Brief Life History of Joseph Napoleon
When Joseph Napoleon Hardy was born on 22 March 1840, in Natchitoches, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States, his father, Charles John Joseph Christopher Hardy, was 50 and his mother, Madeleine Joséphine Tarby, was 32. He married Marie Marguerite Lafaye on 20 November 1868, in Orleans, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States in 1840. He registered for military service in 1861. His occupation is listed as salesman, wholesale drug and grocery firm in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He died on 17 March 1895, in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in St. Louis Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
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- Joseph Hardy in entry for Wilfred George Hardy, "Louisiana, Orleans Parish, Birth Records, 1819-1906"
- Charles J Hardy, "United States Census, 1840"
- Jos N Hardy in entry for Charles Hoffman and Lelia Marie Hardy, "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
Spouse and Children
1840–1895 Male
1846–1935 Female
Children (10)
1869–1944 Male
1872–1901 Male
1874–1924 Male
1876–1953 Male
1879–1931 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1790–1843 Male
1807–1864 Female
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1838–1899 Male
1840–1895 Male
World Events (8)
1841
Age 1
1846
Age 6
1867
Age 27
Name Meaning
English, French, and Walloon: nickname for a brave or foolhardy man, from Old French, Middle English hardi ‘bold, courageous’. The surname of Walloon origin is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium (mainly in Belgian Limburg). Compare Hard 2.
Irish: in addition to being an importation of the English name, this is also found as an Anglicized form (by partial translation) of Gaelic Mac Giolla Deacair ‘son of the hard lad’.
Americanized form of Swiss German Härdi: from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed with hard ‘brave, strong’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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