Biography
Fred Hale was born in Maine on December 1, 1890, during a time when there were only forty-three stars on the American flag.
A retired railroad postal worker and beekeeper, Fred married Flora Mooers in 1910, the year their first child was born. Fred was widowed in 1979 after 69 years of marriage
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