester, Massachusetts, to Stephen Stearns and Deborah Putnam. She married Elbridge Gerry Hall in Worcester on April 27, 1837, and they had at least two children: Ann, born around 1844; and Charles, born around 1847. They lived in Worcester, and her husband worked as a carpenter. By 1860, they owned $2,500 of real estate and $350 of personal property. Her husband died on September 20, 1862. She remained in Worcester, and by 1870, she owned $5,000 of real estate and $500 of personal property. She died of pneumonia in Worcester on December 4, 1898.