1796 – born Hollis, NH, son of Solomon & Mary (Bailey) Hardy
1824 – Middlebury College (Boyce, 1890)
1827 – Andover Theological Seminary (A.T.S., 1880)
1827 – Sept 27. ordained at Park Street Church, Boston (A.T.S., 1880)
1827 – Nov. ordained missionary to the west by the Congregational Church at Boston or Andover (Am. Ed. Soc., 1827; Carter, 1906)
1828 – Affiliated with Missouri Presbytery (Blair, 1952).
1828 – Organized church at Vandalia with 8 members. (Smith, 1912)
1828 – Mar – Sept. Baptized infants in the Shoal creek church in Bond Co.. IL (McCaslin, 1915)
1828 – Nov. 11. Preached at Canton, Illinois (Swan, 1871)
1829 – Member of newly formed Center Presbytery in Illinois: Congregational background, working as Presbyterian (Blair, 1952).
1829 – Sept 24. Married Mary B. Barton in Morgan County, Illinois (Ill. statewide marriage index)
1830 – Mar 29. Participated in search for Rev. Stiles Hawley near Kaskaskia, Illinois (A.H.M.S., 1842)
1830 – pastor at Greenville, Illinois (G.A., 1830); Carter, 1906 says he served Shoal Creek & Greenville 1827 – 1830
1831 – 1832 – missionary to Quincy, Illinois area (G.A., 1831; G.A. 1832; Carter, 1906)
1831 – 1832 – agent for American Bible Society (A.B.S., 1831-1832)
1833 – listed as missionary at Macomb, Illinois where pastorate was vacant and 19 members accepted on certificate (G. A., 1833)
1833 – organized Congregational church at Mendon, Illinois, and served as pastor for a year (A.H.M.S., 1843; Ill. Assoc., 1863); Carter, 1906 says he served 1833-1836
1838 – Jan – pastor at Wellfleet, Massachusetts about 3 years (Am. Ed. Soc., 1843; Smith, 2004); left bounds of Synod of Illinois prior to O.S./N.S. split of 1838. (Blair, 1952).
1840 – pastor (supply) at Eastham, Massachusetts
1842 – Sept. died in Massachusetts (Smith, 2004)
References:
- American Bible Society. (1831-1832). Annual report of the American Bible Society. New York: American Bible Society. Online.
- American Education Society. (1828). The Quarterly journal of the American Education Society. Andover, Mass: Flagg and Gould. January 1828 issue, p. 51. Online.
- American Education Society. (1843). American quarterly register. Boston. Vol. 15 Online.
- American Home Missionary Society. (1842-1843). The Home missionary and pastor’s journal. New York: Executive Committee of the Society. Nov 1842 & Jan 1843 issues. Online.
- Andover Theological Seminary. (1880). General catalogue of the Theological Seminary, Andover, Massachusetts. Andover, Mass: s.n.. Online.
- Blair, W. I. (1952). The Presbyterian synods of Illinois. Mattoon, Illinois: Mattoon Presbytery under the auspices of the synod of Illinois. Online.
- Boyce, (1890). Catalogue of Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. Online.
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- Carter, N. F. (1906). The native ministry of New Hampshire. Online.
- Illinois Association., Carter, W., & Emery, S. H. (1863). A memorial of the Congregational ministers and churches of the Illinois Association: On completing a quarter of a century of its history. Quincy, Ill: Whig and Republican Steam Power Press. Online.
- General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, Minutes of. various years
- McCaslin, W. E. (1915). Illinois Historical: Bond county biographical. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company. pp.646-47. Online.
- Smith, G. A. (1912). History of Southern Illinois. Chicago: Lewis Publishing. Online.
- Smith, L. H. (2004). Cape Cod library of local history and genealogy: A facsimile edition of 108 pamphlets published in the early 20th century. Baltimore, MD: Reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.
- Swan, A. (1871). Canton, Illinois: It’s Pioneers and History. Online.
- Wiley, E. J. (1917). Catalogue of officers and students of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont: And of others who have received degrees, 1800-1915. Middlebury, Vt: The College. Online.