John Hardy

1887 -

• Name	John Hardy  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	31 Jan 1887	Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
  Person ID	I246	My Tree
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Hardy,   b. Jan 1850, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah A,   b. Nov 1857, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillian Elizabeth Bence,   b. 18 Oct 1883, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Dec 1961, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1909	Dwelly Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	1. Bertram Bence Hardy,   b. 7 Aug 1914, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 Feb 1993, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Alvin Elton Hardy,   b. 18 Apr 1917, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 Jun 1988, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Velma Lois Hardy,   b. 11 Feb 1919, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 Apr 2007, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Everett Hardy,   b. 1 May 1921, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 May 1921, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F75	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2025

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		834 Dwelly St. backyard Taken when family gathered for christening of Beatrice Hardy Lackey in 1909. First row from right: young Bill Hardy, Albert Hardy, Isaac Hardy and John Hardy. Standing: Bill Hardy, Lena Dyer Hardy and Sarah Eaves Hardy
  		John Hardy at 18 years old Studio portrait.
  		John Hardy John Hardy dressed for son Alvin's wedding. Taken in the backyard of So. Beacon St.
  		Hardy Store
  		50th Wedding Anniversary From left to right: Bill, Joe and John Hardy.
  		John Hardy, store manager This photo was taken to accompany an article about the So. Main St. Kennedy's Butter & Egg Store having the highest volume of sales in the Kennedy chain.
  		On Block Island John Hardy on vacation on Block Island
  		Wedding Portrait Studio portrait
  		John & Fred Hardy In the mid-1950s, Fred - then a widower - stayed with John & Lillian Hardy while recuperating from an accident. He was hit by an army National Guard convoy vehicle when crossing So. Main St. in the Globe.
  		Kennedy Butter and Egg Store, Flint Branch John Hardy is in the center.
  		Second Primitive Methodist Church Sarah Hardy was a founding member of this English Methoduist denomination serving the English mill workers in the Globe Village section of Fall River.
  		Sarah Ann Jackson Hardy and pet. Sarah Ann Jackson Hardy is in rocker with John in back , Lillian Hardy on left and (probably) Sarah Mellor (Mrs. Fred) Hardy on right.
  		Earliest known likeness Studio portrait
  		Bence Anniversary Lillian and John Hardy, 50th wedding anniversary

  
  

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