Joseph HARDY
SOURCES: 1. Ancestral File Historical information included in notes · Joseph died "very suddenly, being abroad the greater part of the day" · Note: was called "Joseph, Jr." until after the death of his uncle, Corporal Joseph Hardy, on January 11, 1727. He was a cooper by trade and was a solderin 1710-1711. He was received by the Bradford Church on April 24, 1720, and became one of the first 101 members of the new church organized at Groveland, MA, on June 7, 1727 Sources: 1. Title: Early Records and Notes of The Hardy Family of AndoverAbbrev: The Hardy Family of AndoverAuthor: Abbott, Charlotte HelenPublication: Andover Historical Society, Andover, MAPage: pages 3, 7-8 2. Title: Hardy and Hardie, Past and Present, Edition: Third Printing, Concord, NH: The Village Press, Inc., 1977, Record Number: 929.2/H268hAbbrev: Hardy and Hardie, Past and PresentAuthor: Harrison Claude Hardy and Rev. Edwin Noah HardyPublication: The Syracuse Typesetting Co., Inc., Syracuse, NY, 1935Note: Number: 121Repository: Name: Orlando Public Library, Orlando, Florida Page: pages 375, 384-385 3. Title: The Hardy Family of Bradford, Series: The Essex Institute Historical Collections, Volume: volume 47 (1911), pp 167-180, 277-289 and volume 51 (1915) pp. 197-199, Record Number: RG/974.45/EssAbbrev: The Hardy Family of BradfordAuthor: Hoyt, David W.Publication: The Essex Institute, Salem, MARepository: Name: Orlando Public Library, Orlando, Florida Page: XLVII (1911):171, 176-177 4. Title: Andover Historical Series, Series: The Andover Townsman, Volume: 'Andover Hardys', No. 135, December 7, 1906Abbrev: Andover HardysAuthor: Abbott, Charlotte H. 5. Title: Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, Record Number: F/74/R88/B612Abbrev: Rowley Early SettlersAuthor: George Brainard Blodgette and Amos Everett JewettPublication: The New England History Press, Somersworth, 1981Repository: Name: 1000 Page: page 132 6. Title: Early Records and Notes of The Hardy Family of AndoverAbbrev: The Hardy Family of AndoverAuthor: Abbott, Charlotte HelenPublication: Andover Historical Society, Andover, MAPage: pages 3, 7 7. Title: Hardy and Hardie, Past and Present, Edition: Third Printing, Concord, NH: The Village Press, Inc., 1977, Record Number: 929.2/H268hAbbrev: Hardy and Hardie, Past and PresentAuthor: Harrison Claude Hardy and Rev. Edwin Noah HardyPublication: The Syracuse Typesetting Co., Inc., Syracuse, NY, 1935Note: Number: 121Repository: Name: Orlando Public Library, Orlando, Florida Page: pages 375, 384 8. Title: The Hardy Family of Bradford, Series: The Essex Institute Historical Collections, Volume: volume 47 (1911), pp 167-180, 277-289 and volume 51 (1915) pp. 197-199, Record Number: RG/974.45/EssAbbrev: The Hardy Family of BradfordAuthor: Hoyt, David W.Publication: The Essex Institute, Salem, MARepository: Name: Orlando Public Library, Orlando, Florida Page: XLVII (1911):171, 176 9. Title: Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Record Number: RG/929.3/NewAbbrev: Vital Records of Bradford, MassachusettsPublication: Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, MA, 1907Note: Number: 164Repository: Name: Orlando Public Library, Orlando, Florida Page: Births, page 64 10. Title: The Hardy Family of Bradford, Series: The Essex Institute Historical Collections, Volume: volume 47 (1911), pp 167-180, 277-289 and volume 51 (1915) pp. 197-199, Record Number: RG/974.45/EssAbbrev: The Hardy Family of BradfordAuthor: Hoyt, David W.Publication: The Essex Institute, Salem, MARepository: Name: Orlando Public Library, Orlando, Florida Page: XLVII (1911):175 11. Title: Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Record Number: RG/929.3/NewAbbrev: Vital Records of Bradford, MassachusettsPublication: Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, MA, 1907Note: Number: 164Repository: Name: Orlando Public Library, Orlando, Florida Page: Deaths, page 322 12. Title: Bradford Second Congregational Church, East Bradford (now Groveland) MassachusettsAbbrev: Bradford Second Congregational Church 13. Title: Hardy and Hardie, Past and Present, Edition: Third Printing, Concord, NH: The Village Press, Inc., 1977, Record Number: 929.2/H268hAbbrev: Hardy and Hardie, Past and PresentAuthor: Harrison Claude Hardy and Rev. Edwin Noah HardyPublication: The Syracuse Typesetting Co., Inc., Syracuse, NY, 1935Note: Number: 121Repository: Name: Orlando Public Library, Orlando, Florida Page: page 384 14. Title: Early Records and Notes of The Hardy Family of AndoverAbbrev: The Hardy Family of AndoverAuthor: Abbott, Charlotte HelenPublication: Andover Historical Society, Andover, MAPage: page 3 15. Title: Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Record Number: RG/929.3/NewAbbrev: Vital Records of Bradford, MassachusettsPublication: Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, MA, 1907Note: Number: 164Repository: Name: Orlando Public Library, Orlando, Florida Page: Marriages, page 219 16. Title: Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, Record Number: F/74/R88/B612Abbrev: Rowley Early SettlersAuthor: George Brainard Blodgette and Amos Everett JewettPublication: The New England History Press, Somersworth, 1981Repository: Name: 1000 Page: page 55 17. Title: Descendants of Nathaniel Clarke and His Wife Elizabeth Somerby of Newbury, Massachusetts, Record Number: CS/71/C6/1902aAbbrev: Descendants of Nathaniel Clarke and His Wife Elizabeth SomerbyAuthor: Clarke, George KuhnPublication: Privately Printed, Boston, MA, 1902Repository: Name: 1000 Page: page 119
He married Mary Burbank 6 Apr 1698 . Mary Burbank was born at Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts 26 Nov 1675 daughter of Caleb Burbank and Martha Smith .
They were the parents of 10
children:
James Hardy
born 14 Apr 1699.
Martha Hardy
born 17 Feb 1700.
Mary Hardy
born 21 Jan 1703.
Timothy Hardy
born 27 Aug 1705.
Ebenezer Hardy
born 14 Nov 1707.
David Hardy
born 3 Oct 1709.
Jemima Hardy
born 13 May 1711.
Stephen Hardy
born 29 Aug 1713.
Amos Hardy
born 30 Dec 1715.
Mehetable Hardy
born 20 Mar 1718.
Joseph Hardy died 24 Jan 1747 .
Mary Burbank died 3 Sep 1762 .