When Capt. James Bird Harding was born on 15 July 1816, in Eatonville, Eaton Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Samuel J. Harding, was 22 and his mother, Sarah "Sally" Bird, was 24. He married Matilda Caroline Swetland on 25 November 1842, in Eatonville, Eaton Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Eaton Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 January 1899, in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Old Brick Church Cemetery Eaton Township, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1842: Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States
English: from the Middle English personal name Harding (Old English Hearding, literally ‘the hard one’ a derivative of Old English heard ‘hard, harsh, strong, firm, brave’). The surname was first taken to Ireland in the 15th century, and more families of the name settled there 200 years later in Tipperary and surrounding counties.
North German and Dutch: patronymic from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic compound personal names beginning with hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’, or a habitational name from a farm named Harding, of the same etymology.
History: Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865–1923), the 29th president of the US, was born on a farm in OH, of English and Scottish stock on his father's side. Early American bearers of this very common name include Joseph Harding who died at Plymouth in 1633. His great-great grandson Seth was a naval officer during the American Revolution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesListed on Headstone as Capt. James B. Harding. Son of Samuel J. Harding and Sarah "Sallie" Bird. Married: Matilda C. Swetland. Children: Norman, Elizabeth, Lillie, and Edgar. (https://www.findagra …
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