Pierre Hardy
NOTE: Yves Landry records Pierre Hardy and Marie Daniau were the parents of Fille du roy Jeanne Hardy and they never came to the colony.[1] Further research and documentation is needed to clarify if this profile is the Pierre Hardy that Landry referenced, and if the context of "they never came" simply meant the "couple never came" to the colony as a family unit.
Né vers 1616 à Bailleul en Anjou (Ar. La Flèche, évêché d'Angers, Sarthe), il décède et est inhumé le 19 mai 1681 à Montréal (ND), l'acte lui donnant 84 ans.
Engagé de la grande recrue de 1653 à La Flèche le 11 mai 1653, il arrive à Montréal le 6 novembre 1653.[2]
In 1666, at age 50, Pierre Hardy was one of twelve men under contract as domestic servants by the Grange at Montréal.[3]
1666 --- "Serviteur: engagés de la Grange: Pierre Doré, 45; Jean Vesne, 45; Pierre Boyer, 35; Martial Santon, 22; Frs Bots, 22; Toussaint Baudry, 25; Pierre Hardy, 50; Jacques Martineau, 20; Nicolas Villeneau, 20; Jean Robert, 30; Jean Roy, 20; et Paul Cheveau, 22. Domestiques engagés."[4]
Recensement 1667 Census: Hôpital de Montréal
Jeanne Mance, administratrice, 63; Marie Moyen, 20; Françoise Bugot, 37; serviteurs (servants): Pierre Hardy, 50; Pierre Doré, 48; Jean Robert, 30; Toussaint Baudry, 25; François Bots, 25; Charles Boyer, 35; Jean Roy, 20; Claude, 20; Nicolas Villenaud, 25; 22 bestiaux, 100 arpents en valeur.[4]
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