John Loring Hardy (1794 - 1873)

Born 15 Apr 1794 in Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Barker) Hardy — married 9 Mar 1824 (to 20 Sep 1833) in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Aug 1873 at age 79 in Windham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Memoir from 1908: (VI) John Hardy, son of Phineas Hardy (5), was born in Northborough, Massachusetts, April 15, 1794. The death of his mother when he was less than eight years old made it necessary that he earn his own education and his way through life. He attended school during the winter and worked out, doing a boy’s part or; the farm during the warm months; but always was an attentive reader, and came to be a man posssessed of an excellent understanding on general subjects. He began his active life as a farmer, having bought a farm in Westborough before he was thirty years old. His father was a member of his household and died April 28, 1831. After his second marriage Mr. Hardy sold his lands in Vestborough and removed to Windham, New Hampshire, in October, 1836, and bought what was once a part of the original George Clark tract. There he built a house and spent the remaining years of his life. His farm comprised seventy acres of good land and was devoted largely to fruit growing. Mr. Hardy himself was a thrifty farmer, a man of influence in the town, a consistent member of the Congregational church, and in politics originally was a Vhig, a strong and uncompromising Abolitionist and ultimately a Republican. During the war of 1812-15 be entered the service and was on duty at Fort Varren. He died in Windham, August 6, 1873. He married first, March 9, 1824, Betsey Barker, born in Marlboro, New Hampshire, June10, 1799, died in Northborough, Massachusetts, September 20, 1833, daughter of Francis and Lucy (Derby) Barker. Second, September, 1834. Mary Barker, sister of his first wife, born September 3, 1792, died June 28, 1866. Children, all born of his first marriage: 1. Dexter Warren, February 22, 1825, died April 19, 1849. 2. Eliza Whitney, born January 9, 1827, died January 7, 1846. 3. John Loring, born October 25, 1828; see forward. 4. Mary Ann, born April 28, 1830, died August 24, 1847. 5. Joseph Franklin, born May 20, 1832, died November 7, 1861 ; enlisted early in the civil war in Company A, Seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and was killed in battle at Belmont, Missouri. 6. Villiam Barker. September 20, 1833, died October 17,1833.

From Genealogical and Personal Memoirs… Cutter, 1908

MH:I331 RIN

Note: #N0566.

Marriage Husband Phineas Hardy. Marriage 3 JUN 1779. 2 Note: #N2610. ^[1] MH:F123 RIN Child: Ephraim Hardy. Child: @I0319@. Child: Tilly Hardy. Child: Sally Hardy. Child: Noah Hardy. Child: John Hardy. Note: #N2611.

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No NOTE record found with id N0566.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S0010 Certainty: 0 Date of Import: 31 Jan 2005

• Source: S0012 Geni World Family Tree Publication: MyHeritage Note: #N2661 6 MAR 2016 Time: 20:31:51 https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-40000/geni-world-family-tree?s=324350561&itemId=33215282&action=showRecord&indId=individual-324350561-1000331 Certainty: 3

  John Hardy
  Gender: Male
  Birth: Apr 15 1794 - Northborough, Worcester, MA
  Marriage: Spouse: Elizabeth (Betsy) Barker - Mar 9 1824
  Death: Aug 6 1873 - Windham, Rockingham, NH
  Father: Phineas Hardy
  Mother: Sarah Wyman
  Wives: Mary Barker, Elizabeth (Betsy) Barker
  Siblings: Noah Hardy, Tilly Hardy, Sally Hardy, Ephraim Hardy, Nahum T. Hardy, Noah Hardy

  Event: Record Role: 40000:33215282:

No NOTE record found with id N2661.

• Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts (Lewis historical Publishing Company - Boston, Mass., 1908,1910); Vol. 1, p.299