Louis Bernard Hardy

Brief Life History of Louis Bernard

When Louis Bernard Hardy was born on 3 September 1867, in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, his father, Seth Hardy, was 62 and his mother, Catherine I Cullen, was 28. He married Jennie Nancy Harris on 9 December 1903, in Moscow, Latah, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Livingston, Park, Montana, United States in 1910 and Mercer, North Dakota, United States in 1920. He died on 24 June 1939, in Frankfort, Benzie, Michigan, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Frankfort, Benzie, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Louis Bernard Hardy
1867–1939
Jennie Nancy Harris
1880–1960
Marriage: 9 December 1903
Alexander Louis Hardy
1893–1957
Margaret Rae Hardy
1905–1976
Donald Harris Hardy
1907–1926
David Earl Hardy
1911–1915
George Dayton Hardy
1915–1993
Robert Eldon Hardy
1918–1999
Lester Bernard Hardy
1920–1942

Sources (19)

  • Lewis B Hardy in household of Seth Hardy, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Lewis B. Hardy, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
  • L B Hardy, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"

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Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1872

Historical Boundaries 1872: Gallatin, Montana Territory, United States 1887: Park, Montana Territory, United States 1889: Park, Montana, United States

1886

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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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