Eliphalet Hardy (1720 - 1799)

Born 27 Jan 1720 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Platts) Hardy — married 4 Jan 1739 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1799 at age 79 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Eliphalet Hardy was born in 1719/20, the son of Daniel Hardy and Martha Wilcom.^[1] Eliphalet was grandson of Thomas Hardy, one of the first settlers of Bradford, with a large landholding in the section known as East Bradford (and later Groveland).

In 1738/39, Eliphalet married Hannah Platts.^[2] The couple settled in East Bradford, on the homestead of Eliphalet's father, where they raised the following children, all recorded on the birth records of Bradford:^[3]

1. Daniel, b. 16 Jan. 1739/40; d. 7 Apr. 1740
2. Eliphalet, b. 1 Mar. 1740/41; m. Mehitable Hardy, 9 Nov. 1758; d. 30 July 1812
3. Daniel, b. 30 May 1743; m. Sarah Greenough (dau. William Greenough); d. 3 May 1828 (Pelham, NH)
4. Ednah, b. 20 Aug. 1745; m. Lt. Retier Hathorn Parker, 19 May 1768; d. 26 Nov. 1788
5. Solomon, b. 20 Nov. 1747; m. Sarah Bailey, 3 Oct. 1771; d. 9 April 1801
6. Hannah, b. 2 Aug. 1750; m. William Parker, 21 Nov. 1771; d. 11 May 1830
7. Abigail, b. 23 May 1753; m. Jesse Atwood (son of John Atwood), 31 Dec. 1778; d. 12 Feb. 1832
8. Rebecca, b. 27 Feb. 1756; d. 1 Aug. 1762 (throat distemper)
9. Phineas, b. 26 Mar. 1759; d. 8 Aug. 1762 (throat distemper)
10. Aaron, b. 11 Sep. 1761; d. 15 Nov. 1764
11. Phineas, b. 29 Oct. 1763; m. Rachel Hopkinson (dau. of Samuel Hopkinson), 29 Mar. 1789; d. 24 Dec. 1829.

Eliphalet passed away in 1799, at age 79^[4] and was buried next to his wife (she died 13 years later) in Riverview Cemetery in East Bradford (now Groveland).^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1907)| Page 68
2. ↑ Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1907)| Page 261
3. ↑ The Bailey Family; History and genealogy of descendants of Richard Bailey of Rowley, Massachusetts who came to Michigan by way of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York, 1635-1990, with Allied Families (Ann Arbor, Michigan : After Thoughts, Inc., 1991) | Page 46
4. ↑ Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1907)| Page 320
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #6144817 for Capt. Eliphalet Hardy

See Also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 03 October 2018, 02:38), entry for Captain Eliphalet Hardy(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KPQM-616); contributed by various users.
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KPQM-616
• Groveland Inscriptions, Ancient Burial Ground, The Essex Antiquarian, Vol. X, 1906, Salem, Mass.| Page 6