Emily Gilby

George Henry Hardy was born January 9, 1843, in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Canada West, and died due to cancer of the left hand on June 6, 1933, in Toronto Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 90. Buried in Springcreek Cemetery, Mississauga, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of George Hardy of England, and Mary Buckton of Yorkshire, England.

Emily Gilby was born April 14, 1844, in St. John Parish, City of York, Micklegate, County Yorkshire, England, and died due to apoplexy and atherosclerosis on February 11, 1936, in Toronto Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 91. Buried in Springcreek Cemetery, Mississauga, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of John Gilby of Kirton, County Lincolnshire, England, and Alisemon Elizabeth Straw of the City of Lincoln, County Lincolnshire, England.

George Henry Hardy and Emily Gilby were married January 25, 1872, at the John Gilby home, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada.

George Henry Hardy and Emily (Gilby) Hardy had seven children:

  1. Alisemon Mary Hardy: Born December 13, 1872, in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; Baptized January 17, 1875, by Rev. John H. Robinson; Died February 6, 1934, at RR1, Oakville, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada, in her sleep from a massive heart attack (age 61). Buried in Springcreek Cemetery, Clarkson Rd., Mississauga, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada. Married March 1, 1899, in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada, to William Alfred Wilson: Born July 12, 1871, in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; Died April 1, 1962, in Unknown (age 91); Buried in Springcreek Cemetery, Clarkson Rd., Mississauga, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.
  2. George Buckton Hardy: Born May 29, 1874, in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; Died 1950 in Mississauga, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada (about age 76). Buried in Springcreek Cemetery, Clarkson Rd., Mississauga, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada. Never married. His fiancée died during the plague epidemic and his love life died with her Studio photograph taken in June 1896. He was first a teacher, then a qualified dentist. His office was on Carlton Street in Toronto, opposite Maple Leaf Gardens. He had a great zest for life, a trip to England in 1900 was a highlight. After retiring, he owned a greenhouse and nursery in Clarkson, Ontario, very near his childhood home in Sheridan, Trafalgar Township.
  3. John Gilby Hardy: Born November 7, 1875, in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; Died March 3, 1968, in Clarkson, Ontario, Canada (age 92). Buried in Springcreek Cemetery, Clarkson Rd., Mississauga, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada. Married January 1, 1919, in Queenston, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada, to Anne Livingston "Annie" Cameron: Born 1890 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; Died 1980 in Unknown (about age 89). Buried in Springcreek Cemetery, Clarkson Rd., Mississauga, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.
  4. Jackson Blake Hardy: Born November 7, 1877, in Lot 6, Concession 2, South of Dundas Street, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; a Druggist, Died Unknown; Buried in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Married October 5, 1909 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada to Jennie Isabel Stevenson.
  5. Alexander Dufferin Hardy: Born September 16, 1880, in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; Died Unknown; Buried in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
  6. Emily Levelle "Daisy" Hardy: Born July 2, 1882, in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; Died July 25, 1975, in Mississauga, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada (age 93). Buried in Springcreek Cemetery, Clarkson Rd., Mississauga, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada. Married December 16, 1909, in Sheridan, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, to Gordon Bennett Gordon Jull "Ben" Savage: Born July 15, 1882, in Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; Died August 13, 1969, in Mississauga, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada (age 87). Buried in Springcreek Cemetery, Clarkson Rd., Mississauga, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.
  7. Gertrude Emma Jean Hardy: Born November 25, 1885, in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; Died October 18, 1932, in Carleton, Ontario, Canada (age 47). Buried in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Married June 24, 1908, in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada, to Howard Bruce McGregor: Born about 1885 in Massie, Ontario, Canada; Died Unknown; Buried in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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Ontario was known as: "Upper Canada" from December 26, 1791, to February 10, 1841; "Canada West" from February 10, 1841, to July 1, 1867; and "Ontario" after July 1, 1867.

George Henry Hardy and Emily (Gilby) Hardy, and their son, George Buckton Hardy, are buried in Springcreek Cemetery, Mississauga, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available

George Henry Hardy was born January 9, 1843, in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Canada West.

Emily Gilby was born April 14, 1844, in St. John Parish, City of York, Micklegate, County Yorkshire, England.

Hardy, George, Farmer, Male, Living in Trafalgar Township, 1842, page 1.

George Henry Hardy and Emily Gilby were married January 25, 1872, in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada. The wedding took place at the Gilby home, performed by Rev. Michael Fawcett, of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, with Emma Gilby and William F. Gilby, sister and cousin of the bride, as attendants.

Hardy, George, Farmer, Male, Age 38, Birth Place: Ontario, Religion: I. Meth. C., Living in Trafalgar Township, 1881, division 1, page 47.

Hardy, George, Farmer, Male, Age 48, Birth Place: Ontario, Religion: Methodist, Living in Trafalgar Township, 1891, division 3, page 15.

The 1901 Canadian Census taken on April 14, 1901, shows Geo. H. Hardy (age 58) born January 9, 1843, in Ontario, Canada is a Farmer living in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada. Living with him is his wife, Emily Hardy (age 56) born April 1844 in England. Also living there are his four unmarried children, all born in Ontario, Canada: Gilby J. Hardy (age 24) born November 11, 1876; Jackson B. Hardy (age 22) born November 7, 1878; Emily L. Hardy (age 18) born July 2, 1882; and Gertrude E. Hardy (age 16) born  November 25, 1885.

The 1911 Canadian Census taken on April 14, 1901, shows George Hardy (age 68) born January 1843 in Ontario, Canada is a Farmer living in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada. Living with him is his wife, Emily Hardy (age 67) born April 1844 in England and having emigrated in 1853. Also living there is his unmarried son, Gilby Hardy (age 32) born November 1878 in Ontario, Canada, who is a Farmer's Son. A Scottish Laborer also lives in the household.

George Henry Hardy died due to cancer of the left hand on June 6, 1933, in Toronto Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 90. Buried in Springcreek Cemetery, Mississauga, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Emily (Gilby) Hardy died February 11, 1936, in Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 91. Buried in Springcreek Cemetery, Mississauga, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

The Hamilton Spectator, Ontario, Canada, February 13, 1936

Trafalgar Pioneer Dead.

Oakville, Feb. 13. - A pioneer of Trafalgar township will be laid to rest in the Clarkson cemetery this afternoon. Mrs. Emily Gilby, widow of George H. Hardy, passed away at the home of her son, Dr. G. B. Hardy, Lakeshore road, Clarkson, on Tuesday, in her 92nd year. Deceased came to Trafalgar with her parents from England at the age of nine years, when the township was principally forest. Her husband passed on in 1933, at the age of 90 years. J. Gilby Hardy is another son, and Mrs. Bennett Savage, of Trafalgar, a daughter.

Emily Gilby and George Henry Hardy, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Probably an engagement picture. Kitchener was settled in 1806, named the Hamlet of Berlin in 1825, Village of Berlin from 1853 to 1912, City of Berlin from 1912 to 1916, and City of Kitchener from 1916 forward.

George Henry Hardy and Emily Gilby marriage record.

Emily (Gilby) Hardy and Victor Wilson, 1908. The car belonged to Dr. George Buckton Hardy, DDS., who was quite a remarkable man - first a teacher, then a dentist whose office was on Carlton St. opposite Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, then he retired and opened a Nursery and grew plants and flowers. His fiancée died during the plague epidemic, probably 1918, and his love life died with her. He had quite a zest for life, and traveled to England in 1900 by ship.

George and Emily's 60th Wedding Anniversary, Sheridan, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, 1932

The Telegram, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 24, 1932

SHERIDAN COUPLE MARRIED SIXTY YEARS

Blizzards, Deep Snowdrifts Marked Wedding in 1872

Sheridan Couple Reach their Diamond Jubilee With Faculties Unimpaired - Tell of Belated Honeymoon Due to Road Blockade

Sheridan, Jan. 23. - Strong contrast was made with the balmy weather of the winter of 1931 - 33 by Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hardy, Sheridan, as they told the story of their wedding, sixty years ago, to The Telegram yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Hardy, who have reached their diamond jubilee with their faculties unimpaired, described a winter of howling blizzards and deep drifts, through which a horse and cutter bucked a painful way too the railway to despatch them on a train to Toronto for a brief honeymoon. Only one road was passable, others being blocked with snow that filled the right of way from fence to fence. Their wedding day, Mrs. Hardy told The Telegram, was a particularly stormy one, contrasting markedly with the peaceful married life which she and Mr. Hardy have enjoyed for the past sixty years. Bitter wind and driving snow prevented them from leaving the Gilby home where they were married until the following day. In Toronto, they stopped at the "Bay Horse" Hotel, at that time, Mr. Hardy said, one of the best hotels in the city. Both remember the courtesy and hospitality of the proprietor. Their stay in the city was short, the needs of Mr. Hardy's farm at Sheridan drawing them back to the homestead. Mrs. Hardy, who was born in England, the daughter of a York merchant, found trying hardships in Canada, but she was proud of the homestead, and proud of Mr. Hardy. Mr. Hardy was born a mile and a half from the hamlet of Sheridan and has spent his entire life in the district. He was the son of the late George Hardy, and has held the posts of assessor, secretary of the Trafalgar Township Agricultural Society, and Justice of the Peace. He is a strong temperance worker, belonging to the Sons of Temperance, lecturing through the neighborhood in the interest of that society. He is a Liberal in politics, and when asked if a cure for his political beliefs could be effected, claimed it was too late to reform. Mr. Hardy is in his 90th year, and is proud of his interest in occurrences of the day. His faculties are keen and he is able to do a great deal of the minor work about his home. Mrs. Hardy, born in York, came to Canada at the age to ten, her father settling near Sheridan, where he founded a homestead for his sons. Mrs. Hardy is in  her 88th year. The wedding, taking place at the Gilby home, was performed by Rev. Michael Fawcett, of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, with Emma Gilby and William F. Gilby, sister and cousin of the bride,, as attendants. None of those present at the wedding s save the principals survive. None of Mr. Hardy's parental family survive. Mrs. Hardy has two brothers, George Gilby, in Texas, and John Gilby, in Nillerfield, Alberta. They have four sons - Dr. T. B. Hardy, Toronto; J. T. Hardy, Trafalgar; Jackson Hardy and Dufferin Hardy, Fort William - and three daughters - Mrs. Alfred Wilson, Mrs. Bennet Savage, Trafalgar, amd Mrs. H. B. McGregor, Winnipeg. Sixteen grandchildren  and four great grandchildren are descended from them.

Hardy and Wilson Families, Ontario, Canada, 1929

Left to Right: "Ben" and "Daisy" (Hardy) Savage, Alfred and Alisemon (Hardy) Wilson.

John Gilby Hardy, Sheridan, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada, about 1900

William Alfred Wilson Birth, 1871, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada