Brief Life History of William
When William Hardy was born in 1854, in Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Hardy, was 34 and his mother, Esther Shippobotham, was 39. He died on 19 June 1920, in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 66.
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- William Hardy in household of Joseph Hardy, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- William Hardy, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Hardy, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920"
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World Events (8)
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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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