Hezekiah Daniel Hardesty (1765 - 1846)

Born 2 Sep 1765 in Talbot, Maryland

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Died 1846 at about age 80 in Wabash, Illinois, United States

Biography

Hezekiah Daniel Hardesty was the son of John Hardesty and Elizabeth Boarman of Maryland.

Hezekiah Hardesty fought as a volunteer militia man in the American Revolutionary War. He served with the Seventh Battalion, Fourth Company, York County, Pennsylvania militia. He served in various battles from March of 1778 to May of 1782 in the state of Pennsylvania.

Hezekiah Hardesty went west after the Revolutionary War. His grave can be found in Wabash County, Illinois.^[1]

From his marriage to Susannah Sarah Griffith/Griffin, he had ten children recorded on FamilySearch:

1. Mary Polly Hardesty 1782-1803
2. Richard Hardesty 1785-1861
3. Sarah Hardesty 1786-1871
4. Rachel Hardesty 1790-1836
5. Lydia Hardesty 1793–1850
6. Daniel Hardesty 1795–1843
7. Samuel Hardesty 1800-
8. Susan Hardesty 1803-1836
9. Jane Hardesty 1805-1876
10. Elizabeth Hardesty 1809-

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 September 2018), memorial page for Hezekiah Daniel Hardesty (2 Sep 1765–1846), Find A Grave Memorial no. 27972235, citing Wabash Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Orio, Wabash County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Roderick Lawson (contributor 46593606) .

• FamilySearch
• "Illinois Soldier Burial Places, 1774-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYM-B17P : 10 September 2019), Hezekiah Hardesty, ; citing Burial, Friendville, Wabash, Illinois, United States, Orio Cemetery, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,001,190.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 September 2018), memorial page for Hezekiah Daniel Hardesty (2 Sep 1765–1846), Find A Grave Memorial no. 27972235, citing Wabash Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Orio, Wabash County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Roderick Lawson (contributor 46593606) .