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Hardy, Miss Anna Hardy, 1\-Iiss Katherine Hardy, Mr. and :Mrs. Ralph
J. Hardy, Arlington, Mass.; Charles Ira Hardy, Manchester; Everett J.
Hall, Hudson; Mrs. Roger and Miss Louise Hosford, Upper l\1ontclair,
N. J.; Edward A. Hills, Mabel Hardy Hills, Grace Hills, Albert E. Hills,
Hollis; Josie Hardy Hall, Hudson; M. Louise Stratton, Hollis; Mrs. H.
Claude Hardy, White Plains, N. Y.; Rev. and Mrs. Sipe, Hollis; Frederick
A. Hubbard, Greenwich, Conn., and Dr. and l'vlrs. A. Ray Petty, Kansas
City, Mo.

HARDY FAMILY ASSOCIATION VISITS OLD E°NVIRONS

Holds Biennial Reunion at Ipswich

(Reprinted from the Haverhill Gazette)

The second convocation of the Hardy Family Association of America
was held in the Community House at Ipswich, Saturday, 12 Aug. 1933.
Ipswich was chosen as the place of the reunion this year, it being the ter-
centenary commemorating the arrival of the colonists, Thomas Hardy and
John Winthrop, Jr., with 11 others, at Ipswich.

The Hardy Family Assodation of America was founded in 1930 through

the efforts of the honorary president, George E. Hardy, of Hodenpyl, Hardy
. & Co., of New York City; Rev. Edwin Noah Hardy, Ph.D., of Greenwich,
Conn., executive secretary of the American Tract Society, president of
the association; and H. Claude Hardy, a prominent educator of the day,
and superintendent of the schools of White Plains, N. Y., who is the sec-
retary and treasurer of the association.
The association has a membership of about 230 and considering its youth,
is the largest family association in America. The first meeting was held
three years ago at Hollis, N. H., which, next to Groveland, had the largest
settlement of Hardys.
Rev. Edwin Noah Hardy and Dr. H. Claude Hardy and George E.
Hardy are direct descendants of Thomas Hardy, who arrived at Boston
from England with John Winthrop, Jr., and 11 others during the spring
of 1633. Thomas Hardy proceeded up the Agawam River and settled at
what is now Ipswich, the name having been changed from Agawam during
that year. Later Thomas Hardy obtained a grant of 1,000 acres in the
part of Rowley which is now Groveland. Thomas Hardy's first wife was
Lydia, probably born in England, the mother of his five sons, Thomas,
Joseph, John, Jacob and William. His second wife was Ann.
Dr. H. Claude Hardy descended from Reuben, the son of Thomas and
Martha Hardy, and his son, Moody, settled in Goffstown, N. H. Rev.
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Edwin Noah Hardy was descended from Phineas, brother of Reuben, and
he settled in Hollis, N. H. In addition to the Thomas Hardy descendants,
it is assumed that there were two other first family lines, John Hardy,
who settled at Salem, and Richard Hardy, who settled in Concord, and
later went to Stamford, Conn.
The convocation this year took the form of a pilgrimage led by Fred
R. Hardy~ of Groveland, as marshal and guide. Mr. Hardy, a direct
descendant of Thomas Hardy, and a member of the association, is in-
structor of agricultural engineering at the E'ssex County Agricultural
School at Hathorne, and a member of the board of selectmen at Grove-
land. Mr. Hardy arranged with Chief of Police William T. Shanahan
of Groveland and the stat~ police for a clear way for the pilgrimage of
about 50 automobiles. Chief Shanahan handled the traffic at South Grove-
land, former C~ief Nels on at Groveland, and the state police on the
turnpike.
The pilgrimage started at Bradford, in front of the First Congregational
church. The party proceeded through Salem Street past the old Bradford
burying ground, where Thomas Hardy was buried in 1702, and the site
of the first Bradford meeting pause. through South Groveland continuing
to the smallpox cemetery on School Street. The party stopped here and
Fred R. Hardy read the following inscription from the monument, erected
by the Town of Groveland in 1896, marking the spot and in memory of
those who died of smallpox in 1777 :
"Jeremiah Hardy, May 29; Mary, wife of Deacon Timothy Hardy, June
21; Abner and Elizabeth, son and daughter of Jeremiah Hardy, June 22;.
William Greenough, Esq., June 23; Dr. John Tenney, June 24; Deacon
Timothy Hardy, June 27; David Marden, June 28."
Tradition says that a stranger passing through town slept in Timothy
Hardy's barn, was taken ill and later died of a disease which was later
diagnosed as smallpox. Deacon Timothy Hardy, upon the refusal of
Deacon Balch to officiate, conducted the funeral. The Hardy family then
fell victims of the disease, as shown by the inscription.
Then the party proceeded through Groveland, passed the hard ware store
of Harry W. Hardy, a member of the Hardy family, to Perry Park in
front of the Congregational church. Nearing the church the party was
greeted ·by the ringing of the historic Paul Revere bell, one of about four
now in existence which were cast by Paul Revere in the foundry at Boston
in 1793. The bell was transported to Newburyport by a sailing vessel and
hauled to the church in an ox cart, owned and driven by Joshua Hardy of
King Street.
Greetings, consisting in part of unusual legends concerning the Hardy
Family, were extended by the local historian, William B. Ladd. Mr. Ladd
told of both the building of the meeting house in 1726, and of the organi-
zation of the church in 1727. The first meeting was called by Daniel Hardy,
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and a committee was appointed to erect a meeting house. At the next

meeting, which was called by William and Joseph Hardy, another com-
mittee was appointed to purchase land on which to erect said meeting
house. This building was erected in 1726, and used until 1796, when it was
torn down and the present church was built. The original membership of
the church consisted of 48 male members of which 17 were Hardys. Six
weeks later 53 women became members by hand vote, and of these, 16
were Hardys, making the total membership 101, of which 33 were Hardys.
Mr. Ladd related several legends emphasizing the sturdiness of the descend-
ants of Thomas Hardy. Of Jerusha, a daughter of Benjamin, who, having
been crippled, due to having been dropped when an infant by her father,
walked all through life with the aid of a stool up to the age of 90.
Another one, David Hardy, who lived near Jewett's Crossing, and wr'>
walked the long distance regularly, through storms of winter and the heat
of summer, to attend church, until about 90 years old.
Mr. Ladd stated that later many of the Hardys emigrated to small New
Hampshire towns, including Pelham, Hudson, and· Hollis, and some of
them accepted the Mormon doctrine and emigrated to Salt Lake City,
Utah.
Among the local people assembled to greet the party at the Groveland
church were Samuel H. Nelson, 93 years old, the oldest man in Groveland,
· and holder of the Boston Post cane, and a grandson of David Hardy; also
Mr. Nelson's son, George L. Nelson, Miss Mary Hardy, Walter T. Hardy
and Mrs. Myron A. Hardy.
The pilgrimage then proceeded to the Joseph Hardy house on King
Street, Groveland. This house, as shown by the original date marks, was
built in 1676, in about the center of the original Thomas Hardy grant, by
Joseph Hardy, and is now occupied by Lawrence Hardy, direct descend-
ant of Joseph.
Here was born, lived and died, the Hardy prophet, Ezra, grandson of
Joseph, who, according to the story related by Mr. Ladd, prophesied that
during the time of his generation, man would fly as far as Boston.
At this point, the president of the association, the Rev. E·dwin Noah
Hardy, made a few remarks, and stated that it was hoped that some time
the association would be able to acquire the historical house.
Proceeding from the Joseph Hardy house along King Street, past the
house of Joshua Hardy, he who carted the Paul Revere bell from New-
buryport; to Georgetown, past the cemetery where many of the Hardy
descendants are buried, passing through the town, where only a few of
the descendants are now living, including William Hardy and Walter
Hardy, into Rowley.
In Rowley a short stop was made at the site of the home of Gorham
Hale Hardy, grandfather of Fred R. Hardy, of Groveland. Passing the
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Ezekiel Rogers School reminded the pilgrims that the school was named
for Ezekiel Rogers, who owned the original grant, known as the Ezekiel
Rogers plantation, covering what is now Rowley, Georgetown, Bradford
and Groveland. In 1639 this grant was incorporated as the town of
Rowley. In 1726 Bradford was divided into two parishes and in 1850
Groveland was incorporated as a town and set apart from Bradford.
Arriving at Ipswich, the party made its headquarters at the Whipple
house by courtesy of the Ipswich Historical Society. The Whipple house
was built in 1640, from timber cut on the lot, and it was moved from the
original site at Mill Lane to the present location, about six years ago. At
these headquarters the members were given an opportunity of meeting the
registratio·n committee, Fred N. Hardy, superintendent of schools at Port
Allegany, Pa., the chairman of the committee, and the Misses Miriam and
Christine Hardy, of Greenwich, Conn., daughters of Rev. Edwin Noah
Hardy, the other members of the committee, for the purpose of registra-
tion and payment of dues.
The Whipple house, filled with a beautiful and rare collection of antiques,
was inspected by the members.
A reception was held at the Ipswich Community House. fallowed by a
chicken dinner. The invocation was given by Rev. Edwin Noah Hardy.
The post-prandial program and business session was called to order
by the president of the association, Rev. Mr. Hardy, who conducted the
meeting. The reports of the secretary and treasurer were read by Dr. H.
Claude Hardy, who also gave a short talk, and read the Latin and French
quotations appearing on the unique charter membership certificates, pre-
sented to each member registering. These certificates were designed by
Dr. Hardy, and he related the legends in connection with these quotations.
One of the quotations reads, "Thou Art a Hardie, thou art, so Hardie Thou
Shalt Be"; another appearing on a Hardy coat-of-arms, reads, "From
now on Thou Shalt be a Hardie."
Dr. H. Claude Hardy spoke briefly of the book entitled Hardys, Past
and Present, which he, with the collaboration of Rev. Edwin Noah Hardy,
is preparing for publication.
Greetings were received from absent members of the Hardy Far.1ily
Association. Remarks were heard from Rev. Frederick Wilsori and Rev.
Arthur Johnson, both of Ipswich. Other speakers included George E.
Hardy, the honorary president, of New York City; James Hardy, M.D.,
of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Walter A. Hardy, of Fitchburg; Charles A. Hardy,
Treasurer of the City of Arlington; Dr. John Ira Hardy of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.; Amos Everett Jewett and Ralph
Burnham, local historians, of Ipswich, spoke interestingly on the Hardy
Forebears. Carl H. Nordstrom, artist, who gave a special exhibition of
his paintings at the Burnham Galleries, near the Whipple house, gave a
short talk.
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The report of the nominating committee was read and accepted and the
following officers were elected for the ensuing two years, at which time
the next meeting will be held, probably at Groveland: George E. Hardy,
honorary president, New York City; Rev. Edwin Noah Hardy, Ph.D.,
president of the association, Greenwich, Conn.; Lamar Hardy, LL.D., first
vice-president, New York City; H. Claude Hardy, Ph.D., secretary-treas-
urer, White Plains, N. Y.; E. A. Hardyf D.Paed., second vice-president,
Toronto, Canada; Cora Belle Hardy Calvert, third vice-president, Lincoln,
Nebraska ; board of government-Chester S. Hardy, Fitchburg ; J. Hazen
Hardy, D.D.S., New York City; George W. Hardy, Hollis, N. H.; Anton
Hardy, Englewood, N. H.; Lydia Hardy Jewett, Melrose.
"The Hardy Clan Song," composed by Dr. H. Claude Hardy, secretary
and treasurer of the association, was sung during dinner at the close of the
business session, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. H. Claude Hardy.
The words follow :
HARDY CLAN, THE HARDY CLAN
(Tune: "Maryland, My Maryland")
I hear afar a lusty cheer,
"Hardy Clan, the Hardy Clan!"
Proud cousins, sires of many a year,
Hardy Clan, the Hardy Clan !
They come from hills, from plains and dales
Of our fair land, American,
To hear again ancestral tales.
Hardy Clan, the Hardy Clan !

Brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts,

Hardy Clan, the Hardy Clan !
A noble band the chorus chants :
"Hardy Clan, the Hardy Clan !"
We proudly boast a sturdy name
And strive to foster, if we can,
A heritage that's free from shame.
Hardy Clan, the Hardy Clan !

The altar fires we build anew,

Hardy· Clan, the Hardy Clan !
We clasp the hand, strong, faithful, true,
Hardy Clan, the Hardy Clan!
And pledge to aid our country's weal ;
For truth and justice, every man
Will take a stand as firm as steel.
Hardy Clan, the Hardy Clan!
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A marker, in the form of a bronze--tablet, commemorating the settle-

ment of Thomas Hardy at Ipswich, the gift of the family of Walter A.
Hardy & Sons, of Fitchburg, who also made the marker, was unveiled by
Mrs. Carrie Hardy Butterfield of Fitchburg. The marker bears the fol-
lowing inscription:
1633 1933
THE SITE OF THE HOMESTEAD OF
THOMAS HARDY

ONE OF THE 12 FIRST SETTLERS OF IPSWICH (AGAWAM) WITH

]OHN WINTHROP, ]R.-1633

RECOGNIZED AS A PROPRIETOR-1633

REPUTED BUILDER OF THE FIRST FRAME HOUSE IN

IPSWICH-1634

LOYAL CITIZEN AND WORTHY CHURCH MEMBER

THIS MARKER EREcn:D AND DEDICATnJ BY THE HARDY FAMILY

ASSOCIATION, AUGUST 12, 1933

Mrs. Cora Belle Hardy Calvert, of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Mrs. Harold
E. Hardy, of Hollis, N. H., dedicated the tablet in the Whipple house.
Members and their guests present at the meeting were: Mr. and :Mrs.
Walter S. Hardy, Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Hardy, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Hardy, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Nelson, William B. Ladd, Mrs. C. Russell
Cammett, all of Groveland; H. Sherwood Hardy, Miss Helen L. Hardy,
Eilene F. Shute, of Georgetown; Frederick 0. Hardy, Mrs. Fred Hardy,
Boxford; Mr. and Mrs. Carl N. Nordstrom, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Everett
Jewett, Rev. Frederick Wilson, Rev. Arthur Johnson and Ralph Burn-
ham, Rupert I. Hardy, Mrs. Mary (Hardy) Martel, Frances Lillian Hardy,
Emily H. Hardy, Flora (Hardy) Tibbetts: all of Ipswich; Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Harris Hardy, Rowley; Mrs. Ann Hardy Davis, Stephen R.
Davis, Lucy Davis, Lynn; Mrs. Harry E. Hardy, Swampscott; Walter A.
Hardy, Frederick Hardy Butterfield, William C. Hardy, of Fitchburg;
Ernest E. Hardy, Mrs. Milton C. Hardy, Anne Knapp Hardy, l\1rs. Mary
Alice (Hardy) Noyes, Gladys Hunkins Webster, Mary A. Cutter, of
Boston; Lena A. Hardy, Stillman A. Hardy, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.
Hardy, Mrs. Rodney T. Hardy, Mrs. William E. Hardy, of Arlington.
Mrs. Cordelia E. Hardy, Miss Helen T. Hardy, Miss Martha E. Hardy,
Mrs. Cyrus Wood Hardy, of Waltham; Carl :E. Emerson, Framingham;
Mrs. Turner C. Kelly, Lexington; Edmund L. Hardy and Eleanor T.
Hardy, Roxbury; Mrs. Samuel B. Dean, Roxbury; Mr. and Mrs. Fred-
erick S. Hardy, West Newton ; Mrs. Roscoe Thompson~ Somerville; Eva
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A. Hardy, Lowell; :Mr. and 11rs. Cora H. Adams, West Townsend; 1-Irs.
Edward G. Thorp, Dedham; Mrs. George V. Herrig, East Pepperell;
James Edward Hardy, Quincy; Ellen Burnham, Gloucester; Anton G.
Hardy, Englewood, N. J.; George E. Hardy, Englewood, N. J.; Harold
E. Hardy, Mrs. Estelle K Hardy, and Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hardy,
Hollis, N. H.; Ellen Emeline (Hardy) Webster, Mrs. Nettie A. Hardy
Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Currier, of Franklin, N. H.; Mr. and 11rs.
C. F. Hill Crathern, of Bedford, N. H.; Mr. and Mrs. George F. Hardy,
Newmarket, N. H.; F. G. Hardy and Mrs. Flora C. Hardy, Hill, N. H.;
Charles G. Hardy, Bedford, N. H.; Mildred N. Hardy, Enfield, N. H.;
Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Hardy, Hudson, N. H.; Sanford P. Hardy,
Hudson, N. H.
Mrs. A. Ray Petty, Deering, N. H.; Rev. and Mrs. Noah Hardy, !\fiss
Christine Hardy, :Miss Miriam Hardy, W. P. Hardy, Mrs. Nellie S. Hardy,
of Greenwich, Conn.; Mrs. Luther L. Tarbell, Elmwood, Conn.; 1\'Ir. and
Mrs. Fred J. Hardy, Dr. J. M. Hardy, Mrs. Bessie Hardy Morse, New
Milford, Pa.; Mrs. Walter Davis, Walter Davis, Jr., Parsons, Pa.; Mr. and
Mrs. Fred N. Hardy and Miss Ruth Hardy, of Port Allegany, Pa.; Walter
Davis, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Ronald B. Hardy, I. Mary Hardy. Augusta,
Me.; Dr. and Mrs. H. Claude Hardy, White Plains, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs.
S. H. Barnsdale, Macedon Center, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A. Hardy,
New York City ; Harry A. Hardy, Utica, N. Y. ; Clyde M. Hardy, Bing-
hamton, N. Y.; Dr. James T. Hardy, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. H.
Chapman, Marion, N. Y.; Mrs. Mylo B. Morrison, Marion, N. Y.; John
Ira Hardy, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Edwin E. Curry, Kansas City, Mo.;
Mrs. Mary Hardy Luther, Jackson, Mich.; Mrs. Cora Hardy Calvert,
Lincoln, Neb.; Charlotte Stafford, Los Angeles, Calif.; W. Erstine Hardy,
Syracuse, N. Y.; Harold l\iL Hardy, Waverly, N. Y.

NAMES OF THE OFFICERS AND REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

ASSOCIATION

Oflicers
Edwin Noah Hardy, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., President, Greenwich, Conn.
H. Claude Hardy, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Secretary-Treasurer, 30 Old
Mamaroneck Road, White Plains, N. Y.
George E. Hardy, Honorary President, New York City.
Lamar Hardy, LL.D., First Vice-President, New York City.
E. A. Hardy, D.Paed., Second Vice-President, Toronto, Canada.
Cora Belle Hardy Calvert, Third Vice-President, Lincoln, Neb.
Board of Governors
Chester S. Hardy, Fitchburg, Mass.
George W. Hardy, Hollis, N. H.
J. Hazen Hardy, D.D.S., New York City.
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Anton Hardy, Englewood, N. J.

Lydia Hardy Jewett, Melrose, Mass.
Charles A. Hardy, Arlington, Mass.

Regional Representatives
Harold E. Hardy, Hollis, N. H.
\Vatter A. Hardy, Fitchburg, Mass.
Toney Hardy, 105 Upper Mountain Ave., Montclair, N. J.
James T. Hardy, M.D., 98 Bushwick Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
David Hardy, Watertown, N. Y.
Fred N. Hardy, Port Allegany, Pa.
John C. Hardy, LL.D., Belton, Texas.
Wallington Hardy, Richmond, Va.
C. E. Hardy, Nashville, Tenn.
Clinton D. Hardy, Adrian, Mich.
Claire W. Hardy, The Rookery, Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. W. F. Hardy, Decatur, Ill.
Hon. Guy U. Hardy, Canyon City, Col.
Judge Summers Hardy, Tulsa, Okla.
Carl E. Hardy, Oakland, Calif.
Judge Carlos Hardy, Hall of Justice, Los Angeles, Calif.
John Ira Hardy, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
Edgar D. Hardy, Booth Building, Ottawa, Canada.
Judge Alexander D. Hardy, Brantford, Canada.
Rev. F. S. Hardy, Aylmer, Canada.
George Coleman, Proctor, Ark.
Mrs. Emma Hardy Richmond, Arvada, Col.
Mrs. Ellen E. Webster, Franklin, N. H.
Edward Dana Hardy, Washington, D. C.
Dr. Frances M. Hardy-Smith, Richmond Beach, Wash.
Mrs. Emily Hardy Folmar, Savannah, Ga.
Landon C. Bell, Columbus, 0.
Mrs. James D. Head, Texarkana, Ark.
Freeman G. Hardy, Hill, N. H.
Edgar A. Hardy, Palmyra, N. Y.
Eva A. Hardy, Lowell, Mass.
Ronald B. Hardy, Augusta, Me.
Charlotte Wheeler Hardy, Brewer, Me.
Fred J. Hardy, New Milford, Pa.
Fred R. Hardy, Groveland, Mass.
Charles 0. Hardy, Adrian, l\Iich.
Lynn L. Hardy, Canisteo, N. Y.