Brief Life History of Alvah H.
When Alvah H. Hardy was born on 16 September 1803, in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Enos S. Hardy, was 31 and his mother, Mary Polly Lund, was 25. He married Lois Rebecca Maynard about 1828, in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 23 November 1832, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904
- Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
- Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
Spouse and Children
1803–1832 Male
1807–1832 Female
Children (2)
1831–1893 Male
1832–1833 Female
Parents and Siblings
1772–1857 Male
1778–1849 Female
Siblings (8)
1798–1877 Female
1801–1870 Male
1803–1832 Male
1803– Female
1807–1880 Male
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World Events (8)
1804
Age 1
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
Age 5
1812
Age 9
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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