Alvah H. Hardy

Male16 September 1803–23 November 1832

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

Alvah H. Hardy
1803–1832
Lois Rebecca Maynard
1807–1832
Marriage: about 1828
George Henry Hardy
1831–1893
Mary Elizabeth Hardy
1832–1833

Sources (15)

  • New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904
  • Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
  • Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1828Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1804

    Age 1

    Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

    1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital

    Age 5

    In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 

    1812

    Age 9

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    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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