245 documented Hardy ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
English & French nickname from Old French 'hardi' (bold, brave, hardy).
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 237 Hardy records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: Charles, Helen, Mary, George and James.
Of the 237 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 76 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Isaac Andrew Hardy, born 1821 in Virginia.
Documented Hardy families on this page come from Portrait and Biographical Record of Marion County, Ohio.
Real Hardy family groups pieced together from the public record — parents, spouse, and children, each with the source that proves it. Recognize your line? Tap a family and we’ll start your documented tree from it.
Deceased Hardy ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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English & French nickname from Old French 'hardi' (bold, brave, hardy).
The documented line here reaches back to 1821. Most Hardy lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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