Grace Hardie

Brief Life History of Grace

When Grace Hardie was born on 14 December 1842, in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, John Hardie, was 38 and her mother, Janet Downie, was 32. She married Marcus Le Grand Young on 18 April 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 14 March 1908, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Marcus Le Grand Young
1840–1921
Grace Hardie
1842–1908
Marriage: 18 April 1863
Joseph Hardie Young
1864–1958
Grace Young
1866–1955
Lucile Young
1870–1948
Afton Young
1872–1941
Marcus Le Grand Young Jr
1877–1964
Jasmine Young
1880–1979

Sources (25)

  • Grace Hardy in household of Janet Hardy, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Grace Hardie Young, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • Grace Hardie, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Hardy .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Grace Hardie & the Wolf

In 1856 when Grace Hardie was 13 years old, she walked across the plains with her mother, Janet Downie Hardie, 4 siblings (Phillis, John F., James M., and Agnes) and Janet’s sister, Margaret Downie …

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