Josiah Guile Hardy
BORN: 17 Mar1813 at Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts to Sylvanus and Mary Boynton Hardy
MARRIED: 17 March 1835 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah to Sarah Clark Parker
Died: 12 JAN 1894 Colonia Pacheco, Galeana, Chih, Mex
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Charles Hardy Biographical History
Charles W. Hardy was born July 28, 1842 in Groveland, Essex County, Massachusetts. With his parents, Josiah G. Hardy and Sarah Clark Parker, he immigrated to Utah in 1852. After moving west, the Hardys experienced the difficulties of the grasshopper famine of 1855-1856 and the southern flight from Salt Lake City in 1857 during the Utah War. After arriving in Utah, Charles worked with his father for ten years on their farm.
Charles was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held numerous positions throughout his life. He was ordained an elder in 1862 and a seventy in 1870. In 1875, he was set apart as first counselor in the first YMMIA of the Salt Lake Twelfth Ward and three years later he was appointed to help form a central organization for the YMMIA of the Salt Lake Stake. He served as a missionary in the southern states in 1878-1879 and after returning was called to the presidency of the eighth quorum of the Seventies in 1894. He then served as first counselor in the Salt Lake Twelfth Ward Bishopric in 1904.
Hardy married Marinda Andurs on March 31, 1873, in Salt Lake City, Utah and to their union were born fourteen children as follows: Lucy May, Allen R. Cutler, Sarah Alice, Sther Esplin, Marinda Maud, Matthew Spiers, Mary Edna (died), Charles Jesse, Clarice Harding, Minnie Viola, Harry Gillett, Bertha H., Nephi Reynolds and Cynthia.
Charles Hardy was a civil engineer. He started as a blacksmith's apprentice on April 7, 1862 for Hinkly and Stewarts firm. On May 7, 1869, he worked at the inaugural services of the Utah Central Railroad. He continued with Utah Central Railroad until March 19, 1870. From then until 1878, he served as County Surveyor of Salt Lake County. He then served two years in the office as assistant territorial surveyor general. On April 3, 1871 he was appointed first engineer of the Utah Southern Railroad and was made chief engineer of the Western Jordan Valley Railroad on November 13, 1872. In much of his railroad work, Hardy was associated with John W. Young. He was chief manager and superintendent of construction of the Salt Lake and Fort Douglas Railroad under Young, who was well known in Utah history for his building of and speculating in railroads.
Warren Hardy
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REBECCA HARDY
MERCY TENNY HARDY
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