Beulah Hardy

7 February 1731–August 1823 (Age 92)
Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Beulah

When Beulah Hardy was born on 7 February 1731, in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, James Hardy, was 31 and her mother, Hannah Bailey, was 24. She married Jonathan Philbrick on 6 August 1756, in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died in August 1823, in Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 92.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Philbrick
1718–1803
Beulah Hardy
1731–1823
Marriage: 6 August 1756
Sarah Philbrick
1757–
Thomas Philbrick
1759–1760
Hannah Philbrick
1761–1795
Jonathan Philbrick
1763–1818
Thomas Corwin Philbrick Sr
1765–1832
Mary Philbrick
1768–
Polley Philbrick
1768–1809
Beulah Philbrick
1770–1850
Isaac Philbrick
1773–1794
James H. Philbrick
1778–1812

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 August 1756Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (14)

    +9 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1776
    Age 45
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1776
    Age 45
    New Hampshire is 9th state.
    1781 · The First Constitution
    Age 50
    Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Hardee
    Hardey
    Hardison
    Hard
    Hardeman
    Gardy
    Hardie

    Sources (25)

    • Beulah in entry for Jonathan Philbrick, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
    • Beulah Hardy in entry for Thomas Philbrick and Mary Noyes, "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
    • Beula Harde, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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