Brief Life History of Martha A.
Martha A. Hardy was born in 1818, in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States as the daughter of Richard Hardy and Elizabeth. She married Jacob Lucius in April 1834, in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States in 1850 and Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States in 1850. She died on 20 February 1850, in Sharkey, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 32.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Martha Lucius in household of Jacob Lucius, "United States Census, 1850"
- Martha A Lucins in household of J Lucins, "United States Census, 1850"
- Equity court records, abt. 1800-1870
Spouse and Children
1811–1864 Male
1818–1850 Female
Children (8)
1830–1835 Female
1835–1870 Male
1837–1908 Female
1840–1921 Female
1843– Female
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1775–1843 Male
– Female
Siblings (4)
1814–1892 Male
1815–1843 Female
1818–1850 Female
–1843 Female
World Events (7)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 1
1822 · Slave Rebellion
Age 4
1829 · Fort Sumter Constructed
Age 11
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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